17:55 Limerick

Thursday 11 April 2019

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Follow Limerick Racecourse On Facebook Mares Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:58 | Winning time: 4m 59.9s

Elusive Theatre⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P Griffin| OR: 120

14/1

Pops up now again but usually when it is a lot softer. Appears to have developed a wayward attitude judged on her last two starts so best watched for now.

Form: 3P-45R7

Head Turner^t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P A Fahy| OR: 111| C| D

20/1

1-10 over fences but down to a dangerous mark if she can recapture her form. Has been poor on last few starts and softer ground seems to bring out the best in her.

Form: 4449-96

Presenting Mahler¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109| C| D

8/1

Penultimate run resulted in a harsh rise in the weights but she is back to her last winning mark. Won her bumper here so these tight turns are not a problem and she is one of the more likely ones if on one of her going days.

Form: 770435

Kilbarry Calling¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 102

7/4

Giant mare scored under this rider at Thurles when her task was made easier by the departing favourite. Has run well in defeat since and she has the scope to improve again.

Form: 454213

Simple Steps²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 101

10/1

Won a 3m Thurles chase on heavy ground last season. Shaped well here last month but the drop to this trip on quicker ground is a concern.

Form: F3-8804

Bee A Beneficiary^h¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Queally| OR: 99| BF

13/8

Off the mark over timber when landing a handicap hurdle in July. Improved on previous chase efforts when sent off favourite last time and would have been closer but for errors plus she may still have needed the run. Up 5lb but looks up to the task.

Form: 5-08102

Ballybrowney Walk^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 95

10/1

Has been let down by her jumping lately but her penultimate outing at Leopardstown and a prior Clonmel effort suggest she can be a player if eliminating the errors.

Form: 6532F7

Ilsnepasserontpas³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: A Ring| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

28/1

Struggled since returning to action in October including a heavy 51L defeat in a Naas beginners chase in January before failing to complete at Thurles last month. Will need to raise overall profile to play a role.

Form: 6-78P4U

Forecasts

Bee A Beneficiary (13/8), Kilbarry Calling (7/4), Presenting Mahler (8/1), Simple Steps (10/1), Ballybrowney Walk (10/1), Elusive Theatre (14/1), Head Turner (20/1), Ilsnepasserontpas (28/1)

There are question marks against all of these, but the Queally yard are going well and BEE A BENEFICIARY should recover Thurles losses if jumping any better or being ridden closer to the pace than was the case when failing to land a gamble 19 days ago. Kilbarry Calling has taken well to fences and goes well for today's rider, whilst Ballybrowney Walk simply needs to jump better. Head Turner and Simple Steps would appreciate some rain, but Presenting Mahler is much better handicapped than last time and she has gone well here in the past.