15:55 Limerick

Monday 28 December 2020

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Doherty Woodshavings Flat Race

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 5m 31.20s

Ballywilliam Boy⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss L A Hourigan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan

25/1

Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) 60 days ago, refusing to settle. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 77

Champagne Monarch^t¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: S J Mahon

150/1

Unseated on sole start in points in November 2019. Tongue strap on, last of 11 in bumper (125/1) at Galway (18.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 151 days ago.

Form: U-0

Lucky Tenner⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Perry⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

4/1

Third of 9 in bumper (9/2) at Thurles (16f, soft) on NH debut 53 days ago. That was a promising start.

Form: 3

Mustafa^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

11/1

Winged Love gelding. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Play The Knave

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien

100/1

Scorpion gelding. Dam little impact under Rules.

Form:

Bottle Hill

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr B M Linehan⁽⁷⁾| T: B F Murphy

22/1

Malinas gelding. Half-brother to temperamental but modest hurdler Minnie Escape. Dam (h121) 2m-2½m hurdle winner.

Form:

Hollywood West

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr M McGuane⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

33/1

Westerner gelding. Dam, ran once over hurdles, sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Questions Answered.

Form:

Routine Excellence⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

3/1

€35,000 3-y-o, £46,610 4-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Well Tuned, stayed 3m. Won sole start in points (Oct 18).

Form: 1

Where It All Began

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

10/11

€72,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/high-class chaser Rathvinden, stays 4¼m, and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Chapel Stile.

Form:

Non-Runners

Quite Incredible⁷⁹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Mr Pat Taaffe

Forecasts

Where It All Began (10/11), Routine Excellence (3/1), Quite Incredible (7/2), Lucky Tenner (4/1), Mustafa (11/1), Bottle Hill (22/1), Ballywilliam Boy (25/1), Hollywood West (33/1), Play The Knave (100/1), Champagne Monarch (150/1)

ROUTINE EXCELLENCE won his sole start between the flags in October and representing a successful yard, is selected to remain unbeaten, though market support for stoutly-bred newcomer Where It All Began would have to be noted given the stable he represents. Lucky Tenner and Quite Incredible have shown enough to think they too can get involved.