14:05 Limerick

Friday 29 December 2023

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Parkway Shopping Centre Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 28.4s

Splashing Out^p³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 116| CD

1/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 18/5) 38 days ago, easily. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 450-441

The Shantou King^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: Aengus King| OR: 116| D

25/1

Fair hurdler. 50/1, pulled up in listed hurdle at Cork (24f, soft) 54 days ago won by Solitary Man. Significantly back down in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 45271P

She's A Fine Wine⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114| CD

15/8

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. C&D winner. Creditable 10¼ lengths third of 6 to What's Up Darling in For Auction Novices' Hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 10/3) 41 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 210-13

Ages Of Man^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A McCann| OR: 110

14/1

Fair hurdler. 28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, unseated rider start in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) on IRE flat debut 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 64026-8

Clodders Dream⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

6/1

Fair hurdler. 17/2, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.9f, soft) 47 days ago.

Form: 04244-0

Starman^h²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 109

14/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in September. 40/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 27 days ago. Looks competitive on form if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 152260

Non-Runners

Rockview Consort¹²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Ask The Bookie³⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: G Scott J: D King

Forecasts

Splashing Out (1/1), She's A Fine Wine (15/8), Rockview Consort (5/1), Clodders Dream (6/1), Ask The Bookie (8/1), Starman (14/1), Ages Of Man (14/1), The Shantou King (25/1)

SPLASHING OUT took a C&D handicap in great style last time out and looks the way to go back in maiden company. C&D winner She's A Fine Wine appeals as a big threat though, with Rockview Consort and Starman also in the picture.