15:10 Limerick

Tuesday 30 January 2024

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Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 42.70s

Kellie's Dream²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: T Ryan⁽²⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 95| D

11/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 10 in novice chase (16/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 24 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 416956

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Flemens Intrest⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: David Barry| OR: 93

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.8f, heavy) 51 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 41-060

Beeverstown Place^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 91

14/1

Good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 19 days ago, going in snatches. Thereabouts.

Form: P-00304

Joeswayornoway¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 91| D

10/1

Unreliable sort. Creditable third of 21 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: P65-053

Carlas Big Jim¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 88

5/1

Creditable second of 10 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 19 days ago. One to consider.

Form: P99522

Fourleaf Shamrock²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 87

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, sixteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 080

Go Gill Go^t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁴⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 87

11/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Fell in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 47 days ago.

Form: 3-9730F

Man River^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 86

16/1

16/1, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: 600/368

Pana To Milan^p1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 86

9/2

7/1, shaped as if still in good form when eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.1f, soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: P90358

You Make Me Smile¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 86

80/1

Eleventh of 25 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 57-0000

Thelonglad¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 85

12/1

14/1, below form thirteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000-400

Tingarran Express^h1⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 82

6/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 3/1, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 47 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 3-6F055

Brilliant Question^t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁴⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 80

11/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Fairyhouse (16.1f, heavy) 45 days ago.

Form: 38PP/45

Likable Chancer^b,t¹⁰³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel King| T: D Howard| OR: 80| BF

10/1

One win from 40 NH runs. 9/2, respectable third of 12 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.5f, soft) 103 days ago. Back down in trip. Claims if in similar form back hurdling.

Form: 2P2253

Non-Runners

Monoxide⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: N McCluskey J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Pana To Milan (9/2), Carlas Big Jim (5/1), Tingarran Express (6/1), Flemens Intrest (15/2), Likable Chancer (10/1), Joeswayornoway (10/1), Brilliant Question (11/1), Go Gill Go (11/1), Kellie's Dream (11/1), Thelonglad (12/1), Monoxide (12/1), Beeverstown Place (14/1), Man River (16/1), You Make Me Smile (80/1), Fourleaf Shamrock (100/1)

A chance is taken on PANA TO MILAN who was better than the result in a stronger race than this at Naas last time. Carlas Big Jim and Tingarran Express are others to consider, while handicap newcomer Flemens Intrest appeals as potential improver.