West 'Howya' Maiden Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Whats New (G) FAV Unseated Rider Unreliable type but this maiden is capable of fair form on his day. Creditable second of 11 in maiden (13/8) at Sligo (17f, good) 9 days ago, carrying head awkwardly. Should be on the premises but mi…	4-3R22U	Cian Quirke A Slattery	4	73.5kg	3 2/1
—	1	—	Approval (G)	05	— E McNamara	5	75.3kg	—
—	2	—	Alfinthesea (G) Pulled Up Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Cosmo Renfro. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Shang Tang. The betting should help guide to expectations wit…	—	Kieren Buckley E Buckley	6	71.7kg	34 33/1
—	2	—	Ripsnorter (G)	3/310-76	— W J Lanigan	5	75.3kg	—
8th	3	—	Breezingwithdstars (G) P Signs of only a little ability in 2 maiden hurdles and bumpers.	08P-97	J J Slevin M Flannery	6	71.7kg	201 200/1
4th	4	—	First Ascent (G) Fairly useful maiden on the Flat (stays 13f) for Matthew Smith. Pulled up on hurdle debut for Gordon Elliott last autumn but fared better when fifth of 15 at Sligo (2¼m, good to soft) 8 months later …	P-54	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	5	71.7kg	4 3/1
—	4	—	William F Browne (G)	7-03787	— P W Flynn	4	73.5kg	—
10th	5	—	Kilmond Knight (G) Pulled up sole start in points and unseated rider in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (2¾m, good, 250/1) on hurdles debut 57 days ago.	P-U07	Alan O'Sullivan David Barry	6	71.7kg	126 125/1
—	5	—	Fox Walk (G)	5P3-1	— N C Kelly	5	—	—
—	5	—	Bells Grove (G)	3238-3	— E Buckley	5	71.7kg	—
9th	6	—	Minnatrix (G) H Fared best of the newcomers when runner-up in a bumper at Roscommon last autumn but hasn't backed that up since, including weakening when falling 2 out on hurdle debut.	2-FS8	Gary Noonan E McCarthy	6	71.7kg	41 40/1
—	6	—	Highland Realm (G)	2-5	— W P Mullins	5	71.7kg	—
1st	7	—	No Mon No Fun (G) T Failed to complete both starts in points and remote fourth of 18 in maiden (28/1) at Limerick (2½m, good) on hurdle debut 19 days ago. Tongue tie worn then is retained. Improvement will be needed.	F-P4	Philip Donovan Jack Doyle	5	71.7kg	19 18/1
—	7	—	Josh's Jury (G)	8-	— Steve Jones	5	71.7kg	—
6th	8	—	Rumi Rock (G) Third on first of 2 starts in points but well held on bumper debut (20/1) at Wexford (2½m, good to soft) 55 days ago. Outsider on hurdles bow.	P7-6060	Phillip Enright Edward F Power	5	71.7kg	51 50/1
—	8	—	Max Meridius (G)	09-0510	— T Mullins	5	71.7kg	—
2nd	9	—	Sharu (G) Lightly-raced sort from a good yard. Improved second of 12 in maiden at Kilbeggan (2m, good) 36 days ago, although he did carry his head awkwardly under pressure. Darragh O'Keeffe takes over from an …	70-62	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	5	71.7kg	3.75 11/4
—	9	—	Mr Caulfield (G)	F62-P10	— N C Kelly	5	71.7kg	—
3rd	10	—	World As One (G) T Promising type. Reached the frame in 2 bumpers before fifth of 14 in maiden (6/4) at Roscommon (2m, good) on hurdle bow 15 days ago, looking in need of experience. Tongue strap on first time. Open to…	2-45	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	5	71.7kg	6.50 11/2
5th	11	—	Lady Felicia (M) T 100/1, fourth of 15 in maiden hurdle at this course (2m, good to soft) on debut 56 days ago. Tongue strap on first time now. May do better.	4	Simon Torrens A A Howard	5	68.5kg	12 11/1
—	11	—	Norvoski (G)	—	— E McCarthy	5	71.7kg	—
11th	12	—	Middlethird Marvel (M) PT Showed little in bumpers and has fared no better in 2 hurdles.	0/060-P	Conor Smithers N Lee	5	68.5kg	301 300/1
7th	13	—	Phyllis Rodda (M) Berkshire mare. Half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser Salvador Ziggy (2½m-3m winner). Dam unraced. Pulled up both starts in points in October 2025, but she's worth a market check as she goes over hurdl…	PP-7	Mark Walsh B Connell	6	68.5kg	26 25/1
—	13	—	Whoyougonnacall (G)	8-F43	— J P Ryan	5	71.7kg	—
—	15	—	Searcog (F)	4465-4	— P Magee	4	70.3kg	—
—	16	—	Betterluckthistime (G)	0-9	— P J Rothwell	4	69.9kg	—
—	17	—	Hurling Academy (G)	0	— E Bolger	4	69.9kg	—
—	18	—	Pit River (G)	—	— G Elliott	4	69.9kg	—
—	19	—	Spanish Rising (G)	4	— H De Bromhead	4	69.9kg	—
—	20	—	Wackestone (G)	74/3-3	— G Elliott	4	69.9kg	—
—	21	—	How's Ellie (M)	55-62	— W P Mullins	5	68.5kg	—
—	22	—	Humble Berkshire (M)	P09	— P J Gilligan	5	68.5kg	—
—	25	—	Online Order (M)	76	— L P Cusack	5	68.5kg	—
—	26	—	Poetic Parable (M)	7	— R O'Sullivan	5	68.5kg	—
—	27	—	The Old Brigade (G)	PP-	— S Doyle	5	—	—
—	27	—	Tiffany Case (M)	9	— B Connell	5	68.5kg	—
—	28	—	Vocology (M)	—	— Thomas Coyle	5	68.5kg	—
—	29	—	Emmamia (F)	0	— M M McNiff	4	66.7kg	—
—	30	—	Neat As A Pin (F)	U0	— E Bolger	4	66.7kg	—
—	31	—	Pretty Wild (F)	9	— E Bolger	4	66.7kg	—
—	32	—	Rosarian (F)	7-2	— J Halley	4	66.7kg	—
—	33	—	Turlough Abu (F)	9-87	— V T O'Brien	4	66.7kg	—

Betting forecast: Whats New (2/1), Sharu (11/4), First Ascent (3/1), World As One (11/2), Lady Felicia (11/1), No Mon No Fun (18/1), Phyllis Rodda (25/1), Alfinthesea (33/1), Minnatrix (40/1), Rumi Rock (50/1), Kilmond Knight (125/1), Breezingwithdstars (200/1), Middlethird Marvel (300/1)