14:35 Limerick

Wednesday 26 December 2018

All12:2012:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

O'Kelly Brothers Demolition Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 12.70s

Moskovite¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 118| D

4/1

Distance winner who got off the mark at the fourth time of asking over hurdles in a Navan maiden earlier this month. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 56-5521

Lareena⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Kevin O'Sullivan| OR: 116| D

33/1

One from 14 over hurdles for trainer-Willie Mullins. Others look to be progressing at a quicker rate and best avoided on stable debut.

Form: 524897

Pat's Oscar^p1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: A Ring| T: G Elliott| OR: 111| D

18/1

Two from 18 over hurdles and placed over C&D. County Meath yard have had five winners at this meeting in the last three years and overall boast a 49% win and place strike rate.

Form: 36186-8

Misty Millie^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G Donnelly| OR: 110| D

16/1

Two from 12 over hurdles and not disgraced in a couple of starts over 2m on good ground last month. Looks up against it here.

Form: 1-10207

Rovetta⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 111| D

6/1

Bits and pieces of form in maiden hurdles before winning a 20-runner handicap at the Galway festival in August. Last of five on return to action at Thurles on Saturday but possibly needed the run.

Form: 40615

Buttons And Bows³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: P J Flynn| OR: 109| D

10/1

Won a 24-runner Cork maiden hurdle over this trip on debut before finishing down the field when moving in to novice company last month. Place claims.

Form: 17

Lady In Lavender^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Walsh| OR: 107| CD

3/1

C&D winner of a Maiden hurdle at this meeting 12-months ago. Yard have had four winners at this meeting in the last three years and overall boast a 19% win and place strike rate.

Form: R13-F85

Lill Smith^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: M Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 104

20/1

Running well in defeat in a couple of maiden hurdle spins last month. Yard have a 31% win and place strike rate at this meeting in the last three years. Needs to improve but not ruled out.

Form: 45442

Littlestickarubarb^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 104| D

5/1

Game sort who appears to be coming back to form following solid and consistent efforts here and Clonmel recently. Not one to totally leave out of calculations.

Form: 572542

Drakaina^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 103| CD

14/1

C&D winner who has finished in the frame on a further two occasions over the combination. Best form brings her in to the equation.

Form: 207263

Robin On The Hill^h⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Fogarty| OR: 97

6/1

12-race maiden and without success in 10 hurdle starts. Far from disgraced in three starts in September but liable to find one or two better handicapped sorts lurking.

Form: 1U4538

Torquay¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 97

10/1

Appears to be progressing with each start finishing runner-up in two spins round round here in July. Well held on return in September and possibly best watched following another break.

Form: 43-6227

Non-Runners

Chisholm Trail⁴⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: E T Daly

Forecasts

Lady In Lavender (3/1), Moskovite (4/1), Littlestickarubarb (5/1), Rovetta (6/1), Robin On The Hill (6/1), Torquay (10/1), Buttons And Bows (10/1), Drakaina (14/1), Chisholm Trail (14/1), Misty Millie (16/1), Pat's Oscar (18/1), Lill Smith (20/1), Lareena (33/1)

MOSKOVITE winner over this trip got off the mark at the fourth time of asking over hurdles in a Navan maiden earlier this month and can follow up on that success here. The Denis Hogan-trained mare can see off the attention of the game Littlestickarubarb and the Jessica Harrington-trained Rovetta, who may have needed the run on Saturday. Drakaina holds a record of 123 over C&D and could go well at a price.