Limerick Racecourse Fillies & Mares Handicap – Limerick

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Limerick Racecourse Fillies & Mares Handicap

Date 2023-06-24

Distance 1m

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 1m 43.51s (slow by 3.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Independent Expert (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	9/4F	Won
2nd	Lady Lunette (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · R P Cody	7/1	0.05
3rd	Mary Salome (IRE) Luke McAteer · Andrew Kinirons	11/4	.75
4th	Silken Ladder (IRE) Ben Coen · Joseph G Murphy	5/1	.5
5th	Operatic Artist (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3/1	.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (6)	Mere Accountant Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:J P Murtagh	J:NON-RUNNER T:J P Murtagh	130	v	21-349	76	-	-	2d	—	—	-31	26.5	—	—
Non-runner
1 (5)	Mary Salome Grey J:Luke McAteer T:Andrew Kinirons	J:Luke McAteer T:Andrew Kinirons	142	—	50-641	78	88	76	23d	—	—	-11	15	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Course winner won over 7f at Roscommon last time and is only 1lb higher today; be involved
2 (4)	Independent Expert Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	138	—	-40335	74	88	70	16d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-7	16.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Close third at Naas last month; not as good at Leopardstown over 1m1f since
5 (3)	Operatic Artist Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	128	—	55-43	74	82	56	9d	—	—	-7	11.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Mightn't be ideal dropping back to 1m but the easier ground should suit and can run well
6 (2)	Lady Lunette Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:R P Cody	J:Seamie Heffernan T:R P Cody	126	—	9984	72	82	76	19d	—	—	-7	10.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Drops back in trip on softer ground for handicap debut and has to be considered
3 (1)	Silken Ladder Bay J:Ben Coen T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Joseph G Murphy	137	—	68-847	73	87	72	6d	—	—	-4	9.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual winner last year; is now 1lb lower than last winning mark, so of interest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mere Accountant	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Mary Salome	9/4	9/4	2	9/4	9/4
Independent Expert	3	11/4	9/4	11/4	11/4
Operatic Artist	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Lady Lunette	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Silken Ladder	13/2	6	11/2	6	11/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Mere Accountant

26.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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2nd

Independent Expert

16.9

OR: 6 Form: 3.6 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Mary Salome

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Operatic Artist

11.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Lady Lunette

10.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Silken Ladder

9.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mary Salome	78	88	76
Mere Accountant	76	—	—
Independent Expert	74	88	70
Operatic Artist	74	82	56
Silken Ladder	73	87	72
Lady Lunette	72	82	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mere Accountant	2d ago	Quick return
Silken Ladder	6d ago	Quick return
Operatic Artist	9d ago	Quick return
Independent Expert	16d ago	Fit
Lady Lunette	19d ago	Fit
Mary Salome	23d ago	Fit