13:40 Limerick

Tuesday 1 February 2022

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Limerick Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 5m 35.90s

Owl Creek Bridge³⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara| OR: 102| CD

12/1

Fair winner at 22f in chases. Career best when winning 14-runner novice chase at Punchestown (22.4f, heavy, 7/1) on debut over fences, responding well. Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 59/84P1-

Quarry Girl^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 99

25/1

18/1, third of 12 in novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy) 24 days ago, running on. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 440-803

Donnrua Dream³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98| CD

9/4

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 33/1) 35 days ago, driven out. Booking of Condon a plus. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-59001

Coconut Tudor⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D L Queally| T: G Kelleher| OR: 97

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form seventh of 17 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2F-767

Earths Furies^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 94| BF| C

3/1

Winner in chase here in December. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap chase at this course (22.6f, heavy, 5/2) 34 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has good chance from lower hurdles mark.

Form: 027215

Half Shot^h⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 93

16/1

14/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 61 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 2-59007

Little Token^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: M Hamill| T: J P O'Keeffe| OR: 93

22/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy, 11/1) 54 days ago.

Form: 335-275

Harry Do Brasil^p,t1⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 92

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, good to soft, 200/1) 77 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-00P4

Problem Solver³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 90

40/1

Unreliable individual. 9/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 4-84768

Be My Dream¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: J R Finn| OR: 88

12/1

9/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy) 16 days ago, keeping on well. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 02P/652

Ballyegan Park³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B Browne| T: E O'Grady| OR: 87

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 34 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive. Engaged 3.50 Punchestown Monday.

Form: PF-9006

Cahirmee^t1³¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: B O'Keeffe| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, below form seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, heavy). Off 10 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 0607-

Royal Rhythm^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

8/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, respectable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy) 35 days ago.

Form: 04-40P4

Grey Habit^b1³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 83

25/1

33/1, first run since leaving P. Meany when below form eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy) 35 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: P1/P3F-8

Non-Runners

Ask Blossomfort³⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: B Cawley J: P J Cawley

Mise Raftaire¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: A McCann J: Reserve 1

Windmill Lady⁴⁷

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: Mrs P Dobbs J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Donnrua Dream (9/4), Earths Furies (3/1), Ask Blossomfort (7/1), Royal Rhythm (8/1), Ballyegan Park (8/1), Owl Creek Bridge (12/1), Be My Dream (12/1), Half Shot (16/1), Coconut Tudor (16/1), Mise Raftaire (16/1), Harry Do Brasil (22/1), Little Token (22/1), Quarry Girl (25/1), Grey Habit (25/1), Windmill Lady (33/1), Problem Solver (40/1), Cahirmee (66/1)

EARTHS FURIES has had a pretty productive time of things over fences and now looks very interesting from a lower hurdles mark. Donnrua Dream was better than ever over C&D a month ago and is second choice, with Ask Blossomfort another to consider.