October 20 / 13.30 Limerick

13.30

Good

PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6413.04
  • 2m 0f 70y
  • 14 runners
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PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

Form: 357765

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-10 under Rules; has tried bumpers, chasing and hurdling all to no avail; standout effort came in a Tramore bumper in June; tongue tie worn for her last four moderate runs is discarded; others look more likely.
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2

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:15 Taunton

Broomfield Gale

11st 12lb

J: Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Won at Stratford (2m6f) last May and back on the scoresheet with a stylish success over 2m here five weeks ago; still looks feasibly treated off 6lb higher but those wins were achieved on good and she'll face contrasting conditions afternoon.

11/2

Form: 36

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Showed promise in a bumper on debut at Galway when third of 19, beaten 5.5l; tongue tie goes on after 12l defeat back there last month; her dam is a half-sister to Master Minded so she should be able to jump and she is worth checking in the market.
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2

20th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:30 Limerick

Clever Minded

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: J P Dempsey

Showed promise in a bumper on debut at Galway when third of 19, beaten 5.5l; tongue tie goes on after 12l defeat back there last month; her dam is a half-sister to Master Minded so she should be able to jump and she is worth checking in the market.

7/1

6th

4

9th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 0f 160y

19:15 Galway

Clever Minded

11st 11lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: J P Dempsey

prominent, pressed leader halfway

5/1

3rd

4

3rd Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:55 Galway

Clever Minded

11st 11lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: J P Dempsey

prominent, soon went second, outpaced 1f out, kept on but lost second towards finish

8/1

Form: 8

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
66-1 and beaten 56l on her hurdling and racecourse debut at Galway earlier this month; probably needs more time.
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10

3rd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:37 Hexham

Kitty Ooru

10st 6lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Martin Todhunter

Struggled in four runs over hurdles in Ireland last season and same story in two starts for new yard this summer; still lightly raced but she needs improvement on this switch to chasing; cheekpieces removed after one use.

25/1

9

8th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

16:44 Perth

Kitty Ooru

10st 2lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Martin Todhunter

Offered little in four hurdling runs for Tom Dreaper in Ireland last season; 66-1 for stable debut at Hexham (2m4f handicap) and ran accordingly; now in cheekpieces.

66/1

10

27th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

18:15 Hexham

Kitty Ooru

10st 13lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Martin Todhunter

Offered little in four hurdling runs for Tom Dreaper in Ireland last season; needs this yard switch to spark major improvement after nine months off.

25/1

Form: 6-3146 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Point-to-point and bumper winner; has had just one go over hurdles and it came over 3m in a Wexford maiden hurdle; she made a bad mistake early on in that race but she finished fourth, beaten 11.5l; well-beaten in a Listed bumper on latest but this is easier; shortlisted.
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5

20th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:30 Limerick

Ma Bess

11st 7lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Point-to-point and bumper winner; has had just one go over hurdles and it came over 3m in a Wexford maiden hurdle; she made a bad mistake early on in that race but she finished fourth, beaten 11.5l; well-beaten in a Listed bumper on latest but this is easier; shortlisted.

6/1

6th

4

4th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:20 Gowran Park

Ma Bess

11st 7lb

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: Terence O’Brien

Plenty of experience in bumpers; beat a subsequent winner at Wexford in August; back to bumper after finishing fourth in a 3m mares maiden at Wexford two weeks ago; others more likely.

25/1

4th

1

30th Aug 2024

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

17:40 Wexford

Ma Bess

11st 7lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Point winner got off the mark on sixth bumper start over 2m at this track earlier this month; previously twice placed in bumpers here up to 2m4f; should run well on hurdling debut but this trip is a question; penalised 8lb.

9/4

Form: 837153 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Bumper winner; that win came at Kilbeggan in August (2m, good to yielding); very pleasing effort on latest in a maiden hurdle at Roscommon (2m4f, yielding), belying odds of 33-1 to finish a 2.5l third of 16; drops in trip now but that shouldn't be too much of an issue; definite claims.
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7

3rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 160y

13:50 Galway

Miss Dishy

11st 1lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Ciaran Murphy

Maiden hurdle winner last October; has tended to struggle since; down the field at 40-1 over C&D on Wednesday; this is a weaker race, still hard to fancy; changed headgear combination.

25/1

12

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:05 Galway

Miss Dishy

10st 3lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Ciaran Murphy

Maiden hurdle winner in October but has really struggled for form since and no signs of a revival in a handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan 19 days ago; wears first-time tongue-tie.

40/1

Form: 00-

Last run: 283 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Triple-figure odds for both starts over hurdles on testing ground; beaten out of sight in both; different ground likely here but she is hard to make a case for.
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12

13th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 90y

14:25 Sligo

Restless Lady

11st 5lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Norman Lee

Outran her odds in a Punchestown maiden hurdle last December when fifth; pulled up when last seen later that month; her Punchestown run would give her a chance but hard to have faith in her returning from a break and modest form prior to that.

9/2

15

29th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 0y

14:52 Limerick

Restless Lady

11st 5lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Norman Lee

Ran well for a 250-1 chance when about 18l off the winner in a Punchestown maiden; that was better.

10/1

15

29th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 0y

14:52 Limerick

Restless Lady

11st 5lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Norman Lee

Ran well for a 250-1 chance when about 18l off the winner in a Punchestown maiden; that was better.

10/1

Form: 70P

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Minor promise on debut in a Ballinrobe bumper in July; upped markedly in trip for first two starts over timber and finished tailed off and pulled up; drops back in trip now but can only be watched after those efforts.
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12th

12

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

19:19 Tramore

Spricklestown

11st 7lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Tom Dreaper

Best of six efforts under rules was a 12.5l fifth of 14 in a Limerick maiden hurdle last year (16.5f, good); beaten a long way on seasonal return at Roscommon last time; repeat of Limerick effort could see her involved.

14/1

6

7th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 204y

19:13 Roscommon

Spricklestown

11st 8lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Tom Dreaper

Pick of four maiden runs for Paul Stafford when fair fifth at Limerick in October; absent since November but needs a market check on handicap/yard debut.

14/1

Form: 104-02 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose bumper winner for Willie Mullins; 0-4 over hurdles and shaped well when a 9l second in a maiden hurdle at Listowel last month on her third run for current yard; well-beaten on the Flat in sole run since but return to this sphere is a plus; sets the standard with a rating of 104 and should be in the mix.
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9

20th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:30 Limerick

Vadsa Queen

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: N Stokes

Dual-purpose bumper winner for Willie Mullins; 0-4 over hurdles and shaped well when a 9l second in a maiden hurdle at Listowel last month on her third run for current yard; well-beaten on the Flat in sole run since but return to this sphere is a plus; sets the standard with a rating of 104 and should be in the mix.

5/1

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W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Shantou filly cost 3,000 euros as a foal; dam French Listed-placed 2m1f hurdle/chase winner, out of 2m hurdle winner; nicely bred newcomer and her trainer has a decent record at this track (10-65) and in maiden hurdles (25-241); worth monitoring closely in the market.
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14th

12

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

13:40 Cork

Biddynora

11st 6lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: P M J Doyle

Unfancied when well held over 2m at Limerick; tongue-tie.

66/1

14th

12

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

13:40 Cork

Biddynora

11st 6lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: P M J Doyle

Unfancied when well held over 2m at Limerick; tongue-tie.

66/1

10

20th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:30 Limerick

Biddynora

11st 6lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: P M J Doyle

Shantou filly cost 3,000 euros as a foal; dam French Listed-placed 2m1f hurdle/chase winner, out of 2m hurdle winner; nicely bred newcomer and her trainer has a decent record at this track (10-65) and in maiden hurdles (25-241); worth monitoring closely in the market.

16/1

Form: 004

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
No show in first two starts but clear signs of potential when fourth at Killarney on latest at 100-1 on her second start over hurdles; was still beaten 16.5l though and she needs to find a bit more to win this.
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9th

14

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 20y

15:00 Cork

Chapter Thirty

10st 6lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Has been running over longer distances; nothing to suggest she can make her presence felt; cheekpieces for the first time.

25/1

Form: 0P

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Tailed off at 50-1 and pulled up at 100-1 in two bumpers; hard to fancy.
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No Results Found

Form: 5-

Last run: 282 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Shaped with a bit of promise on her sole start in a Naas bumper (2m, soft) back in January when a 22l fifth of 14 at 14-1; off since and is bred for further than this; best watched.
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11

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 96y

15:00 Thurles

Paudies Wings

10st 11lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: David Harry Kelly

Rated 92 after seven maide hurdle runs; beaten 25l at Galway four days ago and needs to find significant improvement.

16/1

11

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 96y

15:00 Thurles

Paudies Wings

10st 11lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: David Harry Kelly

Rated 92 after seven maide hurdle runs; beaten 25l at Galway four days ago and needs to find significant improvement.

16/1

4th

4

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 11y

12:50 Galway

Paudies Wings

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: David Harry Kelly

Already beaten in six maidens and has a mark of only 95; shouldn't really be good enough here.

20/1

Form:

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Was a 50-1 shot for her racecourse debut in a Listowel bumper and finished tailed off; in good hands but may need more time.
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5th

8

19th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 168y

19:48 Sligo

Sallap

11st 3lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: S Curling

Won 2m7f Clonmel handicap last October off a lowly 73; poor on return at Cork but won again back at Clonmel in June, left in the lead by a faller two out; coped admirably with a 7lb rise when scoring at Cork and ran creditably off this mark when fifth in a competitive Galway festival handicap.

5/1

5th

19

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 60y

14:20 Galway

Sallap

10st 6lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: S Curling

Progressive mare has won three of last four completed outings, including last two in 2m6f handicaps at Clonmel and when defying 7lb rise at Limerick last month in ready fashion to win going away; up a further 9lb so more needed but quite possible.

15/2

Form: 6

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Plenty of positives to take from her hurdling debut at Listowel (2m, soft) last month when tongue tied (retained); stayed on well for sixth of 17, finishing 11l behind the winner; locally trained mare could go well if as effective on this better ground; check the market.
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8

28th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:20 Limerick

The Sugarhill Lady

10st 13lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: E McNamara

Largely struggled in handicaps until much more encouraging effort off reduced mark at Cork last month, staying on into fourth over 2m (yielding); similar effort when fourth at Clonmel a fortnight ago (19.5f, good to yielding); respected dropped 2lb for local yard.

7/1

4th

8

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

17:50 Clonmel

The Sugarhill Lady

11st 4lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: E McNamara

Largely struggled in handicaps until much more encouraging effort off reduced mark at Cork last month, staying on fourth over 2m (yielding); return to longer trip could see her in the mix here.

7/1

4th

12

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

The Sugarhill Lady

11st 1lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: E McNamara

Ran okay in maidens but has come down 13lb from initial handicap mark; her latest sixth at Limerick's Christmas meeting was a fair effort.

16/1

Non-runners

Kathy Choice, Blue Mosque

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Miss Dishy

SPOTLIGHT:

Blue Mosque

TOPSPEED:

Vadsa Queen

POSTDATA:

Miss Dishy

The Irish Sun:

Blue Mosque