17:30 Limerick

Wednesday 12 June 2024

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Party Time Claiming Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 31.89s

(2)

Pinball Wizard^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 65

5/1

Fair gelding. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 17/2, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 3-04324

(6)

French Company¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: J G Coogan| OR: 69| D

7/2

Fair gelding. Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good to soft, 18/1) 13 days ago, needing stiffer test. This rates more suitable down in class and booking of Keane a plus.

Form: 5313-74

(9)

Magnetic North^v²¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 73| CD

10/1

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. Eleventh of 13 in claimer (25/1) at Dundalk (8f). Off 7 months. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving James McAuley. Visor back on.

Form: 400700-

(4)

Neddies Boy²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: M P Sheehy| T: R P Cody| OR: 55| D

14/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. 8/1, creditable tenth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 26 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Work to do with a few on these terms.

Form: 4515S0

(11)

Fox Leicester^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: J M Burke| OR: 50| D

66/1

Modest gelding. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 63/8400-

(7)

Hasten Slowly¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67| D

28/1

Below form on each of her last 2 starts on AW earlier this year and well held back from 11-week break when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Needs to leave that well behind to figure.

Form: 672980

(13)

Kendancer^p¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 73| C| D

11/4

11/4, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner claiming hurdle at Sligo (18.4f, good to soft) 1 day ago. Obvious claims if turned out quickly back on the level.

Form: 6/75969-

(5)

Sapristi¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 58

80/1

Eighteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 66/1) 19 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 1P25-00

(12)

Emeric¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: P W Flynn| OR: 70| D

10/3

Fairly useful gelding. 16/1, thirteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip and he's a likely player if bouncing back.

Form: 8-33260

(10)

Romann^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 42| D

40/1

Modest gelding. 14/1, possibly needed the run after 8 months off when tenth of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Still, plenty to find if he's to play a part on these terms.

Form: 63350-0

(1)

Roderick^b¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 67

8/1

Fair gelding. Blinkered for 1st time, below form third of 10 in claimer at Tipperary (7.1f, heavy, 9/2) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 623053

Non-Runners

(8)

Neandra¹⁸²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Amy Jo Hayes

(3)

Santa Catarina¹⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: W P Browne J: M W Hassett

Forecasts

Kendancer (11/4), Emeric (10/3), French Company (7/2), Pinball Wizard (5/1), Roderick (8/1), Magnetic North (10/1), Neandra (10/1), Neddies Boy (14/1), Santa Catarina (20/1), Hasten Slowly (28/1), Romann (40/1), Fox Leicester (66/1), Sapristi (80/1)

A trappy claimer with the narrow vote in favour of EMERIC. He wasn't at his best over shorter at the Curragh 3 weeks ago but was proving a model of consistency on all-weather previously and, still lightly raced at this trip, he's taken to bounce back. Kendancer and Roderick are others to consider, along with French Company.