15:25 Limerick

Thursday 30 March 2023

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Locke Burger Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 20.4s

Wrecking Ball Paul^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 102

25/1

5/4, respectable seventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) 41 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. 9/19 on last hurdle run. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 30-4PP9

Another Million³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Leahy| OR: 97

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 22/1) 36 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: U-0630

Lovely Reaction⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: T Mullins| OR: 96| CD

4/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) 42 days ago, weakening when mistake next.

Form: 9801P

Fireworks⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 9f on the Flat. Fifteenth of 22 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 74 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 500

Old Chap²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 95

16/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft, 25/1). Off 8 months.

Form: 67-4406

Crowsatedappletart^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: M Winters| OR: 93

16/5

8/1, bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 7 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 002295

Hi Ski⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 93

16/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 33/1) 42 days ago, behind when pulled up before 3 out.

Form: 68294P

Out The Gap^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: P G Kelly| OR: 93

11/1

Bit below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (21f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 057776

Go Gill Go^t¹⁰⁰

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

17/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventeenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft, 10/1) 100 days ago.

Form: 083540

Kate Ill Know⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 86| D

4/1

Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 17/2) 9 days ago, travelling best. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7938-63

Love And Wishes¹¹²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: Jamie Sloan| OR: 86

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft). First run for yard after leaving R. K. Watson.

Form: 5P08P0/

Toon Town⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 86

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving John J. Walsh when 80/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 91 days ago.

Form: 890-0P

Emily's Fortune¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

25/1

Tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at this course (22f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 8S0000

Non-Runners

Young Fitzy⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: N Lee J: R P Geoghegan

Forecasts

Crowsatedappletart (16/5), Lovely Reaction (4/1), Kate Ill Know (4/1), Young Fitzy (9/2), Another Million (8/1), Go Gill Go (17/2), Out The Gap (11/1), Toon Town (14/1), Old Chap (16/1), Hi Ski (16/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (25/1), Emily's Fortune (25/1), Fireworks (28/1), Love And Wishes (50/1)

YOUNG FITZY has slipped to an attractive mark and again shaped as though his turn may be near when fourth here on Sunday. The 8-y-o can underline that impression by regaining the winning thread, perhaps at the chief expense of Crowsatedappletart, who wasn't seen to best effect back in this sphere at Cork last week. Kate Ill Know is also considered on the back of a creditable effort at Clonmel, while Firework is a possible improver now pitched into a handicap.