Geary's Garage Veterans Handicap Chase – Limerick

Limerick

12:20

Geary's Garage Veterans Handicap Chase

Date 2023-12-29

Distance 2m6f120y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 6m 40.20s (slow by 1m 12.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	R'Evelyn Pleasure (IRE) Mark McDonagh · Sean O O'Brien	5/4F	Won
2nd	Fiveaftermidnight (IRE) Simon Torrens · P J Rothwell	5/1	4.25
3rd	The Dabbler (IRE) Kieran Callaghan · Liam P Cusack	100/30	4.25
4th	Space Cadet (IRE) Ricky Doyle · Gearoid O'Loughlin	11/1	3
5th	Ex Patriot (IRE) Hugh Morgan · Miss Ellmarie Holden	9/2	.5

Runners (5)

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
5	R'evelyn Pleasure Bay J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:Sean O O'Brien	J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:Sean O O'Brien	148	—	646-74	105	140	110	12d	—	—	-15	27.9	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Went into the notebook at Thurles, looks well primed for this and holds big claims
2	The Dabbler Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:Liam P Cusack	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:Liam P Cusack	159	p	846PP3	116	138	92	12d	—	—	+2	24.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
A bit more like it over hurdles latest and drop in grade back chasing a bonus
1	Ex Patriot Bay J:Hugh Morgan T:Miss Ellmarie Holden	J:Hugh Morgan T:Miss Ellmarie Holden	166	—	/40/P6	123	138	-	13d	—	—	+7	22.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Needs to come right back to form but at least he has less on his plate here
3	Fiveaftermidnight Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	152	b	74-904	109	128	-	95d	—	—	+7	17.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Some sketchy jumping at Roscommon but stuck to the task well, looks a lively one
4	Space Cadet Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Gearoid O'Loughlin	J:Ricky Doyle T:Gearoid O'Loughlin	149	b	39-P65	106	135	21	—	—	—	+8	16.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not burning up the track of late in 'Points' but had Fiveaftermidnight 4l back in April

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
R'evelyn Pleasure	11/10	11/10	evn	11/10	11/10
The Dabbler	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Ex Patriot	11/2	9/2	11/2	5/1	4/1
Fiveaftermidnight	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2
Space Cadet	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

R'evelyn Pleasure

27.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

The Dabbler

24.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 1.2 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Ex Patriot

22.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Fiveaftermidnight

17.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Space Cadet

16.4

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ex Patriot	123	138	—
The Dabbler	116	138	92
Fiveaftermidnight	109	128	—
Space Cadet	106	135	21
R'evelyn Pleasure	105	140	110

Last Run