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

Runners 16

Runners

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

Going: Good To Yielding

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