15:17 Limerick

Tuesday 31 January 2023

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Support Patrickswell GAA Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 4m 26.10s

Coco Lightning¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey⁽²⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 95

28/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 10 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0U955P

Out The Gap¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 95

12/1

28/1, seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft) in October, losing touch before 2 out. Has been given a break since and he may have more to offer now switched to handicaps. Market should guide.

Form: 08/0577

Fiery Brown¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 93

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, second of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F-22882

Carmels Gift³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: A McCurtin| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 89

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, possibly needed the run on back of 21 months off when thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 35 days ago. Entitled to be sharper now.

Form: U066/0

Port Rashid⁴⁹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: T Townend| OR: 89| D

25/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in April 2021. Bit below form seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 25/1). Off 16 months.

Form: 01/5667-

Caoimhes Pet³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 87

6/4

5/1, excellent second of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 31 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 009842

Whip Whitaker⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Liam Quinlan⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 87

16/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, soft, 100/1) 9 days ago, outpaced home turn and no threat after. Still, should hold more chance now attentions switched to handicaps.

Form: 585P64

Beau's Candle³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald| OR: 86

16/1

50/1, eighth of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 33 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 65-9578

Getaway Master²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽²⁾| T: Richard Daniels| OR: 81

14/1

20/1 and hooded for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good), beaten before 2 out. Off 9 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon.

Form: 7078P-P

Pont Audemer³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 91

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 35 days ago. Stable in good form. Likely to improve.

Form: 0000

Non-Runners

Fons Vivus³⁰

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: Padraig Butler J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Caoimhes Pet (6/4), Pont Audemer (3/1), Fons Vivus (11/2), Fiery Brown (13/2), Carmels Gift (11/1), Out The Gap (12/1), Getaway Master (14/1), Beau's Candle (16/1), Whip Whitaker (16/1), Port Rashid (25/1), Coco Lightning (28/1)

CAOIMHES PET marked herself down as one to be interested in when runner-up at Punchestown 31 days ago, making a bad mistake 2 out and keeping on. She gets the nod to open her account from a 3 lb higher mark, with Fiery Brown, Fons Vivus and Pont Audemer representing the chief threats.