18:00 Limerick

Thursday 26 May 2022

All16:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:4520:20

SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 46.8s

Settings

Selected odds by:

Dylan Lombardy^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 95| BF

7/2

3/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 14 days ago, but solid claims on his 2 placed efforts last month, including here.

Form:

The Big Chap⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: P W Flynn| OR: 95

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, good sixth of 13 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 25/1) 45 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form:

Lighthouse Lady^p¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: G B Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 94

15/2

Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 1 day ago, running on.

Form:

Bidentime²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B Hayes| T: L P Cusack| OR: 89

33/1

40/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, good) 23 days ago.

Form:

Coconoir⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: P T Enright| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 89

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (21f, good to soft, 200/1) 49 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form:

Tullyhogue Fort⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 89| BF

11/1

Seventh of 9 in maiden (150/1) at Sligo (13f, good to soft) on flat debut 9 days ago, very slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form:

Desertmore Glen³⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: D Leahy| OR: 88

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Slipped up in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft). Off 11 months.

Form:

Maybenextyear^p1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 88

33/1

Ninth of 13 in novice chase (33/1) at Clonmel (20.3f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form:

Oromo^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 88

40/1

One win from 32 NH runs. Modest winner at 14f on flat. 22/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago, pulled up early final circuit. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form:

Tintean Fein²⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald| OR: 87

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.8f, soft). Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form:

Mr Social¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 87

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 80/1) 11 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Engaged 6.45 Wexford Wednesday.

Form:

No Way Pedro²²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: D Meyler| T: M Butler| OR: 81| BF

15/2

4/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft) when last seen in October. Contender on the form she showed when second at Clonmel in September.

Form:

Princess Mahler^t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 80| C

16/1

Course winner. One win from 24 NH runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. 33/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form:

Quins Court¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: P J Duffy| OR: 80

50/1

40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 14 days ago, soon beaten after 4 out. Engaged 6.15 Wexford Wednesday.

Form:

Tender Heart³²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D E Mullins| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 80

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good). Off 10 months. Others more persuasive.

Form:

Western Doyen⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

16/1

Bit below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft, 40/1) 56 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form:

Good Bye Milan¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 81

9/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 25/1) 1 day ago. Carries penalty.

Form:

Non-Runners

Dicey Rylee²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Mrs G Callaghan J: Non Runner

Rose Of Borris¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: M J Molloy

Forecasts

The Big Chap (10/3), Dylan Lombardy (7/2), Good Bye Milan (9/2), No Way Pedro (15/2), Lighthouse Lady (15/2), Tullyhogue Fort (11/1), Western Doyen (16/1), Princess Mahler (16/1), Desertmore Glen (16/1), Dicey Rylee (20/1), Coconoir (28/1), Tender Heart (28/1), Mr Social (28/1), Maybenextyear (33/1), Bidentime (33/1), Rose Of Borris (33/1), Oromo (40/1), Quins Court (50/1), Tintean Fein (66/1)

In a contest where it's hard to make compelling claims for any it might be worth forgiving DYLAN LOMBARDY a lesser run at Clonmel a couple of weeks ago as his pair of placed efforts in big-field handicaps last month give him sound claims here. The Big Chap appeals as a possible improver in handicaps and is on the shortlist along with last autumn's Clonmel second No Way Pedro.