13:42 Limerick

Monday 29 December 2025

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Philip O'Sullivan Heating & Plumbing Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 5m 27.3s

Holy See³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 116

11/2

Fair hurdler. 11/2, bit below form fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 24P36-4

Minella Diamond³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Cian Quirke| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 114

16/1

Fair hurdler. Running well fell in minor event hurdle (14/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 30 days ago ridden when fell 2 out (might have been placed).

Form: 126/02F

West Of Bally⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 114| CD

5/4

Sent off 2/5 on the back of a promising hurdles debut and landed 14-runner novice hurdle at this course (18.7f, heavy) 41 days ago, easily. May well do better.

Form: 4-2751

Beckistine¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Daniel King| T: M A Molloy| OR: 112

7/1

Fair hurdler. Good ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 28/1) 15 days ago.

Form: F53-499

Oaks Soldier³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 109

9/2

Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Cork (15.9f, soft) 36 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Open to plenty of progress at this distance.

Form: 3-45

Ifallgoeswell²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 106

5/1

Modest hurdler. Respectable fourth of 19 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Cork (16.9f, soft) 22 days ago, not knocked about. Yard in good form and he can improve but he'll certainly need to.

Form: 223-474

Ask The Bookie^p,t⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: G Scott| OR: 100

25/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 33/1, fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Thurles (20f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 89-5045

Run For The Border⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr J M Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 92| CD

33/1

Modest hurdler. C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in October. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 9/2) 41 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 566715

Forecasts

West Of Bally (5/4), Oaks Soldier (9/2), Ifallgoeswell (5/1), Holy See (11/2), Beckistine (7/1), Minella Diamond (16/1), Ask The Bookie (25/1), Run For The Border (33/1)

The return to this trip is sure to suit OAKS SOLDIER so with that in mind, he's selected to produce the necessary improvement required to land this. Holy See and West of Bally are a couple of potential threats.