John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle – Listowel

Listowel

13:23

John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-09-26

Distance 2m2f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,965

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Frankie John Grey J:Mr H C Swan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Mr H C Swan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	166	—	143-1	-	-	-	57d	—	—	-24	27.9	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Fetched 275,000GBP following point win; Galway bumper winner last time; big chance
6	Nadia's Boy Brown J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	1/1	-	-	-	117d	—	—	-13	32	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Point winner made immediate impact when winning bumper last time; of obvious interest
7	O'Reilly Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Peter Fahey	J:Sam Ewing T:Peter Fahey	166	—	9/	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Flat 1m maiden winner; sole hurdles run in 2023; has been keeping good company in h'caps
3	Diablo Loco Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Donal Hassett	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Donal Hassett	166	—	7-	-	81	-	169d	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Beaten 39l in a Limerick maiden hurdle on debut and has to find loads of improvement
14	Who's The Dancer Bay J:Mr D Kiely(7) T:Patrick John Kiely	J:Mr D Kiely(7) T:Patrick John Kiely	159	—	F43B-	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	2.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Not a lot shown in point starts; unlikely to make an immediate impact under rules
11	Hysuna Chestnut J:John Shinnick(3) T:Richard Anthony Foley	J:John Shinnick(3) T:Richard Anthony Foley	159	h	P-878	-	69	16	21d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Not shown anything in four starts to recommend
10	Zentopia Bay J:Mr J P Sampson(7) T:S M Duffy	J:Mr J P Sampson(7) T:S M Duffy	166	—	8P00-	-	78	40	—	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Basement rating on the Flat and tailed off in completed maiden hurdles; rule him out
13	Survivors Sister Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	159	—	F2-P80	-	75	50	14d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Some placed form in points but nothing in two starts under rules
5	Gilah Mac Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:F Costello	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:F Costello	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Dam longstanding maiden under both codes; best watched
8	Premier Banner Brown J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	R0	-	29	-	34d	—	—	-1	0.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Refused to race Galway; tailed off at Killarney, can be left out of calculations
12	Matilauna Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Gillian Scott	J:Phillip Enright T:Gillian Scott	159	—	—	-	-	-	14d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Tailed off on debut at Ballinrobe last time; would be shock winner
NR	Attaho Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	166	t	38/9-	-	-	-	274d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Half-brother to Allaho has lengthy absence to overcome and must improve on all form shown
NR	Deanery Charlie Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	0-	-	71	46	147d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Handed tough task on debut in novice hurdle; may be capable of better dropped in class
NR	Wholelotofbusiness Bay J:G B Noonan(3) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(3) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	166	t	264322	112	118	85	2d	—	—	—	25.5	—	—
Several placed finishes inc' when .5l behind winner last time; should be thereabouts again

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Frankie John	8/11	8/11	8/11
Nadia's Boy	11/8	5/4	11/8
O'Reilly	6/1	5/1	5/1
Diablo Loco	66/1	50/1	50/1
Who's The Dancer	66/1	50/1	50/1
Hysuna	100/1	80/1	80/1
Zentopia	200/1	125/1	150/1
Survivors Sister	100/1	80/1	80/1
Gilah Mac	150/1	125/1	125/1
Premier Banner	125/1	100/1	100/1
Matilauna	200/1	150/1	150/1
Attaho	-	-	-
Deanery Charlie	-	-	-
Wholelotofbusiness	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Nadia's Boy

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 15

11/8

2nd

Frankie John

27.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 17.9

8/11

3rd

Wholelotofbusiness

25.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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O'Reilly

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

6/1

Who's The Dancer

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 1.7 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Diablo Loco

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Hysuna

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Survivors Sister

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Premier Banner

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Zentopia

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Gilah Mac

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Matilauna

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Attaho

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Deanery Charlie

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wholelotofbusiness	112	118	85
Frankie John	—	—	—
Nadia's Boy	—	—	—
O'Reilly	—	—	—
Diablo Loco	—	81	—
Who's The Dancer	—	—	—
Hysuna	—	69	16
Zentopia	—	78	40
Survivors Sister	—	75	50
Gilah Mac	—	—	—
Premier Banner	—	29	—
Matilauna	—	—	—
Attaho	—	—	—
Deanery Charlie	—	71	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wholelotofbusiness	2d ago	Quick return
Survivors Sister	14d ago	Fit
Matilauna	14d ago	Fit
Hysuna	21d ago	Fit
Premier Banner	34d ago	Fit
Frankie John	57d ago	Fresh
Nadia's Boy	117d ago	Long break
Deanery Charlie	147d ago	Long break
Diablo Loco	169d ago	Long break
Attaho	274d ago	Long break
O'Reilly	—	—
Who's The Dancer	—	—
Zentopia	—	—
Gilah Mac	—	—