17:05 Limerick

Thursday 22 May 2025

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MC Roofing And Guttering Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 17:08 | Winning time: 4m 25.0s

Midnight Eagle¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 94| C

12/1

Handicap hurdle winner at Limerick in April (only success in 11 starts) but pulled up on chasing debut at Tipperary (12/1) 14 days ago, offering little and not fluent.

Form: P5681-P

Get It Right^p1³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 93

10/1

Winless in 14 career starts with modest form over fences. Ran respectably when third of 9 in handicap chase at Tramore (10/1) 39 days ago, fading after going second three from home. Tries cheekpieces for the first time.

Form: 300UP3-

Smallcraftwarning^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 92

9/2

Handicap hurdle winner at Thurles in February 2024. Struggled for form since and finished mid-field on chase/stable debut minus usual tongue tie (back on here) 10 days ago.

Form: 0040U-7

Crowsatedappletart¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 89| C

9/4

Continued in good heart when fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (7/1) 12 days ago, ridden approaching 3 out and finishing one paced. Has to be of serious interest from this lower chase mark.

Form: 30123-4

Baltinglass Hill^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

10/1

In good heart over hurdles last summer but disappointing in both spheres since, Finishing eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (14/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 46U008-

Mister Persistence¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: M M McDonagh| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 88

66/1

Has shown very little form over hurdles, finishing 11th of 13 at Cork (33/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 06000-0

Rock On Pedro^b,t⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: E Doyle| OR: 86

17/2

Placed in handicap chases at Thurles and Gowran Park this season before finishing fifth of 16 at Wexford (10/1) 48 days ago, making good progress but one paced. Has not won for 23 races. Blinkers reapplied.

Form: 74U535-

Be My Hero^t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 82

14/1

Shaped as though retaining ability when tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (25/1) 17 days ago, making headway and closing for a place when blundering badly late on. Long-standing maiden but now goes chasing.

Form: 3560/0-0

Dontdooddson³⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 77

9/1

Has shown little in recent chase outings, but finished third of 12 in a handicap hurdle at Tramore (10/1) 38 days ago, running one of this season's better races. Returns to chasing in quest to snap losing sequence.

Form: 680993-

The Eye Of Tulla^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: R Deegan| T: B McMahon| OR: 77| CD

12/1

Continues to show little form in handicap chases, finishing tenth of 13 at Tipperary (18/1) 14 days ago, never threatening.

Form: P0706-0

Ardad Derek¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 74

18/1

Little sign of ability over hurdles.

Form: 007/7P-0

Surviving Murmansk³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Simon Torrens| T: J Barcoe| OR: 74

28/1

Winless in 32 career starts but did stop the slide at Tramore a month ago. Chase debut.

Form: 0/0PP04-

Katzoff^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 70

25/1

Winless after 38 runs and fared little better than of late when 6th of 15 in a hurdle at Tipperary (33/1) 8 days ago in first-time cheekpieces. RESERVE.

Form: 288P6-6

Non-Runners

Aleish Lass³²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: M Winters J: Mr L Burke-Ott

Miners Bridge²³⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Glentruan¹⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: M K Flannery J: Jordan Gainford

Added Bonus¹⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 11

T: Brendan Walsh J: Sam Ewing

Max Time⁴¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: I Madden J: Reserve 1

Fly De Megaudais²²⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 12

T: M J McDonagh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Crowsatedappletart (9/4), Miners Bridge (7/2), Smallcraftwarning (9/2), Rock On Pedro (17/2), Dontdooddson (9/1), Get It Right (10/1), Baltinglass Hill (10/1), Glentruan (10/1), Aleish Lass (10/1), The Eye Of Tulla (12/1), Midnight Eagle (12/1), Be My Hero (14/1), Added Bonus (16/1), Ardad Derek (18/1), Katzoff (25/1), Surviving Murmansk (28/1), Mister Persistence (66/1)

Not a deep race despite the field size and the 2 against the field are CROWSATEDAPPLETART and Miners Bridge from potentially very attractive chase marks. Marginal preference is for the former.