13:40 Limerick

Tuesday 1 December 2020

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LimerickRaces.ie Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:49 | Winning time: 5m 25.2s

Buck Rogers¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 109

6/1

Winner at Wexford in October. 9/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 11 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Each-way claims at best.

Form: 76-5414

Longacre Square²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Third of 14 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 743

More Info^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 104

6/1

Fair hurdler. Bumper winner at Clonmel in September. Excellent second of 11 in novice hurdle (17/2) at this course (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 2D1032

Castlegrange³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 103

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Brought down in minor event chase (18/1) at Wexford (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 37 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not discounted.

Form: 4/8782-B

Elusive Star¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: M Hourigan

10/3

Fair hurdler. Excellent second of 14 in novice hurdle (14/1) at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 224P-62

Beating The Odds²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 101| D

3/1

Fair hurdler. 16/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy) 21 days ago. High on the shortlist.

Form: 76628-1

Call The Fairies¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 99

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 10/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Others preferred from a win point of view.

Form: 04225

Lauderdale Lady¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 100

10/1

Fair hurdler. Winner at Ballinrobe in August. 9/1, creditable third of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 14 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Place possibilities.

Form: 042153

Riverdene³⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 99

18/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. Bit below form eleventh of 25 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft). Entitled to need the run following 11 months off.

Form: 5/54350-

Stormy Master^p⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett| OR: 86| BF

33/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, soft, 7/2) 67 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 00-F555

But I Like It^p,t⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 87

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good to soft) 86 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9-9580

Non-Runners

Handsworth²³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: J P Dempsey J: L P Dempsey

Forecasts

Beating The Odds (3/1), Elusive Star (10/3), Buck Rogers (6/1), More Info (6/1), Castlegrange (15/2), Longacre Square (9/1), Lauderdale Lady (10/1), Handsworth (12/1), Call The Fairies (16/1), Riverdene (18/1), Stormy Master (33/1), But I Like It (200/1)

The vote goes to MORE INFO, who posted her best effort yet in this sphere when hitting the crossbar over 2m here a fortnight ago. This step back up in trip is unlikely to pose a problem. Beating The Odds, successful at Fairyhouse last time, is next on the list ahead of Lauderdale Lady. An on-song Riverdene would be a danger to all, but he'll probably come on for the run.