15:42 Limerick

Friday 29 December 2023

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QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 5m 33.8s

Johngus²^{(ex 7)}

Age: 9| Weight: 12-7| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 95| BF| C

9/4

20/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, unknown) 2 days ago. Carries penalty. Merits consideration.

Form: 40317-1

Natural Breeze^b1²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

8/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 7/1) 22 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 832244

St Denis's Well^t³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 92

9/2

1 win from 2 runs this season. Creditable fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Down Royal (17f, soft) 3 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 049P-14

Young Fitzy^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 91

14/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Shortlist material.

Form: 4-66036

Another Ocana³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 90

9/1

8/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy) 38 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 336-506

Imbolc¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Sheehy| OR: 87

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 15 days ago. Plenty to find on form. Engaged 1.30 here Thursday.

Form: P-4709

The Flying Donkey³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Dullea| OR: 87

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Tramore (21f, soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 0604

Askwell²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 86

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft, 28/1) 29 days ago. Had shown promise in his qualifying runs prior to that.

Form: 0080

I'm For Home¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R K Watson| OR: 86

22/1

28/1, creditable tenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Engaged 1.30 here Thursday.

Form: 700-880

Five Minutes More⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Treacy| T: R Tyner| OR: 85

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (125/1) at Gowran (20f, heavy) 48 days ago.

Form: 0000

A Nod To Getaway^t1⁵³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: S C Cronin⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 83

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Killarney (17f, good). Off 17 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: F3/9890-

Kate Ill Know²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 81

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 11/1, first run since leaving Miss D. M. O'Shea when below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 22 days ago. Should strip fitter for the run. Enters calculations.

Form: 8/637-67

Added Bonus^p,t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

33/1

One win from 35 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Tramore (21f, soft) 31 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 577290

Eddies Pride^h,t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80

14/1

One win from 32 NH runs. Good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy, 18/1) 22 days ago, barely adequate test. Can give a good account if getting a run. RESERVE.

Form: 5127-63

Non-Runners

Idol⁵⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Maid In Manhattan⁹⁷⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: D Collins J: P J O'Hanlon

Fireworks¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Sam Ewing

Thelonglad¹⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: M J McDonagh J: Philip Donovan

Whiskey Lady³¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: G Scott J: D King

Legacy Of Dreams⁵⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Johngus (9/4), St Denis's Well (9/2), Natural Breeze (8/1), A Nod To Getaway (8/1), Another Ocana (9/1), The Flying Donkey (9/1), Whiskey Lady (10/1), Idol (12/1), Young Fitzy (14/1), Eddies Pride (14/1), Imbolc (16/1), Legacy Of Dreams (16/1), I'm For Home (22/1), Kate Ill Know (22/1), Thelonglad (25/1), Fireworks (25/1), Maid In Manhattan (25/1), Askwell (28/1), Added Bonus (33/1), Five Minutes More (80/1)

The suggestion is ST DENIS'S WELL, assuming this doesn't come too soon after Down Royal on Tuesday. Young Fitzy arrives on the back of a couple of decent runs and also makes the shortlist along with Wednesday's Limerick-winner Johngus and Philip Rothwell pair Legacy of Dreams and Natural Breeze.