16:40 Limerick

Thursday 22 July 2021

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Crecora (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 4m 50.30s

California King¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 50/1) 18 days ago. Back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 700/098

Chesterville^h¹⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 92

7/1

Modest chaser. Tenth of 14 in novice chase at Cork (20f, good to soft, 250/1) 109 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Neville with more needed back in this sphere. Hood refitted.

Form: 685650-

Galros Jimmy^p,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 87

100/1

Poor chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in handicap chase (33/1) at this course (22.2f, good) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles but others are preferred.

Form: 0/09-500

Get Connected^p1⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L J Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and has plenty to find.

Form: F009P-4

Kilgorey^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 101

10/3

Fair hurdler. Took big step back in right direction when seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good to soft, 50/1) 7 days ago. Tongue strap refitted, and he has good chance on form.

Form: 545-797

Lanziano¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good) on hurdles bow 13 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-B9

Moakland⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, good fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 9 days ago. Needs another step forward here, though.

Form: 8694

One Free Man¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, soft, 9/1) 16 days ago. Stable having good spell so he's no forlorn hope back up in trip.

Form: 970-4

Opie Houdini¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 150 days ago. Up in trip with fair bit more required.

Form: 08P77-

Orcadian Symphony¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young

14/1

Modest hurdler. Off 7 months and not disgraced when fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 84P48-5

Rocky Stream^b1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M A Cahill| OR: 86

100/1

Poor maiden under NH rules. 250/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time with lots to find on form.

Form: 0008

Rodgers Park⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

33/1

Modest hurdler. 14/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: 6FF9P-9

Roman Dylan^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 89

22/1

Poor hurdler. 20/1, good eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good) 36 days ago, despite refusing to settle. Has plenty to find on form.

Form: 006-0S8

Shake Him Up³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| BF

5/6

Gambled on and easily best run when fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good) 34 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0F80-5

Synone⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

12/1

100/1 but best of three runs over hurdles when fourth of 11 in novice at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 9 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 0-U64

Non-Runners

Owbeg³³⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: R P Cody J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Shake Him Up (5/6), Kilgorey (10/3), Chesterville (7/1), One Free Man (8/1), Synone (12/1), Orcadian Symphony (14/1), Roman Dylan (22/1), Owbeg (25/1), Rodgers Park (33/1), Moakland (50/1), Opie Houdini (50/1), California King (50/1), Get Connected (66/1), Rocky Stream (100/1), Galros Jimmy (100/1), Lanziano (150/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest, and KILGOREY looks the way to go having hinted strongly at a revival when seventh in a big-field handicap at Killarney last week. Shake Him Up failed to justify support when fifth at Down Royal last month but still posted a good effort so must enter calculations. One Free Man, Synone and Orcadian Symphony can fight it out for minor honours.