17:20 Limerick

Saturday 21 April 2018

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Off time: 17:23 | Winning time: 2m 50.75s

(6)

Pillard¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P Hennessy| OR: 65

20/1

2m1½f French hurdle winner who Jonjo O'Neill couldn't get into the winners enclosure, has shaped with some promise on the AW at Dundalk for this handler and not out of things back on turf.

Form: 38-0270

(8)

Capital Fund²⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 63

12/1

Lightly-raced Nathaniel gelding, some promise shown in trio of maidens last term and commands a closer look on handicap bow / seasonal return, though testing ground is an unknown.

Form: 954-

(5)

Song Of The Sky^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 57

11/4

Ready winner of 1m2f Cork apprentice contest on reappearance making up a lot of ground late on, that was on heavy going but up 7lb and minus the claim, this is a tougher assignment upped in distance.

Form: 0009-81

(10)

Asian Wing⁸⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 56| D

25/1

Experienced campaigner, just one from 24 on turf and has done his best on the AW. Badly out of sorts all three turf runs last season and hard to fancy now.

Form: 0420-78

(2)

Lace Bonnet⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 56

5/1

Picked off by Song Of The Sky at Cork last time out, that was still a fair effort to finish second in very testing ground. Much better off on terms with re-opposing winner here, scope for doing better on just a fifth start.

Form: 55-82

(14)

Lady Magdala¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 55

25/1

Unplaced in six starts last year, three of them in handicaps. Some promising efforts in the sequence but didn't appear to relish heavy going when last spotted at Fairyhouse and may be best watched on reappearance for that reason.

Form: 078670-

(16)

Last Garrison¹⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: C P Hoban| T: M M McNiff| OR: 55| CD

14/1

Well over two years since lone victory, though that did come over C&D on soft going. Efforts last year not convincing but perhaps a change of scenery will help and starts life for this trainer on workable mark (6lb below winning mark).

Form: 10/9590-

(12)

Constable Buckley¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 51

12/1

A 17-race maiden, 10 of them on the level, he was beaten 7L over C&D on heavy in October when last spotted.

Form: 0500/34-

(7)

Northern Sky³¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: A Keatley| OR: 51| D

14/1

Sole success came at Sligo in June 2016 over this sort of trip on better ground than is likely now. Only four runs last year, including over this C&D, and didn't threaten in any of them. Given some relief by the assessor now.

Form: 2185/99-

(4)

Lizard Point^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Flynn| OR: 48

7/2

Long-standing maiden (24 runs) but capable of building a challenge at this sort of level, only just fended off recently on AW at Dundalk and not inconceivable he'll throw his hat in the ring now.

Form: 84-3432

(11)

Desert Dancer^h1¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 47

28/1

Tackles longest trip of his career in bid to finally break his duck, sports first-time hood and mark has plummeted right down. Jockey booking is a positive.

Form: 06606-8

(13)

Almontaser²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Y Narredu| T: J Feane| OR: 46

33/1

Well beaten in two maidens and a claiming contest last year. Gelded since his latest outing and making his handicap debut today.

Form: 7808-

(3)

Sindirana Queen⁶⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A A Howard| OR: 46

16/1

Filly by Yeats, big prices and no real threat in quartet of maidens in 2016 at up to 1m2f, she has a 666-day absence to overcome on first outing for this trainer making her handicap debut.

Form: 8090/

(15)

Wat Tyler^h¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: D Kinsella| OR: 46

14/1

Produced his best effort in seven career starts when last spotted in November over 1m2½f on the AW at Dundalk. Returns to the turf from 5lb lower mark.

Form: 000084-

(9)

Alfred Wegener⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 45

25/1

Unable to make any significant inroads in five Flat starts last summer and been toiling more recently over hurdles. Would be a surprise to find him in the mix.

Form: 66/970-

Vocal Activity⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Killian Leonard| T: M Kennedy| OR: 45

25/1

Doesn't have much to go on in terms of form, poor in three AW starts for currently handler and remains a questionable stayer over this trip.

Form: 5000-00

Non-Runners

(1)

Bay Hill¹³⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: P Roche J: Leigh Roche

Safaruk¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Stormy Air⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Song Of The Sky (11/4), Lizard Point (7/2), Lace Bonnet (5/1), Stormy Air (8/1), Capital Fund (12/1), Constable Buckley (12/1), Northern Sky (14/1), Last Garrison (14/1), Wat Tyler (14/1), Sindirana Queen (16/1), Bay Hill (16/1), Pillard (20/1), Alfred Wegener (25/1), Lady Magdala (25/1), Asian Wing (25/1), Vocal Activity (25/1), Safaruk (25/1), Desert Dancer (28/1), Almontaser (33/1)

The manner in which SONG OF THE SKY made up ground late on to score at Cork recently was eye-catching. This is tougher on the revised terms but he was going away at the line and might well prove up to it. Lace Bonnet held on gamely for the minor money in that race and has scope for doing better on just a fifth career start. Last year's winner Bay Hill cannot be discounted on favourable terms while Pillard and Lizard Point are others to be considered.