15:41 Limerick

Friday 27 December 2024

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Whitebox Property Group Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 15.50s

Musta Lovea Lovea^p,t⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 109

7/1

Remains a maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20.2f, good to soft, 10/1) 41 days ago, tailing off entering straight. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 4323-4P

Therellbguddaysyet¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 109

22/1

20¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Pray Tell in Gr 3 hurdle (80/1) at Cork (24.4f, soft) 19 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: F-73614

Malbay Madness^h⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 107

66/1

First run since leaving Emmet Mullins when ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 33/1) 92 days ago.

Form: 742-399

Nathan Wells²⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

20/1

Maiden. Last of 10 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.3f, soft, 11/1) 8 months ago. Note market support on return.

Form: 7547U0-

New York Style²⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 103

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Off 6 months. Suspect first time out could be the time to catch her (second in bumper and Tipperary mares' maiden hurdle after absences).

Form: 2/04-20

Aboy Joey^p1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 99| BF

8/1

5/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, soft) 24 days ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 22-8948

On Your Way²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 99

3/1

Good ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, soft, 6/1) 24 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: U-93F79

Liberated Light^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 98

11/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 4/1) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 030878

Island Mccoo¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor| T: D Collins| OR: 94

80/1

First run since leaving Barry T. Murphy when fourteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 045380

Wardens Whisper^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91

7/2

6/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.2f, soft) under this rider 14 days ago. Strong claims.

Form: U0-P032

Bid Up¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 105

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Cork (16.2f, soft) 14 days ago, behind Wardens Whisper. Shortlisted.

Form: 5775

Fear The Deere²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 87

9/1

22/1, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.2f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: P06005

Eikonix^h1,t¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: Bernard Crowley| OR: 85

28/1

10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) 131 days ago. Hood goes on. Unreliable.

Form: R080-R8

Non-Runners

Dumb Love¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: Gerard O'Leary J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

On Your Way (3/1), Wardens Whisper (7/2), Dumb Love (9/2), Musta Lovea Lovea (7/1), Aboy Joey (8/1), New York Style (8/1), Bid Up (9/1), Fear The Deere (9/1), Liberated Light (11/1), Nathan Wells (20/1), Therellbguddaysyet (22/1), Eikonix (28/1), Malbay Madness (66/1), Island Mccoo (80/1)

WARDENS WHISPER is going the right way and can strike for his in-form yard. New York Style is interesting on her return for top connections, while 3-y-o Bid Up might not be far away again.