15:40 Limerick

Tuesday 28 January 2025

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Limerick Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 4m 36.80s

The Dancing Tree¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108| CD

6/5

Fairly useful bumper winner. Creditable fifth of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.9f, heavy, 22/1) 16 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and improvement could be on the way.

Form: 3/1-6505

Ages Of Man²⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 105

16/1

33/1, last of 8 in maiden at Sligo (13.4f, good) when last seen 8 months ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Anthony McCann. One to treat with caution.

Form: 4026/8F-

On Your Way¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: C Byrnes| OR: 98

15/8

Fourth of 15 in novice chase at Cork (20f, soft, 14/1) on debut over fences 11 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3F7964

St Anthonys Corner³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 95| D

16/1

Twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at this course (21f, soft) 31 days ago. Back down in trip and probably best watched for now.

Form: 1FU080

You Done Well^p1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell| OR: 106

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (15.7f, soft, 22/1) 51 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time for handicap debut in this sphere and he's one to be interested in.

Form: 266

Spellacy's Cross²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 84

33/1

First run since leaving Thomas Mullins when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.9f, heavy, 25/1) 23 days ago, pulled up before last. Uphill task.

Form: 79-07PP

Non-Runners

Ballybrittas³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Chautuaqua³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: Daniel King

Forecasts

The Dancing Tree (6/5), On Your Way (15/8), You Done Well (4/1), Ballybrittas (4/1), Chautuaqua (14/1), St Anthonys Corner (16/1), Ages Of Man (16/1), Spellacy's Cross (33/1)

YOU DONE WELL has already shown himself to be a better hurdler than he was on the Flat and the 4-y-o may well find a bit more now pitched into a handicap for the first time in this sphere. The Dancing Tree is also of interest now handicapping on the back of an encouraging effort at Punchestown and he is just about second choice ahead of Ballybrittas.