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Tuesday 27 January 2026

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Limerick Races On Thursday 12th March Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

4YO plus | 1m 7f 150y | 13 Runners | Turf

Marelly^b⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93| CD

Didn't need to improve to win 15-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 9/1) 5 days ago, all out. Carries penalty and unlikely to get his own way at the head of affairs this time but he's clearly in good order.

Form: 505971

Big Dee^h³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 99

Useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 11/1, third of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 31 days ago. May well have a bigger performance in him over hurdles.

Form: 8/F0003

Opposite Ends⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Treacy| T: C Byrnes| OR: 89

Brought down in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, heavy, 11/1) 7 days ago, well held at the time.

Form: 800/5UB

Falcon Park^v¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 87| D

Visored for 1st time, ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 12 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0U07P9

Le Fanu²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 86

11/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 29 days ago. Can give a good account but doesn't obviously have anything in hand of his mark.

Form: 457/035

Donnrua Dream^b1,t1¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Quinlan| T: R Hackett| OR: 85| C| D

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 12 days ago, pulled up before last. Back down in trip. Blinkers/tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: UP/767P

Finnicky Filly^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 84| D

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in December but in nothing like the same form when pulled up in handicap hurdle back there (16.9f, heavy) 19 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out.

Form: P4451P

Glens Sensation^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 84

Below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 16/1) 12 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: P08U06

Uptaurintop^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 83

50/1, third of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: 098603

Siul Molly Siul⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: Sean Allen| OR: 80

Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy, 6/1) 56 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mrs Jayne Hearne and one to monitor in the market with good-value conditional booked.

Form: 6F/0748

La Tene⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 79

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Thurles (20f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 054/0

Mudslide Molly^t1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Tom Buckley| T: E Buckley| OR: 79

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 43 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00/0

Wild Wild Wind¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 78

Third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy, 10/3) 19 days ago, shaping better than distance beaten suggests. Not taken lightly.

Form: 808423

Forecasts

Big Dee (10/3), Marelly (4/1), Uptaurintop (4/1), Wild Wild Wind (8/1), Siul Molly Siul (10/1), Le Fanu (10/1), Opposite Ends (10/1), Finnicky Filly (12/1), Donnrua Dream (25/1), Glens Sensation (25/1), La Tene (25/1), Falcon Park (33/1), Mudslide Molly (33/1)

Bumper-winner BIG DEE showed more than previously over hurdles when third here a month ago and expected to build on that, he can confirm his mark to be a lenient one. Wild Wild Wind has been shaping up nicely so he's on the shortlist, along with Siul Molly Siul.