Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase – Limerick

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Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase

Date 2023-12-29

Distance 2m6f120y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Rolly Bowley Boy Chestnut J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	168	v	U6-323	109	112	99	3d	—	—	-1	21.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Running consistently well and has winning form on heavy conditions, lots to like
2	Baldur's Gate Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	J:Sean Flanagan T:Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	165	—	523-P1	106	119	30	43d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+4	18	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Impressive at Punchestown and likely to make a bold bid to overcome his 8lb hike
3	Dr Val Bay J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:E Sheehy	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:E Sheehy	158	p	546-66	99	-	-	33d	—	—	+2	16.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Lack of experience at this game a worry, probably a tall order to be expected to collect
7	Lady Kate b/br J:Simon Torrens T:Ray Hackett	J:Simon Torrens T:Ray Hackett	152	—	-03062	93	111	107	12d	—	—	+7	20.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Fired a real warning sign when hitting the crossbar on recent handicap debut, feared
9	Da Big Fella Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Eamon Courtney	J:Sam Ewing T:Eamon Courtney	144	t	304-2P	85	118	29	43d	—	—	+1	11.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Valid excuse for Punchestown lapse (lost a shoe), fine second prior to that
8	Soldier Of Honour Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	152	tp	/3-678	93	102	-	36d	—	—	+7	15.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Handicap debutant now tried in cheekpieces but appears to have his work cut out
10	Seangoell Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Norman Lee	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Norman Lee	144	tp	5864-0	85	118	70	17d	—	—	+4	10.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Needs to step up another couple of gears to worry the best of these
13	Will It Be You b/br J:Richard Deegan T:Liam P Cusack	J:Richard Deegan T:Liam P Cusack	141	—	-7828P	82	-	-	31d	—	—	+4	10.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
More miss than hit over hurdles and will do well to be involved here on chasing debut
6	Bushmans Pass Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	152	—	10-599	93	81	-	34d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Switch to handicaps likely to bring about better but hard push to suggest it will suffice
11	Starlight Cato Chestnut J:Daniel King(3) T:Daniel John Howard	J:Daniel King(3) T:Daniel John Howard	143	—	P3F-70	84	102	-	36d	—	—	+5	9.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Not a whole lot to show for his efforts so far and makes very little appeal
12	Mrs Watson Bay J:Conor McNamara T:Peter Croke	J:Conor McNamara T:Peter Croke	142	—	0P9-78	83	100	-	68d	—	—	+6	9.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Comes here with plenty of questions to answer and is readily opposed
NR	Evies Vladimir Chestnut J:TBC T:Gavin Cromwell	J: T:Gavin Cromwell	158	—	9B6-12	99	112	24	3d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
In fine fettle since returning from a long layoff and probably not done with yet
NR	Hot As Pepper Bay J:TBC T:John C McConnell	J: T:John C McConnell	155	t	-955P0	96	62	-	31d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Former bumper winner with it to prove over fences, has time on her side to turn it around

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rolly Bowley Boy	10/3	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Baldur's Gate	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Dr Val	13/2	5/1	9/2	11/2	11/2
Lady Kate	6/1	6/1	15/2	6/1	6/1
Da Big Fella	15/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2
Soldier Of Honour	11/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Seangoell	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Will It Be You	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Bushmans Pass	12/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Starlight Cato	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Mrs Watson	40/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rolly Bowley Boy

21.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

2nd

Lady Kate

20.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.6

15/2

3rd

Baldur's Gate

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Dr Val

16.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Soldier Of Honour

15.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Bushmans Pass

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Evies Vladimir

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Da Big Fella

11.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Hot As Pepper

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Will It Be You

10.9

OR: 8 Form: 1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Seangoell

10.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Starlight Cato

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Mrs Watson

9.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rolly Bowley Boy	109	112	99
Baldur's Gate	106	119	30
Dr Val	99	—	—
Evies Vladimir	99	112	24
Hot As Pepper	96	62	—
Lady Kate	93	111	107
Soldier Of Honour	93	102	—
Bushmans Pass	93	81	—
Da Big Fella	85	118	29
Seangoell	85	118	70
Starlight Cato	84	102	—
Mrs Watson	83	100	—
Will It Be You	82	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rolly Bowley Boy	3d ago	Quick return
Evies Vladimir	3d ago	Quick return
Lady Kate	12d ago	Quick return
Seangoell	17d ago	Fit
Will It Be You	31d ago	Fit
Hot As Pepper	31d ago	Fit
Dr Val	33d ago	Fit
Bushmans Pass	34d ago	Fit
Soldier Of Honour	36d ago	Fit
Starlight Cato	36d ago	Fit
Baldur's Gate	43d ago	Fit
Da Big Fella	43d ago	Fit
Mrs Watson	68d ago	Fresh