13:25 Limerick

Thursday 30 January 2020

All12:5513:2514:0014:3515:1015:4016:1016:45

Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 45.8s

Bavarian Girl⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Brien

50/1

Daughter of crack sire Getaway fell in lone point-to-point just four days ago. Market best guide here.

Form: F

Knockraha Katie⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J G Sheehan

50/1

Beaten 132L on hurdling debut at Cork over 2m4f. Found to have mucus in trachea post race but still has plenty to find in this contest.

Form: F-30

Lady Mccabe¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald

33/1

Maiden has had two hurdle races and six bumpers so far. Well beaten fourth to Moyode Gold latest who goes in the 12:55 today.

Form: 5336-P4

Miss Pernickety^b⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

Well-beaten seventh on hurdles bow over 2m7f at Thurles before finishing midfield in a bumper. More needed but suspect her best days are still ahead.

Form: 323-75

Rathbawn Rose¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy

33/1

Placed in six of her eight point-to-points so has ability but is a late comer to racing under Rules and a refusal last time is a concern.

Form: 3226/2R

Royal Mahler¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K J Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne

66/1

Gradually regressed from the lead to 14th of 19 on debut earlier in the month and must improve vastly on that to figure here.

Form: 0

Well Polly⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Fogarty| T: A J McNamara

66/1

Unplaced in six so far. Bumped into smart sorts in both hurdles races but completely tailed off in both so others are preferred.

Form: 984500

Wilder Mind^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

100/1

Beaten over 100L in both bumpers so can only be watched here.

Form: 09

Ballybeatnik

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

40/1

Newcomer a half-sister to Grade One winning chaser The Storyteller among others. One to note in the market in a contest lacking depth.

Form:

Chelseas Friend^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan

100/1

Failed to complete the course in four point-to-point starts before three poor efforts in bumpers since May including a 128L defeat at Naas last month.

Form: FFU-8D0

Glennanar

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

100/1

Newcomer by Yeats a half-sister to ordinary 2m hurdle winner Golden Glen. Likely best watched here.

Form:

Lamarckise⁶⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Well-related French import finished third in lone French start 658-days ago. Yard unparalleled with French imports and runners back from long layoffs so bold bid fully expected.

Form: 3/

Tune The Chello²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

Built on promising debut when a close second over this trip at Tramore latest. Undoubtedly that the best form on offer so probably the one to beat although the Mullins representative hard to gauge.

Form: 2-42

Yabo¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle

9/1

Fair form in last two bumpers where she finished third and fourth respectively and in a weak contest she has place claims first time up if she jumps well.

Form: 5-634

Non-Runners

Bluesea Storm

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Ahern J: Reserve 1

Robin Des Ruby¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E Griffin J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Lamarckise (2/5), Tune The Chello (3/1), Yabo (9/1), Miss Pernickety (12/1), Bluesea Storm (25/1), Lady Mccabe (33/1), Rathbawn Rose (33/1), Ballybeatnik (40/1), Knockraha Katie (50/1), Bavarian Girl (50/1), Robin Des Ruby (50/1), Well Polly (66/1), Royal Mahler (66/1), Chelseas Friend (100/1), Glennanar (100/1), Wilder Mind (100/1)

In a very weak race from a depth perspective this is probably between LAMARCKISE and Tune The Chello. The latter ran well enough latest to set a fair standard but Willie Mullins' record with French imports and current red-hot form is enough to chance his charge. Newcomer Ballybeatnik, a half-sister to The Storyteller could easily make the frame.