19:30 Limerick
Saturday 17 June 2017
All18:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00
Limerick Handicap (45-70)
- 3YO plus  |  1m  |  Good to Firm  |  16 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 19:31Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 42.58s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
As good as ever of late, just being denied a hat-trick over 7f (yielding to soft) at Gowran Park last month under now regular positive tactics. Goes up again in the ratings for that effort but certainly wouldn't be one to give an easy lead to.
Lightly-raced filly was second in a C&D maiden on seasonal bow before duly scoring next time out at Killarney. Well held in two subsequent handicaps but return to the mile could bring further progress.
Has three wins from 17 starts on the Flat but no sign of best form in four runs so far this year. Very poor earlier this month on heavy ground at Gowran Park (1m1f) and needs first-time cheekpieces to bring about sizeable improvement.
Six-race maiden, showed enough in 1m Leopardstown maiden last summer (one of just two runs on turf) to suggest he could present a threat now going in a first handicap on grass. Worth a market check.
Filly was very poor in three runs last year but showed considerable improvement on return to action at Listowel (1m, good) in a maiden earlier in the month. First handicap start and certainly not to be dismissed if building on reappearance.
Has a bit to find strictly on form and having left his rider in the stalls in two of previous four outings, he isn't one to be weighing in behind at the moment. Beaten just over 10L on recent 7f outing at Gowran Park (yielding to soft).
No win since moving to Ireland and joining his current trainer in July last year, which is a concern, though he has run some nice races since, including over this trip at Leopardstown early in the month which was a good step in the right direction.
Filly was essentially a bit disappointing in six runs as a two-year-old and nothing to get excited about in a 1m4f handicap at Leopardstown (good to firm) last month. Expected to do better at some point but looks up against it for now despite drop in trip.
Filly who has had her limitations exposed as a 2yo, including when running in handicap company and never figuring in a Group 3 last summer. Tame in 1m maidens at the Curragh and Listowel this term already, she doesn't appear up to the Ballydoyle standard.
Failed to get on the scoresheet in four starts at Dundalk on the AW and unable to get involved on either turf start last month. In need of relief from the handicapper seemingly, though does at least have a useful 5lb taken off by promising claimer.
Not much to take from his return to action after undergoing a gelding operation, well beaten on AW at Dundalk in March and again this month over 1m on turf at Navan. Plenty to prove at the moment.
Didn't exactly look to be progressing in four AW maidens last year, returns from 190-day layoff now for first run on turf and first foray into handicaps. Market can be best judge.
Excellent effort over 7f (good) at Fairyhouse on the first of this month when close fourth off this mark. Didn't repeat it however at Listowel in similar conditions over same trip and hard to gauge now up to the mile though does get 5lb off from claiming rider.
Failed to progress as a juvenile after showing initial promise and similar story when beaten 15L in 1m1f handicap at Gowran Park (soft to heavy) earlier in the month (First Reserve).
Two Flat runs this year have been over 1m at Dundalk on the AW, refused to race once and tailed off second time. Hurdles form since has been very poor, impossible to recommend if getting in (Second Reserve).
Won win from 12 career starts came over this sort of trip at Cork a year ago, tame in four runs thereafter and since joined this top trainer. Off 290 days (Third Reserve).
Non-Runners
6
(10)
Jealika6
Weight: 9-9|Â Â Age: 6
T: M Fahey  J: S T McCullagh
NR
9
(13)
Keep Believing42
Weight: 9-3|Â Â Age: 3
T: B Nolan  J: D M Redmond
NR
12
(14)
Pantsonfire14
Weight: 9-2|Â Â Age: 3
T: Mrs J Harrington  J: C O'Donoghue
NR
Forecasts
Golden Dandy (4/1), Pantsonfire (4/1), Not A Bad Oul Day (9/2), Teo's Music (7/1), Niven (7/1), Jealika (7/1), Keep Believing (8/1), Boy Charlton (9/1), Voyageofdiscovery (10/1), Fairy Flute (12/1), Nutcracker Suite (12/1), Happy Company (12/1), The Lords Walk (14/1), Tjukurrpa (16/1), Cloudy Miss (16/1), Reddot Express (20/1), Jose Echegaray (25/1), Masterstonemason (28/1), Sister Slew (50/1)
A wide open contest where many appear to have claims of one sort or another. Tjukurrpa showed much improved form in a Listowel maiden on her reappearance this month and, on just her fifth run, is afforded respect going into handicaps for the first time on the back of that. Not A Bad Oul Day has been flying lately and, despite going up in the ratings again, would be a threat if allowed to dictate matters in front too easily while The Lords Walk is an interesting contender in a handicap on this surface for the first time. The nod goes to the Sir Percy filly PANTSONFIRE who went very close over this trip at Navan on handicap debut and should be able to build on that run, which puts her right in the firing line.
- Pantsonfire
- Tjukurrpa
- Not A Bad Oul Day
Prize Money
1st: €6,775.002nd: €2,101.003rd: €1,002.004th: €450.005th: €176.00
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