12:30 Limerick

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Limerick Racecourse Vets Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 6m 1.10s

Buttons And Bows⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: P J Flynn

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, soft) 62 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4-03046

Et Dite^p1⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

6/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Pulled up in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 5/1) on debut over fences 46 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 45226-P

Feyan²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 86| D

40/1

Modest hurdler. Career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle (11/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 23 days ago (second past the post but subsequently promoted). Makes chase debut.

Form: 339-241

Larquebuse^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| D

13/8

Bumper/hurdles winner who has shown ability both starts in this sphere, latest when third of 7 in novice chase at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1416-53

Miss Pernickety⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P E Corbett| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Fair hurdler. 11/2, creditable second of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, soft) 40 days ago. Has experience in Points and merits consideration on chase debut.

Form: 7523P-2

New Money^b1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 15/2 and cheekpieces on, pulled up in hunter chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) on NH debut 49 days ago, struggling before 5 out. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 522-P41

Rosfoyle³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: B O'Keeffe

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Aiden Fitzgerald when 200/1, fell in minor event chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 37 days ago.

Form: 14B22-F

Scarlet And Dove²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| C

13/8

Posted useful efforts both starts over fences, latest when second of 6 in Gr 3 chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 23 days ago. Holds leading claims.

Form: 1/514-22

Sovereign Gold^t1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| BF

7/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 13 in novice hurdle (6/4) at Thurles (22.9f, soft) 40 days ago. Makes chase debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 211-34

Non-Runners

Darrens Diamond³⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: R Murphy J: K J Brouder

Laura Bullion⁴⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: J M Moore

Forecasts

Scarlet And Dove (13/8), Larquebuse (13/8), Et Dite (6/1), Sovereign Gold (7/1), Laura Bullion (12/1), Miss Pernickety (20/1), Buttons And Bows (28/1), Darrens Diamond (33/1), Feyan (40/1), New Money (150/1), Rosfoyle (150/1)

SCARLET AND DOVE acquitted herself well in a stronger event last time and can open her account. Larquebuse looks the obvious danger whilst Miss Pernickety may be the pick of the chase debutants.