Killarney (IRE) Races
Killarney (IRE)
13:20
Irish Examiner Maiden Hurdle
Killarney (IRE)
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €7.60
Place: €1.60 €1.20 €1.60
Exacta: €15.70
Trifecta: €96.40
Non-Runners: Miss Donna (reserve), North Winterfell (reserve), Welcome Back (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Fast Felix (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Calum Hogan
(7)lbs
|
Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 151 lbs | 9/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leader 4th - headway before 3 out - challenging 2 out - soon led - ridden and ran on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the ground may not have suited gelding on his last run at Wexford)(tchd 4/1) | |
| 2nd | 10 | Wholelotofbusiness (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 158 lbs | 4/5F | .5 | Prominent - prominent behind clear leader 4th - prominent when bit short of room on inner after 2 out - in the clear when hampered by faller last - ran on well and went second run-in(op 11/10) | ||
| 3rd | 16 | Game Phoenix (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Paul Power | 148 lbs | 5/1 | 3 | Disputed lead - chased clear leader 2nd - challenging 2 out - soon pressed winner - not fluent last - lost second run-in(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Tinking Man (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Thomas O'Connor
(7)lbs
|
Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 151 lbs | 20/1 | 12 | Soon prominent behind clear leader - some headway 3 out - no extra 2 out - hampered by faller last(op 14/1) | |
| 5th | 3 | Hurricane Helen (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Ross O'Sullivan | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 3.75 | Midfield - awkward jump 2nd - some headway 3 out - no extra 2 out(op 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Akmaam (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
John Shinnick
(3)lbs
|
Donncha Duggan | 163 lbs | 25/1 | 23 | Midfield - weakened from 3 out(op 28/1) | |
| 7th | 7 | Val Venus (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Edward F Power | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 27 | Towards rear throughout(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Amburana (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Padraig Butler | 151 lbs | 150/1 | 9.5 | Midfield - weakened after 4 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 9th | 14 | Whitewinewednesday (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Matthew A Daly | 151 lbs | 25/1 | 2 | Towards rear throughout(op 33/1) | ||
| 10th | 17 | Premier Banner (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Jack G Gilligan
(5)lbs
|
Paul John Gilligan | 153 lbs | 200/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - weakened after 4 out(op 150/1 tchd 250/1) | |
| 11th | 13 | Mystic Idaho (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Eoin Staples
(7)lbs
|
Paul O'Flynn | 144 lbs | 150/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear throughout(op 80/1) | |
| 12th | 8 | Walkmethroughit (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Abbie Murphy
(7)lbs
|
J Motherway | 151 lbs | 80/1 | 4 | Always behind(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) | |
| 13th | 1 | Abbado (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Paddy Hanlon
(7)lbs
|
John Joseph Hanlon | 159 lbs | 20/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - weakened after 4 out(tchd 33/1) | |
| 14th | 11 | Ballymacderke (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Augustine Leahy | 155 lbs | 125/1 | 1.5 | Always behind(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 15 | Crystabel (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | John Patrick Ryan | 148 lbs | 11/1 | - | Disputed lead - led clearly 2nd - soon clear - not fluent 3rd - 10 lengths ahead when not fluent 5 out - much reduced lead when not fluent 3 out - headed after 2 out - no extra when fell last(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Champagne Eclipse (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | T J O'Mara | 158 lbs | 125/1 | - | Soon prominent behind clear leader - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 100/1) |