Limerick Show Maiden Hurdle – Limerick

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Limerick Show Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-10-18

Distance 2m70y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 4m 7.00s (slow by 15.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Talk The Talk (FR) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/4	Won
2nd	Starting Fifteen (GB) Sean Flanagan · E McNamara	4/1	1
3rd	Touch The Moon (IRE) Philip Byrnes · William Durkan	5/4F	7.5
4th	Splendid Fellow (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	7/1	9
5th	Royal Approval (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	20/1	3.75
6th	Certamen (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Edward Buckley	66/1	.75
7th	Brosna Town (IRE) Jordan Gainford · D K Weld	28/1	6
8th	Louiescall (IRE) Cian Quirke · David Harry Kelly	8/1	14
9th	Whoswhointhezoo (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Paul Nolan	150/1	2.25
10th	Hesgonethatway (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	250/1	19
11th	Flash The Badge (IRE) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	300/1	1.25
12th	Artic Chief (IRE) Caragh Monaghan · Liam Lennon	250/1	6.5
13th	Maharajjah (IRE) Ryan Treacy · L Young	300/1	11
14th	Call Tadgh (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Stephen Ryan	300/1	7
15th	Glin Road Boy (IRE) Phillip Enright · Eugene M O'Sullivan	250/1	1
16th	Frankie's First (IRE) Niall Moore · John M Burke	300/1	95

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
15	Touch The Moon Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:William Durkan	J:Philip Byrnes T:William Durkan	161	—	2	-	118	108	28d	—	—	-24	19.2	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Flat winner was just touched off on hurdles debut at Navan; looks a big player today
14	Talk The Talk Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	161	—	2-	-	-	-	210d	—	—	-13	13	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Ran a fine race in defeat on debut in a Newbury sales bumper; check for market strength
13	Starting Fifteen Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	161	h	23-4	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-13	5.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Below his best bumper form at Listowel but should improve from that and run well
9	Louiescall Bay J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	161	—	84292	112	125	97	21d	—	—	+16	25.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Runner-up in maidens at Tramore and Listowel; a repeat of them will put him in the mix
12	Splendid Fellow Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	3-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	5.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Third in a Dromahane point in April; worth checking for market confidence on rules debut
11	Royal Approval Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	6	-	93	77	28d	—	—	-4	1.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Useful Flat sort was beaten 26l on debut over hurdles at Navan and has to improve loads
2	Brosna Town Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:D K Weld	J:Jordan Gainford T:D K Weld	161	t	54	-	108	42	21d	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
13l behind Louiescall last time so has ground to make up on him with others to worry about
4	Certamen Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Buckley	J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Buckley	161	—	40-5	-	97	72	19d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Some promise in bumpers and on hurdles debut but needs plenty more today
16	Whoswhointhezoo Brown J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Paul Nolan	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Paul Nolan	161	—	9	-	99	29	21d	—	—	-1	0.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
22l behind Louiescall in a Listowel maiden hurdle on debut needs a lot of improvement
7	Glin Road Boy Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Phillip Enright T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	161	—	—	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Started at 50/1 and beaten 32l in a Listowel bumper on debut so best watched for now
8	Hesgonethatway Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Newcomer will have to be smart to take this on debut so likely best watched
1	Artic Chief Bay J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	161	—	9	-	86	-	8d	—	—	-1	0.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Beaten a long way at Downpatrick on debut and is best watched for the time being
3	Call Tadgh Bay J:Liam Quinlan T:Stephen Ryan	J:Liam Quinlan T:Stephen Ryan	161	—	08	-	-	-	70d	—	—	-1	0.5	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Beaten a long way in two bumpers for Andrew Slattery; best watched on debut for a new yard
5	Flash The Badge Brown J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	161	—	00	-	75	38	15d	—	—	-1	0.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Well beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle so is best watched for the time being
6	Frankie's First Chestnut J:Niall Moore(5) T:John M Burke	J:Niall Moore(5) T:John M Burke	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Newcomer is best watched on debut
10	Maharajjah Bay J:Ryan Treacy T:L Young	J:Ryan Treacy T:L Young	161	t	—	-	77	45	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Modest Flat maiden was well beaten on hurdles debut at Roscommon and isn't easy to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Touch The Moon	5/4	11/8	5/4	6/5	Evens
Talk The Talk	9/4	5/2	5/2	2/1	85/40
Starting Fifteen	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	4/1
Louiescall	8/1	7/1	8/1	7/1	9/1
Splendid Fellow	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	10/1
Royal Approval	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Brosna Town	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Certamen	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Whoswhointhezoo	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Glin Road Boy	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Hesgonethatway	200/1	150/1	150/1	200/1	150/1
Artic Chief	300/1	300/1	250/1	200/1	250/1
Call Tadgh	250/1	250/1	250/1	200/1	200/1
Flash The Badge	300/1	300/1	300/1	200/1	250/1
Frankie's First	300/1	300/1	300/1	200/1	200/1
Maharajjah	250/1	300/1	250/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Louiescall

25.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

2nd

Touch The Moon

19.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 14.2

11/8

3rd

Talk The Talk

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8

5/2

Splendid Fellow

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Starting Fifteen

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Royal Approval

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Brosna Town

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Certamen

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Hesgonethatway

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

200/1

Whoswhointhezoo

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Call Tadgh

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

250/1

Glin Road Boy

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Artic Chief

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Flash The Badge

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Frankie's First

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Maharajjah

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Louiescall	112	125	97
Touch The Moon	—	118	108
Talk The Talk	—	—	—
Starting Fifteen	—	—	—
Splendid Fellow	—	—	—
Royal Approval	—	93	77
Brosna Town	—	108	42
Certamen	—	97	72
Whoswhointhezoo	—	99	29
Glin Road Boy	—	—	—
Hesgonethatway	—	—	—
Artic Chief	—	86	—
Call Tadgh	—	—	—
Flash The Badge	—	75	38
Frankie's First	—	—	—
Maharajjah	—	77	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Artic Chief	8d ago	Quick return
Flash The Badge	15d ago	Fit
Certamen	19d ago	Fit
Maharajjah	19d ago	Fit
Starting Fifteen	21d ago	Fit
Louiescall	21d ago	Fit
Brosna Town	21d ago	Fit
Whoswhointhezoo	21d ago	Fit
Glin Road Boy	23d ago	Fit
Touch The Moon	28d ago	Fit
Royal Approval	28d ago	Fit
Call Tadgh	70d ago	Fresh
Talk The Talk	210d ago	Long break
Splendid Fellow	—	—
Hesgonethatway	—	—
Frankie's First	—	—