15:20 Limerick

Saturday 18 March 2017

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Limerick Family Fun Day On 21st May Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:22  |   Winning time: 4m 19.40s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Hareth35
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: C Byrnes| OR:  103
5/2
Won a 2m3f handicap hurdle at this track in May 2014 and finished third of 15 at Navan over 2m last month on sole start since. Big player if able to come on from that run.
2
Horse silk
Just Call Me545
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-9| J: M A Enright| T: A J McNamara| OR:  102
25/1
One win from 11 starts over timber came off a 5lb lower mark at Cork over this trip. Hasn't run since September 2015 which must rank as a major concern for this.
3
Horse silk
Lets High Five Ith28
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J W O'Neill(7)| T: R O'Neill| OR:  102
9/2
Penultimate run at Naas over 2m behind progressive Yaya Fizz was promising, much less so over long trip at Gowran since and drops to minimum trip again now.
4
Horse silk
Black Iceh,t30
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-7| J: S E Butler(5)| T: S Fahey| OR:  100
8/1
Pulled up here at Christmas, one run since was over fences at Clonmel last month when 17L fourth of ten runners. Needs more from somewhere.
5
Horse silk
Athloman Cottage56
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-6| J: A McCurtin(5)| T: D Duggan| OR:  99
20/1
Ran a big race on debut over timber at Thurles in November to be third at 50/1, hasn't built on that effort in three subsequent outings and has now switched to this yard.
7
Horse silk
Tidy Zagh,t24
Age: 12|  Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin(5)| T: R Hackett| OR:  97
11/4
Getting on in years, still capable of running well on a going day however, as he showed last month when upped in trip at Punchestown and finishing credible third over 2m6f on heavy going. Different test now.
9
Horse silk
Auntie's Nephew7
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: B T O'Connell| T: K Purcell| OR:  95
14/1
Signs of promise on two of three point-to-point runs but well beaten at big prices in two maiden hurdles and similar story last week at Gowran Park though did finish a bit closer (beaten 23L).
11
Horse silk
Keep It Cool15
Age: 13|  Weight: 10-13| J: Mr J Mulvihill(7)| T: R O'Brien| OR:  92
25/1
Now a teenager and closing in on five years since most recent hurdles success, first run in almost a year when failing to beat a rival home over 2m on the AW at Dundalk a fortnight ago.
13
Horse silk
Jimmyjames9
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P J Rothwell| OR:  85
16/1
Very well beaten in a succession of maiden hurdles, similar tale last week at Gowran Park on handicap bow over this trip.
14
Horse silk
Emerald Honoursp177
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Walsh| OR:  80
8/1
Has threatened on occasion over timber but suspicions that he'll want a more thorough test of stamina to be seen to best effect.

Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Simply Gooch131
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 9
T: P Nolan  J: J M Moore
NR
8
Horse silk
Invincible Don120
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 9
T: J Morrison  J: R Loughran
NR
10
Horse silk
Lizzies Champ62
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: P G Kelly  J: D N Russell
NR
12
Horse silk
Ocean Explorer44
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 5
T: A Leahy  J: E O'Connell
NR

Forecasts

Hareth (5/2), Tidy Zag (11/4), Lets High Five It (9/2), Black Ice (8/1), Emerald Honours (8/1), Invincible Don (8/1), Lizzies Champ (10/1), Auntie's Nephew (14/1), Jimmyjames (16/1), Simply Gooch (16/1), Ocean Explorer (16/1), Athloman Cottage (20/1), Just Call Me (25/1), Keep It Cool (25/1)

Verdict

Hareth ran with great promise at Navan recently but that came off the back of a long absence and so there is some risk attached to him in this contest. Lets High Five It showed some promise two runs back over this trip and should be better back at 2m again while Tidy Zag is going in the opposite direction having run well over a searching test at Punchestown last time out. LIZZIES CHAMP had more than 6L to spare when winning over C&D at Christmas and can be forgiven a lacklustre effort over a much longer trip since. Back here, he's given the nod to go in again.
  1. Lizzies Champ
  2. Lets High Five It
  3. Hareth

Prize Money

1st: €7,700.002nd: €2,388.003rd: €1,137.004th: €512.005th: €200.00

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