April 10 / 14.17 Limerick

14.17

Good

Big Boss Fillies Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 11 runners
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Big Boss Fillies Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

OUR TIP

Form: 83

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose; 0-2 over hurdles and 0-2 on the Flat; has shown promise, including when a 12.5l third in a 2m Fairyhouse maiden latest, though that was on heavy ground; untried on good, place chance if handles it in first-time cheekpieces.
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Form: 22630

Last run: 138 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose; 0-5 over hurdles and rated 102; runner-up in maidens at Killarney last August and Fairyhouse in November on nice ground; poor effort in first-time hood (retained) when last seen in November but ground was soft; place claims if fit for return.
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11th

1

25th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

14:50 Listowel

Game Phoenix

12st 0lb

J: Mr B T Stone

T: Paul Power

Maiden went closest last month in first-time cheekpieces on handicap debut, clear with the winner when beaten 0.75l (good) over this trip at Wexford; 3lb higher but should go well.

15/2

2nd

16

7th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 180y

17:16 Wexford

Game Phoenix

11st 13lb

T: Paul Power

Second reserve; maiden on the Flat and over jumps (0-9 over hurdles); tailed off in both starts this season, the latest over fences; makes handicap hurdle debut now in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
One of two for yard; Walk In The Park filly is a first foal; dam 2m3f hurdle winner, half-sister to winners Gilgamboa (high-class 2m-3m hurdle/chase) and Stealthy Tom (useful 2m4f-3m1f chase), out of unraced sister to high-class jumper Native Upmanship; worth a market check on debut.
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11

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

17:10 Tipperary

Guess What

10st 6lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: E Bolger

Showed little promise at Limerick last month when making debut in a maiden hurdle (2m, good); related to useful winners Gilgamboa and Stealthy Tom; Mark Walsh's pick of the three McManus runners so worth a second look.

8/1

11

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

17:10 Tipperary

Guess What

10st 6lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: E Bolger

Showed little promise at Limerick last month when making debut in a maiden hurdle (2m, good); related to useful winners Gilgamboa and Stealthy Tom; Mark Walsh's pick of the three McManus runners so worth a second look.

8/1

Form: 7332

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
0-4 over hurdles and rated 109; beaten 2l off 105 in a Fairyhouse handicap on return from 122-day break in February; went close in a maiden at Cork in October (2m, good); preferred by Mark Walsh and sets the standard.
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5th

4

(2)

12th Jul 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

16:40 Dundalk (AW)

Janes Harbour

9st 4lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Useful winning hurdler; third (1m1f) and fourth (1m4f) in two maidens this summer, last time beaten at odds-on; still appeals as one of the more likelier winners.

13/8

4th

13

(4)

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 17y

20:08 Roscommon

Janes Harbour

9st 4lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Fair hurdler, winning Ballinrobe mares maiden in May (good) and solid run there on Flat last week when clear third in 1m2f maiden; extra 2f here should suit and major player.

5/2

7

(4)

23rd Jun 2025

Good

1m 1f 163y

18:10 Ballinrobe

Janes Harbour

9st 4lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Showed some ability on sole Flat start last year; has accumulated plenty of experience over hurdles since then; placed four times and fourth in a competitive Punchestown handicap hurdle before readily landing the odds in a maiden at this venue late last month; good middle-distance Flat pedigree.

11/10

Form: P0

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
0-2 over hurdles; pulled up on debut at Gowran and beaten 41l at Naas when a 50-1 shot; may need more time.
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12th

3

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 160y

19:42 Kilbeggan

Kentucky Bluebird

11st 10lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

One of her better efforts on latest when fourth at Wexford; needs to raise her game; strong trainer/rider combination; worth a market check.

11/2

4th

7

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

17:47 Wexford

Kentucky Bluebird

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Mildly promising run in Cork handicap in October (good), never counted on recent return at Sligo; entitled to come on for that and Donoghue back on.

10/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Elusive Pimpernel filly is a first foal; dam 2m-2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to winners Torygraph (useful 2m7f hurdle), Thunder (2m6f hurdle) and Presenting Mahler (bumper and 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase), out of point winner; probably best watched on debut unless money comes.
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12th

13

9th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:00 Kilbeggan

Kick On Nellie

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Well behind in three maiden hurdle starts and midfield finish on handicap bow here last month (2m3f, good to yielding); unlikely to be involved.

25/1

13

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 200y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Kick On Nellie

10st 3lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Insufficient promise in her maidens to believe she'll provide the answer on handicap debut.

25/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Affinisea filly fell in both point-to-point starts at Borris House and Ballyragget; sister won a 2m3f chase for this yard; best watched on rules debut.
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1

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

14:00 Huntingdon

Ladys Choice

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Her fourth of five in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle last May is her standout piece of form, since when she's been tailed off and pulled up (sharply) in good-ground handicaps; goes chasing with much to prove.

4/1

4

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Ladys Choice

11st 7lb

J: Adam Leahy

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Promise in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Downpatrick last May; tailed off on handicap debut off this mark over the same C&D when last sighted last July; best watched.

25/1

9th

6

15th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 185y

16:50 Downpatrick

Ladys Choice

11st 3lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Much improved when fourth in C&D maiden last time; needs a bit more on handicap bow but gets plenty of weight as a 4yo and has a chance.

7/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Flat winner off 64 at Bellewstown (1m4f, yielding) when last seen in October; interesting recruit to hurdling and she is worth monitoring closely in the market on her return from a 189-day absence.
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14th

16

(22)

15th Oct 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 6f 0y

15:57 Curragh

Preparations

9st 5lb

J: Feenagh Moran

T: Andrew Slattery

Possibly a little high in the ratings since a Tramore win in August; 10lb claimer aboard; others preferred.

20/1

7th

8

(5)

30th Sep 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 4f 110y

17:00 Bellewstown

Preparations

9st 6lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew Slattery

One of her two turf wins came over C&D in 2024 and latest one coming at Tramore last month; not a bad run at Cork last time bvut will need to find more.

12/1

5th

16

(10)

30th Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:15 Cork

Preparations

9st 7lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew Slattery

Gained a second Flat win of her career at Tramore 15 days ago (1m4f, gd-yld); up 7lb but has won off 1lb higher before so this mark not beyond her but probably wouldn't want to see too much rain.

9/2

Form: 5

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Sent off at 5-1 for her hurdles debut at Navan (2m, heavy) and finished fifth of 12, beaten 17.5l; her half-sister ran big race on nice ground in the Champion Bumper last month so she should be effective on this sounder surface; claims for leading yard.
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4th

7

2nd Oct 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

13:38 Hexham

Rhythm Of Life

10st 7lb

J: Mr Harry O’Dwyer

T: Tom George

Converted easy maiden point opportunity last Easter (3m, good to firm), but 0-3 in restricteds after; repeat of form of 14l Plumpton maiden hurdle fourth (2m4f) on stable debut won't suffice; cheekpieces added.

10/1

4th

5

20th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

15:08 Plumpton

Rhythm Of Life

10st 11lb

J: Mr James King

T: Tom George

Displayed some ability over hurdles in Ireland in spring 2025 and has done likewise in British points this spring, winning one in April; however, there's a suspicion she'll be vulnerable today back under rules.

7/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Blue Bresil filly is a sixth foal; half-sister to winners Lady Chuffnell (2m hurdle) and Femme Magnifique (bumper/2m3f hurdle); dam 2m4f hurdle winner, closely related to high-class bumper and 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner Oscar Whiskey; nicely bred and worth a market check on debut.
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9th

2

9th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:43 Downpatrick

Samba Train

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: E Bolger

Dual bumper winner and beat Poetic Twist by a neck in Killarney maiden hurdle over a little farther than this; only 6-1 for 20-runner 2m handicap at Galway, exited at halfway.

9/2

5

29th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:05 Galway

Samba Train

11st 5lb

J: Joshua Halford

T: E Bolger

Dual bumper winner who beat 15 rivals in a Killarney maiden in May (2m6f); quick enough for this sharper test and dangerously unexposed now handicapping.

10/1

1st

3

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 100y

16:35 Killarney

Samba Train

11st 7lb

J: Miss A B O’Connor

T: E Bolger

Dual bumper winner (on good and yielding) was fourth in Listed mares' novice over 2m on hurdling bow; pedigree suggests she's likely to stay.

2/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Daughter of Jet Away is a second foal; dam 1m1f winner (RPR 93), sister to 1m winner Miracles In May, out of maiden close relative of Italian 1m1f 2yo Group 2 winner Mistero; limited appeal on breeding and best watched.
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2nd

14

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 50y

15:20 Limerick

Wild Wild Wind

10st 11lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: M A Cahill

Posted several decent efforts in defeat over the winter including over C&D; solid enough Clonmel effort early this month so remains of interest.

6/1

4th

13

2nd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 7f 200y

18:30 Clonmel

Wild Wild Wind

10st 8lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: M A Cahill

Has posted several decent efforts in defeat over the winter including over C&D; was below form at Cork last time but this softer ground should suit better.

13/2

8th

19

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 20y

15:00 Cork

Wild Wild Wind

10st 11lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: M A Cahill

Placed on her last three starts, twice at Clonmel before finding one too good at Limerick last month; good chance of exploiting a modest handicap mark even though she's now rated in the 80s.

8/1

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Janes Harbour

The Irish Sun:

Atlantic City

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Janes Harbour

POSTDATA:

Janes Harbour