12:15 Limerick

Tuesday 16 November 2021

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LimerickRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 4m 51.10s

Barncroft²³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 23 days ago. More needed.

Form: 00-8

Bugscuffle¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 15 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 155 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with others preferred.

Form: 9-80

Crosshouse Boy¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 100

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, respectable seventh of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 9U47

Eternal Story³³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 33 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 9646

Harry Do Brasil^p1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (200/1) at Listowel (20f, good) 53 days ago, struggling when mistake sixth. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 0-00P

Herculaneum²³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 88

25/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy, 80/1) 23 days ago. Has lots to find on form.

Form: U46

Paddys Planet²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

10/11

Promising sort. 14/1, first run since leaving Roger McGrath when fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Galway (21.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Holds good claims on form.

Form: 3491-5

Ten Minutes³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: E McNamara

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 000

Abbeyfeale⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Unseated rider first in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 200/1) 9 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 2-788PU

Ashlea Dawn²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D J McInerney| T: P G Fahey

7/1

Modest hurdler. 50/1, excellent fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy) 22 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-57755

Eddies Pride^p1,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80

22/1

Poor chaser. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft, 8/1) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time with more required.

Form: P54468

Lovely Hans⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good, 50/1) 85 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and no forlorn hope.

Form: 708

Time Budget¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: I J Power| T: B J Hallahan

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 7/1) 167 days ago. Not ruled out if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: U6-50

Forecasts

Paddys Planet (10/11), Crosshouse Boy (9/2), Eternal Story (5/1), Ashlea Dawn (7/1), Barncroft (10/1), Time Budget (20/1), Eddies Pride (22/1), Herculaneum (25/1), Abbeyfeale (50/1), Lovely Hans (80/1), Ten Minutes (150/1), Harry Do Brasil (200/1), Bugscuffle (200/1)

PADDYS PLANET rates the clear pick on form and looks the way to go here with more improvement in the pipelines too. In-form mare Ashlea Dawn is next on the list, with Abbeyfeale appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.