16:55 Limerick

Thursday 6 April 2017

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Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 5m 34.30s

Isabella Liberty^p,t¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

8/1

Repeatedly knocked on the door over fences last year, been off since October but ran a fine race at Fairyhouse last time and, while conceding weight to all here, is very much one to consider.

Form: 3F3281

Presenting Mahler¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112

6/1

Continues to struggle of late and while she gets another 3lb back from the assessor for this contest, every chance she is still just a bit high in the ratings.

Form: B68558-

Hello Sweetie^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P E Collins| OR: 111

10/1

Returned form a break in a Listed Chase at Thurles 12 days ago and unsurprisingly found it tough going. This is more realistic and she can be given solid enough claims in this line-up.

Form: 43656-1

Leaders Questions^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 108

6/1

Good run here over C&D in December when second to facile winner, again went well at Thurles last month to be third and looks one of the more likely sorts in this field as a result.

Form: 255320-

The Living Beauty⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: C Roche| OR: 108

7/1

Narrow chase winner at Tramore in December over 2m5f, before disappointing here over hurdles later that month. Is 7lb higher than Tramore mark now but should be involved at the business end.

Form: 75-8184

Carole Rose¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: M A Enright| T: L Casey| OR: 106

14/1

Has been poor in two starts for this trainer, pulled up at Navan latest over 3m in handicap chase 18 days ago, drops in trip now but hard to recommend.

Form: 403P16-

Balofilo¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: M P Fogarty| T: M Cullinane| OR: 101

9/1

Just over 8L behind Leaders Questions last month at Thurles though she subsequently suffered a fall at this track when beaten in a Grade Two contest. Makes handicap chase bow here and not completely out of the picture.

Form: 994F74-

Micras^b¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: C M Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 95

8/1

Another making handicap chase bow, she finished behind a couple of these rivals at Thurles last month, blinkers go on and doesn't have a lot of weight to shoulder.

Form: 40-8009

Cerca Trova³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Moore| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 84

11/4

Hasn't jumped a fence in public since 2014, did have some decent effort in four starts formerly. Returned from over a year off with decent showing over hurdles at Clonmel last month and isn't to be overlooked here.

Form: 2/7411-3

Forecasts

Cerca Trova (11/4), Leaders Questions (6/1), Presenting Mahler (6/1), The Living Beauty (7/1), Micras (8/1), Isabella Liberty (8/1), Balofilo (9/1), Hello Sweetie (10/1), Carole Rose (14/1)

Cerca Trova made a good return last month over timber and gets into this contest off an appealing mark assuming she's ready to build on that comeback effort. Isabella Liberty has threatened in this sphere before and may well do so again but she is possibly going to be vulnerable conceding weight in all directions. Hello Sweetie is in calmer waters after a Listed contest at Thurles last time but the vote goes to LEADERS QUESTIONS, who was second over C&D in December and ran another sound race in defeat at Thurles last month. She may be capable of getting off the mark under rules here.

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