17:00 Limerick

Saturday 11 June 2022

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Limerick Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 40.86s

(1)

Alessandro Algardi^t²⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91| D

9/4

Confirmed debut promise when on 17-runner maiden (6/5) at Cork (8f, good), comfortably. Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 41-

(5)

Summit Star²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 89

25/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. 16/1, fifteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Seems better on AW.

Form: 12-1320

(10)

Mazagran²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 87| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 20/1), not ideally placed. Off 7 months. Others make more appeal.

Form: 601080-

(2)

Dedillon¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 85| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 8/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10.1f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs to put that blip behind her.

Form: 804616

(4)

Riot^t1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 85

4/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Stable in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can't be discounted from handy mark.

Form: 57-7006

(7)

Aurora Princess^v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 83| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 28/1, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 18-0100

(12)

Magic Chegaga¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: B Duffy| OR: 82

15/2

12/1, first run since leaving T. Gibney when ninth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10.1f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 21390-9

(11)

Dragon Of Malta^b²²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 79| C| D

28/1

Course winner. 8/1, below form eighth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 912028-

(6)

Eloquent Arthur²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 74

8/1

Bit below form fourth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 22 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 47-6504

(9)

Chambery Prince²⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: A Lee| OR: 66

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, creditable 7 lengths fifth of 17 to Alessandro Algardi in maiden at Cork (8f, good), running on. Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut. Could do better.

Form: 6855-

Non-Runners

(8)

Jason The Militant²²³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Billy Lee

(14)

Breaking Story³³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: R O'Brien J: Nathan Crosse

(3)

Sherkin Island²³⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(13)

Doolin Dancer⁴⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: P J F Murphy J: Gavin Ryan

Forecasts

Alessandro Algardi (9/4), Riot (4/1), Jason The Militant (4/1), Mazagran (5/1), Breaking Story (6/1), Magic Chegaga (15/2), Eloquent Arthur (8/1), Dedillon (11/1), Aurora Princess (12/1), Sherkin Island (12/1), Chambery Prince (20/1), Summit Star (25/1), Doolin Dancer (25/1), Dragon Of Malta (28/1)

ALESSANDRO ALGARDI's 9-month absence since opening his account at Cork is slightly concerning but, such was the impression he made that day, he's well worth a chance to double his tally at the likely expense of Jason The Militant, the class horse in the field. Riot looks the pick of the remainder.