16:30 Limerick

Saturday 23 April 2022

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LimerickRaces.ie Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 44.75s

(5)

Laughifuwant¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 99| D

22/1

33/1, 5½ lengths eighth of 11 to Markaz Paname in Gladness Stakes at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 00360-8

(11)

Toshizou^t²³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95

10/3

Nineteenth of 27 in handicap (7/1) at the Curragh (8f, good). Off 7 months. Shaped well on penultimate outing and remains with potential having just his seventh career outing.

Form: 315/440-

(10)

Onlyhuman^p⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: A M Glynn⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 94| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 5/1, bit below form fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown 47 days ago. Has ben given a chance by the handicapper ahead of this Flat return, so worth a market check.

Form: 155030/

(3)

Spanish Tenor²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 94| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 16/1, won 13-runner handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft) 27 days ago, well on top finish. Demands plenty of respect.

Form: 50938-1

(8)

Morph Speed²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: R O'Brien| OR: 91

8/1

Four wins from 9 runs last year. 18/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Navan (13f, good to soft) 25 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 11601-6

(1)

Comfort Line^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 86| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form sixth of 17 in handicap (9/2) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 7050-26

(6)

Business^h⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 82

9/1

4/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Dundalk (7f) 80 days ago. Arrives on a four-timer and should make his presence felt if he's just as effective back on turf.

Form: 22411-1

(7)

New Hill¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 80

11/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 16 days ago. Stable in good form. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 53118-8

(12)

Breaking Story⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 78

5/2

One win from 24 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap (7/2) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 6-08354

Non-Runners

(4)

My Holy Fox¹⁶⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Scott McCullagh

(2)

Soaring Monarch²¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Ben Coen

(9)

Starting Monday¹⁸⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: G Scott J: Killian Leonard

Forecasts

Breaking Story (5/2), Toshizou (10/3), Comfort Line (6/1), My Holy Fox (6/1), Spanish Tenor (8/1), Morph Speed (8/1), Starting Monday (8/1), Business (9/1), New Hill (11/1), Soaring Monarch (14/1), Laughifuwant (22/1), Onlyhuman (22/1)

TOSHIZOU shaped well at the Curragh on the second of three starts last term and, while his final one was a touch underwhelming, he's in good hands and fancied to get back on the up after 7 months off. Spanish Tenor is respected after a successful return at Naas and the four-timer seeking Business should play a part.