CUBE Maiden Hurdle.
Limerick · Sunday, 28 Dec · 17:05
· 2m 5f 80y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:05
Off time
13
Runners
Soft to Heavy
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 14 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.80
4/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7.50
13/2
04 · —
12
11/1
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
51
50/1
10 · —
81
80/1
11 · —
101
100/1
12 · —
151
150/1
13 · —
151
150/1
14 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Minella Emperor (G)
Fairly useful bumper winner who shaped with plenty of encouragement when fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy) 26 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Likely to improve with this step up in trip promisin…
|
Mr M J O'Neill | E Mullins | 6 | 75.3 kg |
12
11/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Panjandrum (G)
Made a successful bumper debut at Clonmel in November before bumping into Oh My Word in listed bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Interesting hurdling debutant.
|
Jordan Gainford | G Elliott | 5 | 75.3 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 9th | 3 | — |
Battle With Time (G)
Battle of Marengo gelding. Dam unraced. Placed on last of 3 starts in points (May 2022).
|
Brian Barry | M Flannery | 9 | 71.7 kg |
151
150/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Classic Tuxedo (G)
[T1]
Ask gelding. Dam, placed on second of 2 starts over hurdles, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (17f-21f winner) Le Tranquille and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 3m) Karl Philippe. Wears tongue strap.
|
Simon Torrens | E Griffin | 6 | 71.7 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Freddie's Back (G)
[T1]
Winning pointer who was said to have bled when ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (21f, soft) on NH debut. Off 12 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.
|
Calum Hogan | E McNamara | 6 | 71.7 kg |
26
25/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Kaiser De Chanay (G)
[T]
18/1 and tongue strap on, showed a bit when sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.6f, soft) on NH debut 52 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.
|
Conor Brassil | M Brassil | 5 | 71.7 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Khmer (G)
Fair hurdler. Creditable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, soft, evens) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip.
|
Daniel King | T Cooper | 5 | 71.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
King's Bucks (G)
FAV
Promising type who was much improved from hurdling debut when 3 lengths third of 9 to No Drama This End in Hyde Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, heavy, 12/1) 44 days ago, finishing well. Sure to progress further and very much the one to…
|
Mike O'Connor | H De Bromhead | 5 | 71.7 kg |
1.80
4/5
|
| 7th | 9 | — |
Luck Between Us (G)
Modest hurdler. 40/1, nineteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere on these terms.
|
John Shinnick | D Duggan | 5 | 71.7 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 6th | 10 | — |
Moorish Castle (G)
Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle. Off 8 months.
|
Richard Condon | P A Fahy | 5 | 71.7 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 8th | 11 | — |
Rony Has (G)
Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, went backwards from hurdling bow when seventh of 24 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 29 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.
|
Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes | 5 | 71.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 1st | 12 | — |
You Proof (G)
Runner-up sole outing in points but was too free when fifth of 10 in bumper (11/4) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut. Off 13 months. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.
|
Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 5 | 71.7 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 13 | — |
Nothing Da Now (M)
Little promise in bumpers/maiden hurdles. Engaged 12.17 here Saturday.
|
Philip Donovan | M Magnussen | 5 | 68.5 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 10th | 14 | — |
Queen O'droad (M)
Lauro mare. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to useful dual bumper winner/useful hurdler (2½m winner) Fionnegas.
|
Ben Harvey | C Collins | 5 | 68.5 kg |
81
80/1
|
Betting forecast: King's Bucks (4/5), You Proof (3/1), Panjandrum (13/2), Minella Emperor (11/1), Rony Has (12/1), Khmer (14/1), Freddie's Back (25/1), Kaiser De Chanay (25/1), Luck Between Us (50/1), Queen O'droad (80/1), Classic Tuxedo (100/1), Moorish Castle (150/1), Battle With Time (150/1), Nothing Da Now (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7200.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2399.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1200.0 EUR |
| P4 | 600.0 EUR |
| P5 | 361.0 EUR |
| P6 | 240.0 EUR |