#Thisisracing Maiden Hurdle Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Limerick · Saturday 17 October 2026 · Off 1:45 · 2m 3f 50y · Going: Yielding · Purse: €7,200 · 4yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Big Boy Dan the clear favourite (implied 5% chance) at 1.1, trained by Edward F Power. Lyrical Park is the chief market rival at 1.1.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Big Boy Dan. Best price available at Matchbook — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Lyrical Park at 1.1. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Caoimhe at 1.11. Form figures of 1/65- show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
2m3f50y · Yielding going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 14% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Big Boy Dan 5.0% 1.1
- Lyrical Park 5.0% 1.1
- Macoo 5.0% 1.1
- Poet's Duke 5.0% 1.1
- Born De Ceres 5.0% 1.1
- Without Deception 5.0% 1.1
- Jennyfromtheblock 5.0% 1.1
- My Elusive Mate 5.0% 1.1
- Rumble Demosa 5.0% 1.1
- Pixie Hill 5.0% 1.1
- Akako 5.0% 1.11
- Back Swath 5.0% 1.11
Field & Odds (20 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Big Boy Dan EW |
J: Phillip Enright T: Edward F Power |
05- | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 5 | Lyrical Park NAP |
J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: G. O'Leary |
34-00 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 6 | Macoo p |
J: Eoin Walsh T: Paul O'Flynn |
98 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 8 | Poet's Duke |
J: Eoin Staples(5) T: Paul Nolan |
75-0 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 9 | Born De Ceres |
J: Daniel King T: Paul John Gilligan |
6-75 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 11 | Without Deception tp |
J: Philip Byrnes T: W J O'Doherty |
05 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 15 | Jennyfromtheblock |
J: Mark Walsh T: E McNamara |
21/F-5 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 18 | My Elusive Mate t |
J: Gearoid Brouder(5) T: Ian O'Connor |
570 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| R19 | Rumble Demosa |
T: Eoin Griffin |
7707 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| R20 | Pixie Hill |
T: Daniel Joseph O'Leary |
P-0960 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 1 | Akako |
J: John Aherne(7) T: John Patrick Ryan |
/0-756 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 2 | Back Swath |
J: Conor Clarke(7) T: Ray Hackett |
0P | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 4 | Go Mike Go |
J: Keith Donoghue T: Peter McCreery |
PU/U-0 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 7 | Man Down |
J: Niall Moore(5) T: Donncha Duggan |
-4P067 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 10 | Nameyourgame |
J: Jordan Gainford T: Sean Thomas Doyle |
3P89- | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 12 | Youknowthecode |
J: Josh Williamson(3) T: Gordon Elliott |
860-07 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 13 | Caoimhe |
J: Simon Torrens T: W J Burke |
1/65- | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 14 | Crios Cu Chulainn |
J: Paddy Cody(7) T: David K Walsh |
976 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 16 | Mia In Milan |
J: Sam Ewing T: D E Fitzgerald |
00586 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 17 | Tiffany Case |
J: Sean Flanagan T: Barry Connell |
958 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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