14:41 Listowel — Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle model predictions

Bells Grove (IRE)

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Placed in all three 2025 bumper runs for John McConnell; could only manage eighth at Kilbeggan on stable debut; needs to return to his best now, making his hurdles bow.

Calzaghi (IRE)

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Won a Flat handicap in 2024; tailed off on stable/hurdles debut at Killarney; likeley to be of more interest in handicaps.

Dar Toungi (FR)

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Eight Flat wins when trained in France, including at Listed level; nowhere near that form in three runs on the level for this yard; likely best watched on hurdles debut unless money comes.

Desertmore Charm (IRE)

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No sign of winning potential in a bumper and two maiden hurdles; unlikely.

Forlio (GB)

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Dual Flat winner is rated 62 in that sphere; some okay runs on the level recently; much more needed to make immediate impact now over hurdles.

Gomez Addams (IRE)

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Impressed with an easy bumper win for Andy Slattery at the Galway festival last season, with a subsequent Listed winner back in third; ran disappointingly on stable debut at Leopardstown over Christmas (2m, good to yielding); he's better than that; interesting contender making his hurdles debut.

Mc Swagger

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Close third in the second of his three bumpers, so has ability; faced a tough task in a Killarney novice contest when unseating at the last (2m4f, good to yielding, 125-1); others preferred.

Penny Express (IRE)

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Placed three times in maiden hurdles, including over C&D at this meeting last season; jumped left throughout when pulled up at Clonmel on seasonal return; place chance if his consistency returns.

Phoenix Arizona (IRE)

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0-7 in points; placed in two small-field maiden hurdles last year; beaten 23l at Kilbeggan when last seen over hurdles; tailed off over fences back there last time; hood goes on but hard to fancy.

Small Fry

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Five Flat wins in UK and ran respectably in two autumn Flat starts for this yard after 100,000gns purchase; previous efforts over hurdles were modest but there was promise in his run at Down Royal (2m2f, good) earlier this month when staying on for fourth; entitled to improve over that return; contender.

Suresuresure

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Has shown nothing of note in five bumpers; hard to make a case for on hurdles debut.

Touch The Moon (IRE)

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Three-time winner on the Flat on good/good to firm ground, rated 90; some top runs in defeat over hurdles; beaten a short head at Navan in September and third behind the classy Talk The Talk at Limerick next time; soft ground likely against him at Cheltenham in November; positive return to action on the level at Leopardstown last time when second; big player.

Pinkarizon (IRE)

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17,000euros yearling was purchased for 40,000gns as a 2yo; half-brother to winners Rajinsky (7f-2m2f inc 2yo/AW/Listed; RPR 116), Bakhit (1m2f inc AW; 70) and Karamazov (Slovakian 1m 2yo); dam maiden from 5.7f-1m1f (60), half-sister to 1m Listed winner Boomshackerlacker; hooded and tongue tied for debut.

Straightenyourhand (IRE)

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Sent off 100-1 at Killarney on debut and ran like it.

Ballinvasas Best (IRE)

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Some promise in his 2024 maiden runs but can only be watched returning from a 645-day absence.

Beechingstoke (IRE)

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28-1 and pulled up in a Fairyhouse bumper in December; can only be watched after that.