16:50 Limerick

Sunday 15 March 2020

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Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 7m 32.90s

Denham Hana^t⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 113| C

7/2

Not been out of the first two in her last three appearances at this track and won the maiden hurdle at this meeting last year (2m5f); has taken well to chasing; one to consider.

Form: 2/16-372

Ask And Answer^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 106| BF

5/2

Off the mark over the larger obstacles at the sixth time of asking when landing a Navan 3m handicap earlier this month off a 9lb lower mark; has been consistent of late and certainly deserves another success but current mark is a problem.

Form: 665123

Lacken Bridge^p¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 102

15/2

Was totally out of form since returning to action over fences in December but then put in a fine effort last time out at Clonmel earlier this month; if carrying on in that vein then he looks to be on a fair handicap mark.

Form: 5-558P2

Misty Adage¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 96

7/2

Has been a revelation since the turn of the year and finally got her reward when just prevailing last time out at Clonmel; could still be improving over fences and 5lb extra might not be enough to stop her scoring again.

Form: 502521

Kildrum²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 88

20/1

Well beaten when never a factor in a three of starts over timber since December finishing over 50L adrift of the winner on two occasions and falling at the first flight last time; needs to improve.

Form: 63209F

Shrewdoperator^b,t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

66/1

Winner of three of his 23 starts over fences with last win coming over 18 months ago in a Cork 2m handicap chase; now racing 7lb lower than last winning mark but recent form has been poor.

Form: 6PP66P

Turndownthevolume^p1⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: R Tector| OR: 88

11/1

Mixed bag of efforts in a number of starts over fences since returning from a break in October. Market likely to be the best guide in this contest.

Form: 6-P244P

Enduring Love^t1¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

16/1

Off the mark at the eighth attempt over fences when scoring at Fairyhouse in November off a 2lb lower mark but has struggled somewhat since and is prone to jumping errors; first-time tongue tie applied.

Form: 336U64

Witness Of Fashion^p¹³

Age: 14| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney| OR: 84| D

9/1

Still running well in the latter stages of his career with the veteran visiting the winners enclosure as recently as November; capable of a big run if in the mood.

Form: 615275

Killisk Ben Rose⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Enright| T: R P Rath| OR: 77

16/1

Began to show some promise at the backend of last season and not disgraced after long break when returning at Thurles in January; improved next time out at Down Royal but hard to pick from out of the handicap.

Form: 2/F44-75

Result Amended

No amendments found in result.

Non-Runners

Kayf Thou⁵⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: L P Dempsey

Highest Benefit¹³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 11

T: W J Austin J: T Ryan

Forecasts

Ask And Answer (5/2), Misty Adage (7/2), Denham Hana (7/2), Kayf Thou (9/2), Highest Benefit (7/1), Lacken Bridge (15/2), Witness Of Fashion (9/1), Turndownthevolume (11/1), Enduring Love (16/1), Killisk Ben Rose (16/1), Kildrum (20/1), Shrewdoperator (66/1)

This looks a fairly wide open contest but it may pay to stick with recent winners and the selection is MISTY ADAGE who had been slowly gearing up for success before winning last time out at Clonmel. There may still be some more improvement to come meaning she can take her extra weight in the handicap in her stride. If she does falter then a horse like Ask And Answer could take advantage. He has been a model of consistency of late and deserves another win. Killisk Ben Rose has to race from out of the handicap but she has been making steady progress of late and may go well at a fair price.