16:38 Limerick

Thursday 16 May 2024

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AOS Security Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 16:39 | Winning time: 2m 34.87s

(19)

Apprentice^b1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: M A Cahill| OR: 61

20/1

40/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 15000-0

(4)

Forlio^t1⁵⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: P W Flynn| OR: 60

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f). Off 19 months. First run for yard after leaving Edward Bethell.

Form: 86455/

(13)

Intend^t²⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 60

10/1

Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft, 15/2). Off 9 months. Likely to need the run.

Form: 878/595-

(17)

Nusra^p⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: G Ahern| OR: 59

5/1

14/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (16f) 51 days ago. Down in trip. Should give another good account.

Form: 1016-61

(7)

Spinning Web⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 57| BF

10/3

Winner at Dundalk in November. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 4/1) 62 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 82512-8

(18)

Ifitwasme²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: E McNamara| OR: 52

14/1

Ninth of 10 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Cork (16.1f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 0/79330-

(6)

Hinemoa⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 51

22/1

14/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 62 days ago. Needs to bounce back after a break.

Form: 620-729

(10)

Mayo For Sam^v⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 50

9/1

28/1 and visored for 1st time, good second of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft) 9 days ago, having run of race. Could go one better if the headgear works a second time.

Form: 0660-02

(14)

Dinamine¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

12/1

Remains a maiden after 33 Flat runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Bit to prove.

Form: 08-3900

(9)

Benzine⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 47

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 100/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Poor on last Flat outing. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0/00-

(1)

Brilliant Question^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Sheehy| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 47| C

12/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.9f, heavy, 8/1) 27 days ago. Poor on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 00000/8-

(11)

Ciao Adios^p¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan| T: A Murray| OR: 47| D

10/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 33/1). Off 121 days. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 04690-9

(15)

Halcyon Spirit^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Abbie Murphy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 47| D

40/1

First run since leaving John McConnell when seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft, 50/1) 20 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 4008-00

(12)

Inverbrena⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 47

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Dundalk (8f) 41 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly up in trip. Makes turf debut. First run for yard after leaving D. Harvey. Worth a market check.

Form: 00-975

Non-Runners

(5)

Calmafterthestorm⁵¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Donagh O'Connor

(8)

Lisamaria³⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: Robert Whearty

(2)

Lord Of Excess²⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 1

(16)

Magic Charm²⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: M Hassett J: Reserve 2

(3)

Special Protector¹¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Spinning Web (10/3), Nusra (5/1), Magic Charm (5/1), Lisamaria (11/2), Forlio (7/1), Mayo For Sam (9/1), Intend (10/1), Benzine (10/1), Ciao Adios (10/1), Dinamine (12/1), Brilliant Question (12/1), Special Protector (12/1), Ifitwasme (14/1), Calmafterthestorm (14/1), Lord Of Excess (16/1), Inverbrena (18/1), Apprentice (20/1), Hinemoa (22/1), Halcyon Spirit (40/1)

MAYO FOR SAM reacted well to a first-time visor when runner-up at Navan 9 days ago and, if she's in the same form, she can go one better at the possible expense of Dundalk winner Nusra. Spinning Web is another one to consider.