BOYLE Sports Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) – Tipperary

Tipperary

15:18

BOYLE Sports Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Date 2025-10-05

Distance 2m20y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €17,700

Winning Time 3m 50.40s (slow by 0.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Love Me Tender (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	1/4F	Won
2nd	Whimsy (GB) Alex Harvey · Anthony McCann	13/2	6.5
3rd	Arch Empire (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	12/1	18
4th	Pampar Lady (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	16/1	2.75
5th	Kilbuny Supersonic (IRE) Cian Quirke · Richard J O'Hara	20/1	10
6th	God Of Thunder (IRE) Daniel King · Denis Gerard Hogan	28/1	25

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Love Me Tender Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	154	—	11	-	155	124	72d	—	—	-29	37	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Trainer has good record in race; two easy successes in a bumper and m'den; should win
8	Whimsy Chestnut J:Alex Harvey T:Anthony McCann	J:Alex Harvey T:Anthony McCann	148	—	3215-2	122	146	131	15d	—	—	+17	25.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Gowran m'den hurdle winner returned with a very positive second last time; ground okay
1	Arch Empire Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	155	—	1F-242	126	140	92	11d	—	—	+14	21.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Stumbled when running on for 4l 2nd behind Davy Crockett at Listowel; may get close
7	Pampar Lady Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	148	—	-62111	120	138	113	14d	—	—	+36	42.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Moving up in grade following trio of h'cap wins; needs to step forward again at this level
6	Kilbuny Supersonic Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Richard J O'Hara	J:Cian Quirke T:Richard J O'Hara	148	—	-13224	115	140	118	23d	—	—	+22	26.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Consistent in defeat since comfortable m'den hurdle victory; something to find on ratings
2	God Of Thunder Bay J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	155	tp	3100-R	123	136	104	—	—	—	+15	19.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Three-time Flat winner won a m'den hurdle in April; moderate on Flat recently
NR	Icare d'Aubrelle Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	155	h	/3P51-	121	132	117	168d	—	—	—	27.9	—	—
Debut bumper winner and ready victor at fourth attempt over hurdles in April on sft-hvy
NR	Zillow Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	155	t	4370-1	125	140	116	30d	—	—	—	28.8	—	—
Two-time French Flat winner off the mark over hurdles in h'cap last time; Townend ignores

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Love Me Tender	2/9	1/4	1/4	2/9	2/9
Whimsy	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	9/1
Arch Empire	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Pampar Lady	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Kilbuny Supersonic	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
God Of Thunder	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Icare d'Aubrelle	-	-	-	-	-
Zillow	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Pampar Lady

42.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 23.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

2nd

Love Me Tender

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 20

1/4

3rd

Zillow

28.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Icare d'Aubrelle

27.9

OR: 17.8 Form: 10.2 Odds: 0

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Kilbuny Supersonic

26.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 1

28/1

Whimsy

25.5

OR: 18 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Arch Empire

21.1

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

God Of Thunder

19.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Arch Empire	126	140	92
Zillow	125	140	116
God Of Thunder	123	136	104
Whimsy	122	146	131
Icare d'Aubrelle	121	132	117
Pampar Lady	120	138	113
Kilbuny Supersonic	115	140	118
Love Me Tender	—	155	124

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Arch Empire	11d ago	Quick return
Pampar Lady	14d ago	Fit
Whimsy	15d ago	Fit
Kilbuny Supersonic	23d ago	Fit
Zillow	30d ago	Fit
Love Me Tender	72d ago	Fresh
Icare d'Aubrelle	168d ago	Long break
God Of Thunder	—	—