14:45 Limerick

Monday 19 April 2021

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Kildimo (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 12.4s

Captain Kangaroo³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 126

1/5

Bumper winner. Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable eleventh of 25 in County Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft, 18/1) 31 days ago. Obvious claims returned to calmer waters.

Form: 1-43220

Gali Flight

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Fenton

50/1

Spider Flight gelding. Brother to fair French staying chaser Espoir. Dam multiple French bumper winner. Betting should guide on debut.

Form:

God Help Us¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: M Hurley

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, good to soft, 11/2) 18 days ago. Step back up in trip promises to suit on that evidence and each-way claims.

Form: 23

Johnny The Barber⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, last of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 41 days ago. Back up in trip. Hardto fancy.

Form: 9P0

Karakhan^t⁴⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

50/1

So You Think half-brother to useful hurdler/fair chaser Karezak. Fairly useful maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m) who was acquired for €11,000 on back of last run at Dundalk 13 months ago. Market should guide

Form:

Maccloud^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: K C Sexton| T: P Neville

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. 4/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 25 days ago, dropping away quickly. May do better when tackling handicaps in due course.

Form: P1-50

Nice To Meet²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: L Byrne

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 22 days ago.

Form: F-F409

Over Milk Wood¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: Olivia Hegarty

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in bumper at Clonmel (16f, good to soft, 250/1) 18 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 77

Smokey The Bandit³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: Mrs D Foster

15/2

Promising sort. Bettered previous hurdling exploits when second of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (24f, heavy, 14/1) 36 days ago, no match for winner. May well do better.

Form: 0942

The Dugout²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara

80/1

Once-raced maiden. 14/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago.

Form: P

Winter Fog⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy, 125/1) 53 days ago, not knocked about. Another who may do better tackling handicaps.

Form: PP/3575

Charlie's Rockstar⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 12/1 and hooded, eleventh of 14 in bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 49 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Crescent Lake¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: T O'Brien

40/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 14/1, first run since leaving John Joseph Murphy when fifteenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Sequoiaspirit¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Tenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Cork (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Pay Later¹⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

33/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 31f) Diamond Harry. Winning pointer, pulled up last time (Nov 8). Reserve 1.

Form: 41P5/F-P

Non-Runners

Not Available¹⁰⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

The Mighty Grey⁴⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: Daniel O'leary J: P D Kennedy

Maybenextyear³⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P Stafford J: Reserve 2

Mr Messi⁴²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D Howard J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Captain Kangaroo (1/5), Not Available (13/8), Smokey The Bandit (15/2), God Help Us (11/1), Maccloud (18/1), The Mighty Grey (20/1), Winter Fog (28/1), Pay Later (33/1), Nice To Meet (40/1), Crescent Lake (40/1), Charlie's Rockstar (40/1), Gali Flight (50/1), Karakhan (50/1), Sequoiaspirit (50/1), Mr Messi (66/1), Maybenextyear (66/1), The Dugout (80/1), Over Milk Wood (100/1), Johnny The Barber (200/1)

A winner of his sole start in bumpers, CAPTAIN KANGAROO has yet to run a bad race over hurdles, far from disgraced when midfield in the County at Cheltenham last month, and he's fancied to make the most of the return to calmer waters and come out on top. Not Available, Smokey The Bandit and God Help Us head up the dangers, in that order.