Limerick (IRE) Races
Limerick (IRE)
16:30
Master Chefs Golden Vale Handicap Hurdle
Limerick (IRE)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €11.50
Place: €2.30 €1.20 €1.90
Exacta: €57.30
Tricast: €200.04
Trifecta: €267.80
Non-Runners: Blossom De Mai (allergies), He Might Be Lucky (reserve), Kilkee Bay (off feed), Moulane West (reserve), Tennesse Boy (reserve)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Rhythmic Tune (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | M A Molloy | 158 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Towards rear - steady headway after 3 out - prominent when mistake 2 out - led approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Gaelic Des Chastys (FR) | 8 G | Poor |
Calum Hogan
(7)lbs
|
E McNamara | 148 lbs | 11/4F | 2 | Midfield - headway to lead on turn after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra final 110yds(op 9/4) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Inchidaly Copper (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott
(7)lbs
|
Alexander Ott | 155 lbs | 7/1 | 3.25 | In touch with leaders - headway when bumped rival 3 out - briefly went second before 2 out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 13/2) | |
| 4th | 8 | Lummi Island (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | D Deacon | 159 lbs | 11/1 | 5 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - lost ground before 2 out - no chance but rallied and went fourth run-in(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Hay Baby (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Peter Fahey | 158 lbs | 3/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - headway before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 17 | Younowhatimean (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Thomas O'Connor
(7)lbs
|
Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 137 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | Towards rear - headway after 3 out - soon in touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 22/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Whitewinewednesday (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Matthew A Daly | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear - headway on outer after 4 out - bit short of room home turn - no chance but staying on when not fluent last(op 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Betty Dutton (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Philip Donovan
(3)lbs
|
Andrew Slattery | 165 lbs | 10/1 | 2.75 | Led - not fluent and headed 1st - joined leader 4th - briefly led after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 9th | 16 | The Holmeister (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
John Shinnick
(3)lbs
|
David Richard Barry | 142 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | In rear - slow jump when midfield 4 out - brief headway after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) | |
| 10th | 18 | Annalough (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Alan King
(7)lbs
|
Mark Michael McNiff | 135 lbs | 40/1 | 0.2 | Never better than midfield(op 33/1) | |
| 11th | 2 | Hurricane Honey (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Adrian Murray | 166 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | Pressed leader - led 1st - joined 4th - lost position after 3 out - soon weakened(op 14/1) | ||
| 12th | 5 | Wild Mandate (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Mark Michael McNiff | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 16 | Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1) | ||
| 13th | 12 | Scottish Dancer (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Paddy Cody
(7)lbs
|
Eoin Doyle | 150 lbs | 28/1 | 2 | Never better than midfield(op 40/1) | |
| 14th | 9 | Ballerina Boxer (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | William Harvey | 158 lbs | 33/1 | 3.25 | Never better than midfield(op 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | The Sugarhill Lady (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Michael Kenneally
(7)lbs
|
E McNamara | 153 lbs | 16/1 | - | In touch with leaders - bumped 3 out - soon weakened quickly then pulled up (jockey said mare lost both front shoes and pulled up)(op 10/1) | |
| 99th | 15 | Mr Erwitt (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | V T O'Brien | 150 lbs | 66/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost ground before 4th - slow jump when struggling 6th - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise and pulled up)(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) |