17:10 Limerick

Sunday 27 March 2022

All13:1513:4514:1614:5115:2616:0116:3517:10

Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 55.3s

Impulsive Dancer⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

10/3

15/2, won 8-runner bumper at Naas (15.8f, soft) on NH debut 84 days ago, well on top finish. First run for yard after leaving Richard John O'Brien. One to note.

Form: 1

Mercurey⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

1/4

30/100, won 7-runner bumper at Gowran (16f, soft) on NH debut 59 days ago, impressively. Open to considerable improvement and already sets the standard, so should maintain his unbeaten record.

Form: 1

Aide De Camp³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr J F O'Meara| T: D Hogan

12/1

Once-raced maiden. 11/1, second of 7 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 32 days ago. Should progress, so holds solid place claims.

Form: 2

Blizzard Of Oz

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr H D Dunne| T: L Byrne

14/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam unraced. Unlikely to feature in this.

Form:

Jimmy Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Elzaam gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stays 19f) Torcello.

Form:

Thunder

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M M McDonagh| T: J P Ryan

28/1

Mahler gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including useful 23f hurdle winner Torygraph, and half-brother to fair hurdler Kick On Dottie.

Form:

Tuffliketiger

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr H C Swan| T: P G Kelly

100/1

Vendangeur gelding. Dam, hurdle/chase winner up to 19f in France, half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (2½m-3m winner) Quel Esprit.

Form:

Tilloughna^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: D Budds

100/1

Soldier of Fortune filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Ballyneety and bumper winner/fairly useful 21f hurdle winner Wonderwall. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Forecasts

Mercurey (1/4), Impulsive Dancer (10/3), Aide De Camp (12/1), Blizzard Of Oz (14/1), Thunder (28/1), Tilloughna (100/1), Tuffliketiger (100/1), Jimmy Boy (100/1)

MERCUREY bolted up at Gowran on debut and has abundant potential, so he's fancied to go in again at the likely expense of his new stablemate Impulsive Dancer, who has been acquired on the back of a successful start for Richard O'Brien. Aide de Camp is also of some interest.