15:10 Limerick

Sunday 10 March 2024

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Follow Limerick Races On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 28.30s

He Fitz In^v¹¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 95| D

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Navan in September. Creditable second of 11 in handicap chase (9/2) at Punchestown (24.7f, soft) 115 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not taken lightly.

Form: 41F222

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Le Fanu⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 93

8/1

Bit below form sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 20/1) 45 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 45F-936

Grace Faraday^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 92

7/1

Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Navan (22f, heavy) 28 days ago. Expected to be bang there if shrugging off that effort.

Form: 45-8748

Kuriosa^p1⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan| OR: 89

28/1

50/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 45 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0080P0

Shesabreeze^t⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 88

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 100/1) 74 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 006

Winter Carnival²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan| OR: 88

15/2

Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (22.4f, soft) 26 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: U00994

Captain Jimmy^b⁴¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 87

14/1

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 41 days ago.

Form: 5-85U37

Mrs Millionaire^h1,t1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 87

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) 24 days ago. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 8/P-8606

Oneforgonzo⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 87

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.6f, heavy) 69 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 888

Seangoell^b,t²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 85| CD

7/1

C&D winner. One win from 30 NH runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. 8/1, very good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, soft) 26 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride.

Form: 864-062

Silverfort Lady²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: J M Burke| OR: 85

66/1

Seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (125/1) at Thurles (22.4f, soft) 26 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 0P9007

Thegoaheadman²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: J Barcoe| OR: 83

33/1

One win from 36 NH runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2019. 66/1, sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 28 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 8/P70-96

Imbolc⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 82

9/1

12/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (22.9f, soft) 55 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 470947

Joe's Turn^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: R P Rath| OR: 82

16/1

8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: PP0-07U

Courting Vickie^p1,t⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

33/1

Unreliable type. Two wins from 41 NH runs. Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft, 25/1) 56 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8P7389

Made In The Woods^h⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80| C

9/2

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy, 7/2) 41 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently.

Form: 47-03P4

Mythical Times⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 80

100/1

Pulled up in novice chase (300/1) at Navan (20.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 92 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00/P5PP

Getaway Master¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: Richard Daniels| OR: 81

7/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy, 7/1) 18 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 743325

Non-Runners

Eddies Pride⁴³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: N Lee J: Gary Noonan

Forecasts

Made In The Woods (9/2), Getaway Master (7/1), Grace Faraday (7/1), Seangoell (7/1), Winter Carnival (15/2), Le Fanu (8/1), Imbolc (9/1), Eddies Pride (10/1), He Fitz In (12/1), Captain Jimmy (14/1), Joe's Turn (16/1), Oneforgonzo (20/1), Mrs Millionaire (22/1), Kuriosa (28/1), Courting Vickie (33/1), Shesabreeze (33/1), Thegoaheadman (33/1), Silverfort Lady (66/1), Mythical Times (100/1)

MADE IN THE WOODS has a lower hurdles mark to exploit and having shaped with promise at Punchestown last time, he looks ready to cash in. Grace Faraday and Winter Carnival are a couple of potential threats.