Moyne Rated Novice Hurdle – Thurles

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Moyne Rated Novice Hurdle

Date 2025-10-16

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Nelson Muntz Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:David Harry Kelly	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:David Harry Kelly	165	—	303-13	117	121	87	11d	—	—	0	24	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Decisive maiden winner; 4.5l to find with Tassarolo based on their meeting last time
2	Tassarolo Bay J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	161	tp	5-312	115	123	102	11d	—	—	+1	22.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Had Nelson Muntz 4.5l behind at Killarney last time and leading contender based on that
5	Lambay Island Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	157	—	0444-	109	118	81	213d	—	—	+3	19.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Best of 4 runs under rules came last time; step up in trip can suit but this is hard
3	Tatateo Bay J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	160	t	032210	114	127	105	21d	—	—	+17	32	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Got first hurdles win on penultimate; can get involved if jumping better than latest
6	Front Door Famous Bay J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	156	—	-32376	105	118	88	7d	—	—	+9	20.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Form of placed maiden form hasn't worked out; others look more talented
4	Lord Ffrench Brown J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	159	—	8-5817	111	107	70	34d	—	—	+10	17.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Maiden winner in August; not at same level in 2 starts since; something to prove now
7	Ask The Bookie Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Gillian Scott	J:J J Slevin T:Gillian Scott	153	tp	89-504	100	112	75	11d	—	—	+11	13.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Finished behind Nelson Muntz and Tassarolo last time and hard to see him overturning them

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Nelson Muntz	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Tassarolo	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Lambay Island	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Tatateo	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Front Door Famous	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Lord Ffrench	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Ask The Bookie	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tatateo

OR: 16 Form: 11.6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Nelson Muntz

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Tassarolo

22.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Front Door Famous

20.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Lambay Island

19.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Lord Ffrench

17.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Ask The Bookie

13.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nelson Muntz	117	121	87
Tassarolo	115	123	102
Tatateo	114	127	105
Lord Ffrench	111	107	70
Lambay Island	109	118	81
Front Door Famous	105	118	88
Ask The Bookie	100	112	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Front Door Famous	7d ago	Quick return
Nelson Muntz	11d ago	Quick return
Tassarolo	11d ago	Quick return
Ask The Bookie	11d ago	Quick return
Tatateo	21d ago	Fit
Lord Ffrench	34d ago	Fit
Lambay Island	213d ago	Long break