15:35 Limerick

Thursday 29 December 2022

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Party Time Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 6.30s

Castlehill Boy⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 100

28/1

100/1, good fourth of 20 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 61 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John J. Walsh. Warrants respect on handicap debut.

Form: 0/3F58-4

Housemartin⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 97

7/2

14/1, creditable tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) 42 days ago. May do better now sent handicapping.

Form: 32-3540

Rolly Bowley Boy^p1,h⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 97

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in novice hurdle (15/2) at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 69 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: P-7436

Bluebell Diva^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris| OR: 96

9/4

Built on previous improved effort when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 21 days ago, finding extra. 7 lb higher now but remains low mileage.

Form: 70-6721

A Mere Bagatelle^p²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95

13/2

Creditable efforts last twice, latest when fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at this course (16f, soft) 2 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 463525

Doyen Ta Win^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 92

8/1

Respectable 10¼ lengths third of 14 to Bluebell Diva in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 007023

Karayaz^t⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: John Cullen| OR: 91

33/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 83 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-298F9

Wild Caprice⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 90

50/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 22/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft) 9 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 420950

Robin De Light²⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C A Landers| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 89

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 50/1). Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000-

Toon Town⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 89

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 25/1) 53 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John J. Walsh. Others preferred.

Form: 890-0

Bugscuffle^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan| OR: 88

10/1

Showed more than previously, in first-time cheekpieces, when good third of 14 in novice hurdle over C&D (heavy, 50/1) 37 days ago. Claims if building on that back handicapping.

Form: 505-0P3

Glenabo Bridge^p,t³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: James Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 88

9/1

14/1, bit below form eleventh of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Looks competitive on form. Engaged 2.05 Limerick Wednesday.

Form: P87560

Red Lemonade⁴⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley| T: W J Austin| OR: 88

33/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Gowran (20f, good to soft). Off 13 months.

Form: 6050/40-

Extreme Cacao²⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 87

12/1

In the process of showing improved form when falling 2 out in handicap hurdle at this course (22f, heavy, 11/1) in March, second at the time. Warrants respect on return.

Form: 00/000F-

Monnie Shanahan^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 86

66/1

50/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 33 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 3-60000

Fortunate Lady³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 85

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at this C&D (heavy) 37 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9808

Keep 'em Lit^t1⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Kelly| OR: 85

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 88 days ago, slow first. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 76/00-0P

Non-Runners

Feyan⁹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: E McCarthy J: Gary Noonan

Vocal Queen⁸⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: B W Duke J: Reserve 1

Duffys Hodey¹⁶⁷

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Londonofficecallin¹⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: Miss E McCutcheon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bluebell Diva (9/4), Housemartin (7/2), A Mere Bagatelle (13/2), Doyen Ta Win (8/1), Glenabo Bridge (9/1), Bugscuffle (10/1), Extreme Cacao (12/1), Feyan (14/1), Rolly Bowley Boy (16/1), Duffys Hodey (20/1), Fortunate Lady (25/1), Keep 'em Lit (25/1), Vocal Queen (25/1), Londonofficecallin (25/1), Castlehill Boy (28/1), Red Lemonade (33/1), Karayaz (33/1), Wild Caprice (50/1), Robin De Light (66/1), Monnie Shanahan (66/1), Toon Town (80/1)

BLUEBELL DIVA is going the right way and can record her second victory. Bugscuffle and A Mere Bagatelle head the list of dangers.