Springfort Hall Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Clone Cross (G) Pulled Up Maiden pointer and has offered little in a trio of maiden hurdles, falling at the fourth at Down Royal (17f) 6 days ago. Up in trip but looks to be up against it.	P2P3F2	Kevin Healy S Cavanagh	5	75.3kg	101 100/1
6th	2	—	Deerpark Hill (G) Point winner but hasn't shown much in his 2 bumper starts, eighth of 14 at this course (19f) in April last year. Absent since ahead of hurdling debut.	818/	Sean O'Keeffe S Aherne	6	75.3kg	41 40/1
1st	3	—	Doctor Du Mesnil (G) FAV Impressive winner of 19f bumper at this course last spring. Fairly useful form when runner-up in a pair of maiden hurdles, before running no sort of race in tongue strap (now discarded) in the Albert…	122P/	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	1.22 2/9
2nd	4	—	Doctor Elvis (G) P Fairly useful form when making the frame all 4 starts in maiden hurdles, including when beaten only by the odds-on favourite at Limerick in March. In cheekpieces, well below form on handicap debut at…	4220-2P	Danny Gilligan G Elliott	7	75.3kg	5.50 9/2
—	5	—	Jeroboam Machin (G) T Looked exciting prospect when winning a pair of bumpers in 2023/24, including a Grade 2 at Leopardstown. Absent over 2 years subsequently and given a considerate return at Fairyhouse last month. Fasc…	111/8-43	Donagh Meyler E Mullins	7	75.3kg	3.75 11/4
3rd	6	—	Killowen House (G) €25,000 4-y-o, Yeats gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Chantry House (winner up to 25f) and closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser The Last Day (2m winner). Off the…	61-3734	Jack Gilligan P J Gilligan	6	75.3kg	29 28/1
4th	7	—	Little John (G) PT Made the frame only completed start in points. Fitted with cheekpieces/tongue strap for hurdling bow, showed more than he had in a bumper when sixth of 17 in maiden at Clonmel (2½m) 26 days ago. Has …	PF/4476-	Michael Kenneally C Motherway	5	75.3kg	26 25/1
—	8	—	Loyal Praetorian (G) Promise in maiden hurdles in December and, after a few lesser efforts, got back on track returned to maiden company when third of 7 at Limerick (3m) 24 days ago. More required.	2F56P3/	Mr L M Kelleher G Kelleher	6	75.3kg	21 20/1
—	9	—	Seek A Richer Life (G) Pulled Up P Sent off at big odds (150/1) on debut and ran out at the fifth in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (2½m) last month. Cheekpieces reached for as he goes up in trip.	R/	Alan O'Sullivan S O O'Brien	5	75.3kg	81 80/1
5th	10	—	Zambezi Moon (G) Placed on first 2 of 3 starts in points and caused an 80/1 surprise when landing 8-runner bumper at this course (19f) on Rules debut in April, though there appeared to be no fluke about it. Bred to s…	33P1/56	J J Slevin David Barry	6	75.3kg	7.50 13/2

Betting forecast: Doctor Du Mesnil (2/9), Jeroboam Machin (11/4), Doctor Elvis (9/2), Zambezi Moon (13/2), Loyal Praetorian (20/1), Little John (25/1), Killowen House (28/1), Deerpark Hill (40/1), Seek A Richer Life (80/1), Clone Cross (100/1)