Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle – Thurles

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

Date 2025-11-20

Distance 2m6f110y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,555

Runners (8)

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
8	St Lawrence's Well Bay J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:Declan Queally	J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:Declan Queally	158	h	-12125	-	123	75	14d	—	—	-10	22	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Point and bumper winner, a shade disappointing in a maiden hurdle at Clonmel last time
1	Found A Diamond Brown J:Shane Markey(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Markey(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	164	—	52-621	106	115	105	21d	—	—	-1	20.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Winning favourite in a C&D maiden three weeks ago, more on his plate now
5	William Tell Bay J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	164	t	F5P-21	112	121	84	108d	—	—	+6	19.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Stablemate of Nelson Muntz, rated 5lb inferior but has potential for improvement
7	Melbourne Shamrock Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	158	—	P13/P-	-	-	-	341d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Point winner; promising bumper run, picked up an injury at Fairyhouse almost a year ago
4	Nelson Muntz Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:David Harry Kelly	J:Sean Flanagan T:David Harry Kelly	164	—	03-134	117	122	88	35d	—	—	+10	19.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Not beaten far in fourth over 2m4f here last time, pedigree provides positive signals
6	Luck Between Us Bay J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Donncha Duggan	J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Donncha Duggan	158	p	4283	107	108	72	27d	—	—	+16	21.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Placed in two Sligo maiden hurdles, appears well held by St Lawrence's Well on bumper form
2	Heron's Butler Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	164	—	085U1	106	113	79	35d	—	—	+20	24.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Promoted C&D maiden winner five weeks ago, looks held by Nelson Muntz on Kilbeggan running
3	Huntsgrove Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	164	tb	386554	104	116	89	25d	—	—	+11	14.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Very experienced but has looked limited since winning a maiden at Sligo in May

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
St Lawrence's Well	2/1	2/1	2/1
Found A Diamond	3/1	3/1	3/1
William Tell	9/2	9/2	9/2
Melbourne Shamrock	6/1	11/2	6/1
Nelson Muntz	15/2	15/2	8/1
Luck Between Us	18/1	14/1	18/1
Heron's Butler	20/1	16/1	20/1
Huntsgrove	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Heron's Butler

24.2

OR: 14 Form: 9 Odds: 1.2

20/1

2nd

St Lawrence's Well

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 10

2/1

3rd

Luck Between Us

21.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Found A Diamond

20.2

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

William Tell

19.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Nelson Muntz

19.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Huntsgrove

14.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Melbourne Shamrock

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nelson Muntz	117	122	88
William Tell	112	121	84
Luck Between Us	107	108	72
Found A Diamond	106	115	105
Heron's Butler	106	113	79
Huntsgrove	104	116	89
St Lawrence's Well	—	123	75
Melbourne Shamrock	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
St Lawrence's Well	14d ago	Fit
Found A Diamond	21d ago	Fit
Huntsgrove	25d ago	Fit
Luck Between Us	27d ago	Fit
Nelson Muntz	35d ago	Fit
Heron's Butler	35d ago	Fit
William Tell	108d ago	Long break
Melbourne Shamrock	341d ago	Long break