20:10 Limerick

Friday 27 May 2022

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Limerick Handicap Chase

Off time: 20:11 | Winning time: 6m 39.04s

Ragnar Lodbrok^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

11/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Fell in handicap chase at Down Royal (26.2f, good, 15/2) 25 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0268P-F

Sizing Rome^v1¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 116| D

33/1

Fourth of 8 in hunter chase (10/1) at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 160F/2-4

Heroes Of Renown^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: J Motherway| OR: 115

17/2

Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 20/1, respectable third of 10 in novice chase at Tipperary (23.3f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 3FU87-3

Mister Bells^b,t1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 113| C

11/2

Course winner. Good second of 11 in handicap chase (18/1) at Down Royal (26.2f, good) 25 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can't be discounted.

Form: 1P870-2

Super Citizen^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 113

15/2

Latest win in chase at Leopardstown in March. Eleventh of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (25f, good, 20/1) 27 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5U3130-

Ask Cory^b²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

6/1

10/1, good third of 11 in handicap chase at Down Royal (26.2f, good) 25 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 12600-3

Balinaboola Steel^p,t¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 110| C

17/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Wexford (24.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 08P3-05

Twilight Girl¹¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 109

20/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in August. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.7f, good to soft, 40/1) 118 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 4126P0-

Clonmoyle²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 108

15/2

Winner in chase at Tramore in April. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (21.2f, good to soft, 7/1) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Needs more from this mark.

Form: 883515-

Oscer Romero^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 107| D

16/1

Three wins from 11 runs last season. Below form fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Down Royal (26.2f, good, 17/2) 25 days ago.

Form: P704P-5

Avec Espoir¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 101

10/1

One win from 26 NH runs. 16/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Merits respect.

Form: 2830F-4

Father Jed¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 101| D

5/1

Improved to win 14-runner handicap hurdle (18/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 15 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 19086-1

Non-Runners

Glorious Galway¹³¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: D McNamara J: Sean O'Keeffe

Norwigi¹²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: E Bolger J: Mark Walsh

Fox Watch¹¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: A Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Earths Furies¹²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Jack Kennedy

Back The West²²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: I Madden J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Father Jed (5/1), Mister Bells (11/2), Ask Cory (6/1), Norwigi (13/2), Super Citizen (15/2), Clonmoyle (15/2), Fox Watch (8/1), Balinaboola Steel (17/2), Heroes Of Renown (17/2), Avec Espoir (10/1), Back The West (10/1), Ragnar Lodbrok (11/1), Glorious Galway (14/1), Oscer Romero (16/1), Twilight Girl (20/1), Earths Furies (25/1), Sizing Rome (33/1)

FATHER JED improved to land a handicap hurdle off a 1 lb higher mark 15 days ago and, back over fences, makes plenty of appeal in the follow-up bid. He's preferred to the in-form Fox Watch, who should be suited by this slightly shorter trip than last time. Ask Cory is another one to consider.