12:25 Limerick

Monday 26 December 2022

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CJ Sheeran 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 23.0s

Byker⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

10/3

Fairly useful performer on Flat (will stay 1¾m), won handicap last time on final run for Richard Hannon. Interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Chequer Square¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

80/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 200/1, seventeenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Cornmarket¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 300/1, fourteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 00

Kanzino⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

8/1

Fair Flat winner, making jumps debut after landing seller 77 days ago.

Form:

Ludus¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

11/4

Fair winner at 14f on Flat. 33/1, fifth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 15 days ago. Will win races in this sphere.

Form: 05

Metamorpheus⁵⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: C A Landers| T: T Doyle

100/1

Half-brother to smart hurdler Sailors Warn. Last in maiden on Flat. Gelded after.

Form:

Paradise Lost⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: C O'Brien

9/2

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Fourth of 16 in maiden at the Curragh (9f, heavy, 33/1) 64 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form:

Realism¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Useful maiden on the Flat. 4/1, first run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when ninth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 15 days ago, not knocked about. Could do much better.

Form: 9

Scarbrook²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: E Sheehy

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 22 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: 50

Aegirine⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Tailed-off last in pair of Flat maidens.

Form:

Bayou Belle⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Seventh of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 125/1) 5 days ago.

Form: P7

Chemdawg⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

12/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Tenth of 14 in maiden (16/1) at Bellewstown (12.1f, good to soft) 84 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Willie McCreery.

Form:

Danza Della Luna¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

40/1

Fair Flat winner. 100/1, first run since leaving William Muir & Chris Grassick when eighteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Dubai Clover²³

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

Ludus (11/4), Realism (3/1), Byker (10/3), Paradise Lost (9/2), Dubai Clover (9/2), Kanzino (8/1), Chemdawg (12/1), Scarbrook (25/1), Danza Della Luna (40/1), Bayou Belle (50/1), Chequer Square (80/1), Cornmarket (80/1), Metamorpheus (100/1), Aegirine (100/1)

REALISM wasn't given a hard time once his chance had gone in a deep Cork juvenile a fortnight ago and he was solid in the betting that day. He could be capable of much better and gets the vote. Dubai Clover and Ludus have both shown plenty to work on, while Byker is an interesting recruit to hurdling for Charles Byrnes.