12:55 Limerick

Friday 29 December 2023

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Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 6m 36.2s

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Rolly Bowley Boy^v³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 109

11/4

11/2 and visored for 1st time, good third of 13 in handicap chase at this course (17.7f, heavy) 3 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

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Baldur's Gate⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: S W Flanagan| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 106

5/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 11/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Punchestown (24.7f, soft) 43 days ago, kept up to work. Can make presence felt.

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Dr Val^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 99

5/1

Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (24.4f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes chase debut and not discounted.

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Bushmans Pass³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: P T Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 93

16/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 250/1, ninth of 11 in novice chase at Punchestown (18.9f, soft) 34 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

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Lady Kate¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: S D Torrens| T: R Hackett| OR: 93

7/1

22/1, good second of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (25f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Shortlisted.

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Soldier Of Honour^p1,t1³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in novice chase (200/1) at Thurles (22f, soft) 36 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

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Da Big Fella^t⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 85

15/2

One win from 23 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (24.7f, soft) 43 days ago.

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Seangoell^p,t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 85| C

8/1

One win from 28 NH runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, eighteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, heavy) 17 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

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Starlight Cato³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 84

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in novice chase (200/1) at Thurles (22f, soft) 36 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

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Mrs Watson⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: C P McNamara| T: P Croke| OR: 83

33/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy) 68 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

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Will It Be You³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 82

18/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Tramore (21f, soft) 31 days ago, behind when pulled up before last. Makes chase debut.

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Non-Runners

Evies Vladimir³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: C Stone-Walsh

Hot As Pepper³¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Forecasts

Rolly Bowley Boy (11/4), Evies Vladimir (3/1), Baldur's Gate (5/1), Dr Val (5/1), Lady Kate (7/1), Da Big Fella (15/2), Seangoell (8/1), Soldier Of Honour (10/1), Bushmans Pass (16/1), Will It Be You (18/1), Hot As Pepper (20/1), Starlight Cato (28/1), Mrs Watson (33/1)

EVIES VLADIMIR is progressing well over fences and weighted to resume winning ways on the back of his good Down Royal second. Punchestown scorer Baldur's Gate is feared most ahead of in-form duo Rolly Bowley Boy and Lady Kate.