12:30 Limerick

Thursday 13 March 2025

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AOS Security Hurdle

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 4m 2.20s

Action Plan¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 120| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 8f on flat. 9/4, career best when winning 7-runner juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, good) 149 days ago, kept up to work. Considered.

Form: 3341

Butter Fingers¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 114| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Creditable third of 7 in juvenile hurdle (4/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Trainer going well. In the mix.

Form: 1F443

Castleheath³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 122| D

8/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. Sixth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.7f, good to soft, 8/1) 33 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 516

Its Bilbo⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133

5/6

Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 9/1, 10¼ lengths fifth of 10 to Hello Neighbour in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 77 days ago. Likely to improve. Player.

Form: 4-15

Kurasso Blue³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Auteuil in September. 6/1, first run since leaving Y. Fouin when fifth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.7f, good to soft) on IRE NH debut 33 days ago. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 15

Jollybops¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 14 days ago, not knocked about. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 8

Jurality²⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

250/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. 80/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Darren Bunyan.

Form:

Meteor Storm⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: E M O'Sullivan

250/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 150/1) 44 days ago.

Form: 80

Yosemite Gold^h1¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| BF

33/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Third of 9 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to soft, 5/2). First run for yard after leaving William Haggas. Hooded for 1st time. Considered.

Form:

Dark Oak⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: J G Murphy

8/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. 20/1, fifth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16f, soft) on NH debut 77 days ago, not knocked about. Open to progress. Can go well.

Form: 5

Phoenix Princess³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: Brendan Walsh

400/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in juvenile hurdle (250/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 36 days ago.

Form: 0

Radar Ahead^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: B W Harvey| T: T G McCourt

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 14/1 and hooded for 1st time, fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago. Can take a step forward now.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Its Bilbo (5/6), Kurasso Blue (9/2), Dark Oak (8/1), Castleheath (8/1), Butter Fingers (8/1), Action Plan (12/1), Radar Ahead (20/1), Yosemite Gold (33/1), Jollybops (250/1), Jurality (250/1), Meteor Storm (250/1), Phoenix Princess (400/1)

ITS BILBO rates the pick on form and with the prospect of better still to come he gets the vote. Gordon Elliott's new recruit Kurasso Blue rates the main threat to Henry de Bromhead's promising sort ahead of Dark Oak and Butter Fingers.