19:55 Limerick

Friday 23 June 2023

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Limerick Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:58 | Winning time: 2m 28.51s

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(11)

Celtic Revival¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J J G Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 65

11/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Creditable second of 15 in handicap (11/2) at Fairyhouse (12f, good to firm) 14 days ago, running on. Claims.

Form: 413552

(7)

Chatterbox²⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 64

12/1

11/1, below form fifteenth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy). Off 8 months.

Form: 587520-

(17)

Riyami¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 64

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 12/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 143 days ago. Off 143 days. Poor on last Flat outing. Something to find on form.

Form: 8/6950-

(6)

Chilean^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 59

12/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. 20/1, creditable third of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 35 days ago. Live each-way chance.

Form: 08-9063

(2)

Bigz Belief^b,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 56| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner claiming hurdle (14/1) at Sligo (18.2f, good) 10 days ago, pushed out. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run. Not taken lightly.

Form: 01/2653

(4)

White Strand^p1²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan| OR: 56

33/1

Visored for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 50/1). Off 7 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 200070-

(12)

Slieve Bearnagh^p,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: M Rodrigues⁽²⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 52

28/1

First run since leaving M. Halford when bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 15/2) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 96876-8

(10)

Bayou Belle^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 51

14/1

12/1, creditable fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Modest on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing. Can make presence felt.

Form: 20920-9

(9)

Bear Claws^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: C M Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 51

33/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good) 20 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 13050/0-

(3)

Dinamine²⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51

16/1

Respectable 9 lengths sixth of 15 to Itsalonglongroad in handicap (14/1) at Thurles (12.5f, soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving David Peter Dunne. Has work to do.

Form: 929506-

(8)

Fond Farewell⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J A Powell| T: J J Murphy| OR: 50| CD

5/2

1 win from 1 run this year. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at this course (11.2f, soft, 14/1) 62 days ago. Big player.

Form: 93754-1

(15)

Itsalonglongroad^t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 49| D

33/1

Fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good, 40/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 6159-00

(19)

Notturno^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Adam Caffrey| T: N Meade| OR: 62| BF

11/2

5/2, good third of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good) 22 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 79-5253

(14)

Tory Reel³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C J MacRedmond| T: E McCarthy| OR: 49

8/1

14/1, first run since leaving Andrew McNamara when very good third of 15 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good to soft) 31 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 0/0860-3

(13)

Fan Na Tiobratan⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K S McHugh⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Tierney| OR: 47

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-00

(1)

Magi Gal^t⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47| D

25/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, below form seventh of 18 in handicap at Navan (10f, heavy) 86 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 36-6207

Non-Runners

(5)

Pinot Gris³²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 1

(16)

Macinamillion³²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

(18)

Wild Shot²⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fond Farewell (5/2), Bigz Belief (4/1), Notturno (11/2), Tory Reel (8/1), Celtic Revival (11/1), Pinot Gris (11/1), Chatterbox (12/1), Chilean (12/1), Riyami (14/1), Bayou Belle (14/1), Dinamine (16/1), Magi Gal (25/1), Wild Shot (25/1), Macinamillion (25/1), Slieve Bearnagh (28/1), Bear Claws (33/1), Itsalonglongroad (33/1), White Strand (33/1), Fan Na Tiobratan (80/1)

NOTTURNO has left his 2-y-o form behind switched to handicaps this season and he is taken to open his account at the eighth time of asking. A winner over hurdles recently, Bigz Belief is likely to give it a good shot back in this sphere and he is second choice ahead of Fond Farewell, who hit the target here last time. Chilean is also worth a second look.