18:47 Limerick

Thursday 30 May 2024

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Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:49 | Winning time: 4m 56.90s

Champagne Vacation²²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 95

9/1

Seventh of 12 in handicap chase (7/1) at Thurles (20.5f, soft) on debut over fences. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 6/39667-

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Seasett^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95| D

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 8f on flat. Pulled up in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good, 17/2) on debut over fences 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Likely to bounce back.

Form: 90143-P

Tropical Image²¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, very good sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9606-

Stellar Symphony^t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 92

3/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in September. 9/2, below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 175 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 991426-

Hesasmoothoperator¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 91

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13½ lengths tenth of 11 to A Nod To Getaway in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Wexford (17.2f, heavy) 12 days ago, inadequate test.

Form: 65P-0

Daly Pursuit¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark McDonagh| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 89

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (19.2f, good, 125/1) 19 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00/08

A Nod To Getaway^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 88

4/1

4/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.2f, heavy) 12 days ago, getting first run. Excellent chance of following up in a weak race.

Form: 90/934-1

Onebrightbluerose^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 87

16/1

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.2f, heavy, 25/1) 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Claims if she can build on that.

Form: F04P-65

Hamazing¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 136 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00/99-

Depeche Mo^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 84

6/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Wexford (17.2f, heavy) 12 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 83299-4

Cullenwaine^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

7/1

16/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19f, soft) 14 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 299P0-5

Kadys Dirha^p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 81

16/1

Sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Naas (19.3f, soft) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: P/5P0P6-

Knock On Steel⁹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 81

20/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. 80/1, first run since leaving R. Donohoe when tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy) 99 days ago.

Form: 84P0P0-

Frazel Express³⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

18/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.5f, good to soft, 16/1) 38 days ago.

Form: 540700-

Mourne Mist²²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D McNamara| OR: 80

28/1

28/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy). Off 7 months.

Form: 9/965P0-

Non-Runners

Del Girl²⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: S Crawley J: Sean Flanagan

Take A Punt¹⁴⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 11

T: Brendan Walsh J: Sam Ewing

Trim To Milan¹⁸⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: G Keane J: Ricky Doyle

Dark Image¹⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 1

Must Be Dreaming¹⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: G Ahern J: Reserve 2

Across The Ocean¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Stellar Symphony (3/1), A Nod To Getaway (4/1), Depeche Mo (6/1), Cullenwaine (7/1), Champagne Vacation (9/1), Seasett (11/1), Del Girl (12/1), Hesasmoothoperator (14/1), Kadys Dirha (16/1), Onebrightbluerose (16/1), Trim To Milan (16/1), Frazel Express (18/1), Knock On Steel (20/1), Tropical Image (28/1), Daly Pursuit (28/1), Mourne Mist (28/1), Take A Punt (33/1), Hamazing (66/1)

A NOD TO GIFT improved to open his account at Wexford last time and he looks the obvious answer to a race that lacks depth. Del Girl shaped quite well at Down Royal last time and appeals as the sort to do better when the market speaks in her favour, whiel Seasett isn't without hope returning to the smaller obstacles.