Monroe Maiden Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	—	Bohemian Bay (G) Once-raced maiden. 150/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 11 days ago.	08850-0	Philip Byrnes Sean Allen	6	75.3kg	251 250/1
—	2	—	Boston Fire (G) Slipped Up T Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, pulled up in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 300/1) on NH debut 60 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out.	PP-PS70	Shane O'Callaghan P Maher	7	75.3kg	401 400/1
4th	3	—	Drop A Threat (G) HT Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules, best run when fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Thurles (16.1f, soft) 19 days ago. Needs to build on it.	74-0P56	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	7	75.3kg	34 33/1
5th	4	—	Gorvitho (G) T Runner-up in France sole Flat outing. Promising hurdling debut second at Tipperary but only twelfth of 15 when odds-on in novice hurdle there (20.4f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Well worth another ch…	3-05P	Paul Townend W P Mullins	7	75.3kg	5.50 9/2
1st	5	—	King Of Aces (G) €48,000 3-y-o, Spanish Moon gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Ile Atlantique. Runner-up on his completed start in points (Apr 2025) so needs considering.	P2-	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	4.50 7/2
—	6	—	Larkfield Liberty (G) Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (20.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 42 days ago.	600	Conor Stone-Walsh R P Rath	6	75.3kg	101 100/1
7th	7	—	Masons Apron (G) Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 28 days ago.	070	Brian Hayes L P Cusack	6	75.3kg	301 300/1
10th	8	—	Max Meridius (G) Modest maiden on the Flat. Tenth of 24 in minor event hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 40 days ago.	09-0510	Simon Torrens T Mullins	5	75.3kg	67 66/1
6th	9	—	Patton (G) €15,000 3-y-o, Saddex gelding. Dam fair maiden jumper (stayed 2½m), half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stays 3m) Western Fold. Fell in point in April. No forlorn hope now going hurdling.	F/6	Phillip Enright A Slattery	5	75.3kg	51 50/1
2nd	10	—	Speculateur (G) FAV Once-raced maiden. 7/2, fourth of 6 in bumper at Punchestown (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 46 days ago. Much respected on his hurdles debut.	4/23333-	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	5	75.3kg	2.38 11/8
9th	11	—	Thewaybackhome (G) Valirann gelding. Dam, winning pointer, sister to fairly useful hurdle winner (stayed 2½m) Clash of D Titans and fairly useful hurdler (2½m winner) Hay Meadow.	970-342	John Shinnick T O'Brien	5	75.3kg	51 50/1
3rd	12	—	Whatsanotheryear (G) Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19f, heavy, 15/2) 28 days ago. Well in the mix if shrugging aside latest effort.	5/2-646	Mark Walsh P J Flynn	7	75.3kg	3.13 85/40
—	13	—	Wings Of Zeus (G) Pulled Up Once-raced maiden. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 32 days ago.	PP-	Calum Hogan Eamon Courtney	5	75.3kg	401 400/1
—	14	—	Crystabel (M) T Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Looked a hard ride when seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 76 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.	7-33613	Daniel King J P Ryan	5	72.1kg	15 14/1
—	15	—	Sycamore Cove (G) Pulled Up Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in juvenile hurdle (22/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago.	9/P-	Ricky Doyle Eamon Courtney	4	69.4kg	251 250/1

Betting forecast: Speculateur (11/8), Whatsanotheryear (85/40), King Of Aces (7/2), Gorvitho (9/2), Crystabel (14/1), Drop A Threat (33/1), Patton (50/1), Thewaybackhome (50/1), Max Meridius (66/1), Larkfield Liberty (100/1), Bohemian Bay (250/1), Sycamore Cove (250/1), Masons Apron (300/1), Boston Fire (400/1), Wings Of Zeus (400/1)