12:35 Limerick

Sunday 29 December 2019

All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Limerick Racecourse Vets Mares Beginners Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f 160y  |   Soft to Heavy  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:36  |   Winning time: 5m 37.7s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
7/2
Won two of her three bumpers and perhaps surprising that she only won 1-13 over hurdles, though she did keep good company. Achieved more than the others in that sphere, and should go well on chase debut.
2
Horse silk
Denham Hanat47
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| C
8/1
Won a mares' maiden hurdle here (2m5f, heavy) in March. That form wouldn't be as strong as several in this field, and there wasn't much encouragement from last month's Fairyhouse chase debut.
3
Horse silk
5/1
Has won both a bumper (heavy; on debut) and a maiden hurdle at Gowran Park and was useful in the latter discipline. 5-1 on chase debut, when she was running well enough when falling late on. Step back up in trip positive, and not ruled out.
4
Horse silk
Half The Oddst138
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| D
9/4
Has won a point, a bumper and a hurdle and was useful in the last-named discipline. Returned from a lengthy layoff to finish a distant third on her chase debut at Thurles last month. Tongue-tie goes on, and no surprise to see her step up on that.
5
Horse silk
9/4
Showed some fairly useful form over hurdles, where she won a mares' maiden at Fairyhouse in January, and stayed 3m. Didn't nail the jumping department on her chase debut at Navan, and would be a big player if she can this time.
6
Horse silk
20/1
Dual mares' hurdle winner last year, but has lost her way a little in three runs this autumn/winter. Cheekpieces fitted, but needs to step up on her hurdling ability for this switch to chasing if she is to have any chance.

Forecasts

Ifyoucatchmenow (9/4), Half The Odds (9/4), Cut The Mustard (7/2), Edene D'Arc (5/1), Denham Hana (8/1), Stucker Hill (20/1)

Verdict

An interesting mares' contest. Edene D'Arc could go close granted a clear round, while Half The Odds could also get involved having blown off the cobwebs on her chase debut. However, Willie Mullins probably holds the key with Ifyoucatchmenow and CUT THE MUSTARD, and the latter is preferred.
  1. Cut The Mustard
  2. Ifyoucatchmenow
  3. Edene D'Arc

Previous Winners

2018
Pravalaguna
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00

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