12:00 Limerick

Monday 29 December 2025

All11:3012:0012:3213:0713:4214:1714:5215:27

Vision Contracting Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:01 | Winning time: 6m 9.8s

1^st

Duffys Hodey

810-0

11/4

T: P J RothwellJ: Shane O'Callaghan (5)

Rear of mid-division, headway to 4th after 4 out, pushed along in 3rd approaching straight, no impression when not fluent 2 out, ridden and closer in 3rd when not fluent last, led run-in, stayed on well op 10/3

2^nd

4 ¼

Mickie Angel

712-2

16/1

T: D HoganJ: Philip Donovan (3)

Prominent, led before 1st, pushed along before 2 out where slight mistake, soon ridden, mistake last, headed run-in, no impression, kept on same pace op 11/1

3^rd

One And Only

710-4

12/1

T: O McKiernanJ: Danny Gilligan

Mid-division, 6th halfway, 3rd 4 out, slight mistake next, 2nd approaching straight, pushed along in close 2nd when mistake 2 out, ridden when bad mistake last, no extra in 3rd after last, kept on one pace tchd 14/1

4^th

Aclass

711-6

12/1

T: J P FlavinJ: Mr J C Canavan (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 4 out, pushed along in 4th approaching straight, ridden and no impression when not fluent 2 out, kept on one pace

5^th

2 ¼

A Great Buzz

611-2

6/1

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Mid-division, slight peck 1st, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4 out and soon pushed along, 5th approaching straight, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace op 13/2 tchd 7/1

6^th

Slotty Dotty

711-4

12/1

T: Bernard CrowleyJ: Calum Hogan (7)

Mid-division, 4th halfway, mistake 5 out, ridden and no impression after 3 out, weakened tchd 11/1

7^th

Way Down South

611-1

10/1

T: G ScottJ: Daniel King

Mid-division, not fluent 9th, slight mistake 4 out and not fluent next, ridden in 6th approaching straight, weakened op 14/1

8^th

6 ½

Zolpharine

710-3

66/1

T: J P RyanJ: Harry Sexton (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression when slightly hampered 3 out, weakened

9^th

Shotgun Jack

711-2

28/1

T: P G KellyJ: Philip Byrnes

In rear, slow 2nd and not fluent next, pushed along after 4 out, weakened, completely tailed off

Also Ran

Your Honor

611-9

50/1

T: J NashJ: Mr D Doyle (7)

Prominent, tracked leaders before 1st, 2nd halfway, not fluent 4 out and soon pushed along, no impression in 8th when mistake and unseated rider 3 out op 40/1

Hees Dynamite

711-6

5/2f

T: E McNamaraJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, towards rear when mistake 9th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4

James The Brave

511-4

7/1

T: Padraig ButlerJ: John Shinnick (3)

Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th and mistake next, 5th halfway, mistakes 8th and 9th, dropped to rear when bad mistake 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.30, €3.60, €4.30EX:€51.70Trifecta:€579.60Tricast:€485.85SF:€48.20

Forecasts

Hees Dynamite (5/2), Duffys Hodey (11/4), A Great Buzz (6/1), James The Brave (7/1), Way Down South (10/1), One And Only (12/1), Aclass (12/1), Slotty Dotty (12/1), Mickie Angel (16/1), Shotgun Jack (28/1), Your Honor (50/1), Zolpharine (66/1)

This could be a reasonable race for the grade but DUFFYS HODEY is very well weighted over fences relative to his hurdles form so he'll surely be cashing in sooner rather than later. Aclass and Hees Dynamite head the opposition.

DUFFYS HODEY (IRE)
ACLASS (IRE)
HEES DYNAMITE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Whateys Quest

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Philip Byrnes | T: C Byrnes

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00