Monk Bar Maiden Hurdle – Limerick

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Monk Bar Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-04-16

Distance 3m

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,068

Weather Clear

Temp 7.4°C

Wind 9mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 49.70s (slow by 54.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	He Can't Dance (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	6/4	Won
2nd	King's Bucks (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	EvensF	13
3rd	Loyal Praetorian (IRE) Mr L M Kelleher · Gerard Kelleher	28/1	4.5
4th	Tradonthebay (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	66/1	30
5th	Casual Water (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	4/1	28

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sam's Favourite (IRE) Simon Torrens · Patrick T Foley	125/1
P.U.	Strand Street Lass (IRE) Phillip Enright · Eugene M O'Sullivan	200/1

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
3	King's Bucks Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	2-432P	130	133	129	34d	—	—	-8	39.8	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Classy form at Cheltenham before poor run here when odds-on; pulled up at the Festival
2	He Can't Dance Grey J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	tb	332332	123	127	113	12d	—	—	+6	39.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Never out of first three in six hurdles starts; will go well again but becoming costly
1	Casual Water Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-13	5.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
150,000euros yearling; half-brother to top-class dual Champion Chase winner Altior
4	Loyal Praetorian Bay J:Mr L M Kelleher(7) T:Gerard Kelleher	J:Mr L M Kelleher(7) T:Gerard Kelleher	166	—	P2F56P	102	108	87	28d	—	—	+11	13.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Hasn't fired since finishing second in Clonmel maiden hurdle in December; too much to find
7	Tradonthebay b/br J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	3-38	-	96	44	39d	—	—	+1	2.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Hinted at some ability but modest form all the same; likely to come up well short
5	Sam's Favourite Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	166	—	R0C5	-	70	13	6d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Refused on debut at Leopardstown; triple-figure odds and never a factor in 3 starts since
8	Strand Street Lass Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Phillip Enright T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	159	—	P-0990	75	66	-	21d	—	—	+5	6.5	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Pulled up in pair of point-to-points; beaten out of sight in four hurdle starts
NR	Three County Star Chestnut J:Ben Harvey T:Brian Mortell	J:Ben Harvey T:Brian Mortell	166	—	890885	82	99	75	10d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Modest maiden after eight starts and can't be fancied taking on far superior opposition

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
King's Bucks	10/11	5/6	10/11
He Can't Dance	7/4	13/8	7/4
Casual Water	7/2	4/1	7/2
Loyal Praetorian	33/1	33/1	33/1
Tradonthebay	80/1	80/1	66/1
Sam's Favourite	150/1	100/1	125/1
Strand Street Lass	250/1	125/1	250/1
Three County Star	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

King's Bucks

39.8

OR: 20 Form: 3.5 Odds: 16.3

10/11

2nd

He Can't Dance

39.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 10.7 Odds: 10.6

7/4

3rd

Loyal Praetorian

13.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Three County Star

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Strand Street Lass

6.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Casual Water

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Tradonthebay

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Sam's Favourite

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King's Bucks	130	133	129
He Can't Dance	123	127	113
Loyal Praetorian	102	108	87
Three County Star	82	99	75
Strand Street Lass	75	66	—
Casual Water	—	—	—
Tradonthebay	—	96	44
Sam's Favourite	—	70	13

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sam's Favourite	6d ago	Quick return
Three County Star	10d ago	Quick return
He Can't Dance	12d ago	Quick return
Strand Street Lass	21d ago	Fit
Loyal Praetorian	28d ago	Fit
King's Bucks	34d ago	Fit
Tradonthebay	39d ago	Fit
Casual Water	—	—