Signsplus Maiden Hurdle – Limerick

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Signsplus Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-12-26

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €7,080

Runners 21

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
15	Starting Fifteen b Sean Flanagan · E McNamara	Sean Flanagan · E McNamara	153	h	23-42	-	135	126	69d	—	—	-29	14.2	Evens 50%
Bungled the last over C&D latest to finish 2nd behind subsequent Gr.3 winner; big player
6	Laurets d'Estruval b Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	153	—	2-	-	-	-	376d	—	—	-12	12.3	5/2 29%
Runner-up in sole French start and form of that race looks strong; could be anything
11	Ravendark b Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	153	—	3	-	123	95	27d	—	—	-7	7	6/1 14%
Half-brother to Mighty Potter was 26l behind stable first-string on debut; sharper now
14	Star Of The Week b J J Slevin · A L T Moore	J J Slevin · A L T Moore	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.4	8/1 11%
Closely related to Forcing Bull; interesting jockey booking
12	Sense Of Occasion b Aidan Kelly(3) · Henry De Bromhead	Aidan Kelly(3) · Henry De Bromhead	153	—	62-4	-	113	56	20d	—	—	-3	1.3	22/1 4%
Runner-up in second point shaped as if he needed the run when 23l behind on rules debut
7	Le Roi Du Livet b Mr E P O'Brien(5) · Philip Fenton	Mr E P O'Brien(5) · Philip Fenton	153	—	624	-	-	-	39d	—	—	-1	5.2	18/1 5%
Positive runs in bumpers the last twice, runner-up and fourth; makes hurdling debut
13	Sound As A Bell b Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	153	—	31-0	-	104	48	34d	—	—	-3	1.2	25/1 4%
Winner of second point start; disappointed on rules debut last time; capable of better
17	Wise Man b Benjamin P Kennedy(7) · Donal Hassett	Benjamin P Kennedy(7) · Donal Hassett	153	—	3-354	-	-	-	—	—	—	+1	2.5	100/1 1%
No wins in his opening four point-to-points and that form shouldn't be good enough
1	Atlantic Gamble b Liam Quinlan · Paul John Gilligan	Liam Quinlan · Paul John Gilligan	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	66/1 1%
Six-time British Flat winner could be a useful hurdling recruit
5	Jessbers Wish b Tiernan Power Roche(3) · P J Rothwell	Tiernan Power Roche(3) · P J Rothwell	153	—	3-4	-	-	-	35d	—	—	0	2.8	50/1 2%
Potential in third place point finish and not disgraced on rules debut when 4th
3	Convincing b E Walsh · Ciaran Murphy	E Walsh · Ciaran Murphy	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	125/1 1%
Placed form on Flat; likely needs a lot of improvement for switch to hurdles
10	Poets Oath b Ryan Treacy · Robert Tyner	Ryan Treacy · Robert Tyner	153	—	007	-	83	65	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	200/1 0%
Big odds for opening three maidens and ran like it; rule him out
2	Allow Sound b Michael Kenneally(7) · James Joseph Mangan	Michael Kenneally(7) · James Joseph Mangan	153	—	P	-	-	-	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
PU when sent off 200-1 for Cork maiden hurdle debut and impossible to fancy based on that
4	Dearg Mor ch Peter Smithers(7) · Aidan Anthony Howard	Peter Smithers(7) · Aidan Anthony Howard	153	h	05	-	105	93	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
Never a factor in Gowran debut at 200-1 and tailed off at Cork last time; ruled out
9	Parkland br Alex Harvey · Anthony McCann	Alex Harvey · Anthony McCann	153	—	—	-	66	-	20d	—	—	-1	0.4	200/1 0%
Placed twice on Flat for Andrew Balding but tailed off on hurdling debut last time
8	Lucky Crystal b G B Noonan(3) · Brendan Maurice Walsh	G B Noonan(3) · Brendan Maurice Walsh	153	—	—	-	40	-	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	200/1 0%
Sent off 250-1 for Cork hurdles debut and was tailed off; very unlikely
18	Cailin Mahler b Calum Hogan(7) · Brendan Maurice Walsh	Calum Hogan(7) · Brendan Maurice Walsh	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	200/1 0%
Dam unraced half-sister to 2m5f/3m hurdle winner Atlantic Gold; others more appealing
NR	The Dancen Kid b Ben Harvey · Ross O'Sullivan	Ben Harvey · Ross O'Sullivan	153	—	00	-	86	64	34d	—	—	—	0	—
Not a potential maiden winner at this stage, judged on two Punchestown runs
NR	Jaynemax bl TBC · Thomas Dowling	· Thomas Dowling	153	—	0-09	-	97	40	11d	—	—	—	0	—
Reserve; tailed off in opening m'dens and 18.5l behind last time; unlikely.
NR	Success Mode b TBC · Ray Hackett	· Ray Hackett	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Reserve; dam unraced half-sister to 1m Flat/2m hurdle winner Lady In Lavender
NR	Roc Dino ch TBC · W P Mullins	· W P Mullins	153	—	723-	-	114	-	314d	—	—	—	6.5	—
Reserve; heavy ground placed form in France and of obvious interest for top connections

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Starting Fifteen	10/11	10/11	evn	evn	Evens
Laurets d'Estruval	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Ravendark	9/2	9/2	11/2	5/1	6/1
Star Of The Week	8/1	11/2	13/2	6/1	5/1
Sense Of Occasion	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Le Roi Du Livet	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Sound As A Bell	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Wise Man	100/1	66/1	80/1	100/1	100/1
Atlantic Gamble	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Jessbers Wish	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Convincing	125/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1
Poets Oath	200/1	150/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Allow Sound	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Dearg Mor	250/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	150/1
Parkland	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	200/1
Lucky Crystal	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Cailin Mahler	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
The Dancen Kid	-	-	-	-	-
Jaynemax	-	-	-	-	-
Success Mode	-	-	-	-	-
Roc Dino	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Starting Fifteen

14.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Laurets d'Estruval

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Ravendark

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4

6/1

Roc Dino

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Le Roi Du Livet

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Star Of The Week

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

8/1

Jessbers Wish

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Wise Man

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Sense Of Occasion

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Sound As A Bell

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Atlantic Gamble

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Convincing

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Poets Oath

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Allow Sound

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Dearg Mor

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Parkland

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Lucky Crystal

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Cailin Mahler

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

The Dancen Kid

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Jaynemax

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Success Mode

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Starting Fifteen	—	135	126
Laurets d'Estruval	—	—	—
Ravendark	—	123	95
Star Of The Week	—	—	—
Sense Of Occasion	—	113	56
Le Roi Du Livet	—	—	—
Sound As A Bell	—	104	48
Wise Man	—	—	—
Atlantic Gamble	—	—	—
Jessbers Wish	—	—	—
Convincing	—	—	—
Poets Oath	—	83	65
Allow Sound	—	—	—
Dearg Mor	—	105	93
Parkland	—	66	—
Lucky Crystal	—	40	—
Cailin Mahler	—	—	—
The Dancen Kid	—	86	64
Jaynemax	—	97	40
Success Mode	—	—	—
Roc Dino	—	114	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Starting Fifteen	69d ago	Fresh
Laurets d'Estruval	376d ago	Long break
Ravendark	27d ago	Fit
Star Of The Week	—	—
Sense Of Occasion	20d ago	Fit
Le Roi Du Livet	39d ago	Fit
Sound As A Bell	34d ago	Fit
Wise Man	—	—
Atlantic Gamble	—	—
Jessbers Wish	35d ago	Fit
Convincing	—	—
Poets Oath	19d ago	Fit
Allow Sound	19d ago	Fit
Dearg Mor	19d ago	Fit
Parkland	20d ago	Fit
Lucky Crystal	19d ago	Fit
Cailin Mahler	—	—
The Dancen Kid	34d ago	Fit
Jaynemax	11d ago	Quick return
Success Mode	—	—
Roc Dino	314d ago	Long break

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