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Limerick

15:10

Date 2024-01-30

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 42.70s (slow by 56.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Brilliant Question (IRE) Robbie Geoghegan · K A Heffernan	11/1	Won
2nd	Carlas Big Jim (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · L J Archdeacon	5/1	5.5
3rd	Go Gill Go (IRE) Conor Clarke · James Grace	11/1	5.5
4th	Kellie's Dream (IRE) Trevor Ryan · Andrew Slattery	11/1	12
5th	Likable Chancer (IRE) Daniel King · Daniel John Howard	10/1	8
6th	Fourleaf Shamrock (IRE) Danny Gilligan · James Joseph Mangan	100/1	1
7th	Tingarran Express (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	6/1	0.2
8th	Thelonglad (IRE) Philip Donovan · Michael J McDonagh	12/1	5.5
9th	Pana To Milan (IRE) Liam McKenna · Michael Winters	9/2F	3.5
10th	Man River (IRE) Peter Smithers · P F O'Donnell	16/1	8
11th	Flemens Intrest (IRE) John Shinnick · David Richard Barry	15/2	3.5
12th	Joeswayornoway (IRE) Shane Fenelon · E Sheehy	10/1	32
13th	Beeverstown Place (IRE) Niall Moore · M A Cahill	14/1	5.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	You Make Me Smile (IRE) Richard Condon · P A Fahy	80/1

Runners (15)

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
5	Carlas Big Jim Grey J:Jack G Gilligan(4) T:L J Archdeacon	J:Jack G Gilligan(4) T:L J Archdeacon	161	—	P99522	88	101	88	19d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+7	22.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Runner-up last twice; is creeping up the handicap but can run well with a repeat
9	Pana To Milan Brown J:Liam McKenna(2) T:Michael Winters	J:Liam McKenna(2) T:Michael Winters	159	p	P90358	86	102	44	18d	—	—	-1	14.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has a chance if first-time cheekpieces can help recover her best form
2	Flemens Intrest Bay J:John Shinnick(4) T:David Richard Barry	J:John Shinnick(4) T:David Richard Barry	166	—	41-060	93	92	20	51d	—	—	+2	14.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Some ability in maidens and needs a market check dropping into handicaps
12	Tingarran Express Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	J:Mike O'Connor T:Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	155	h	-6F055	82	100	70	47d	—	—	+1	10.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Decent run at Naas last time when keen; has a shout if settling better in first-time hood
1	Kellie's Dream Bay J:Trevor Ryan(2) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Trevor Ryan(2) T:Andrew Slattery	168	—	416956	95	99	83	24d	—	—	+6	15.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Decent chase debut last time; has to find more off this mark but likely to be involved
11	Thelonglad Bay J:Philip Donovan(2) T:Michael J McDonagh	J:Philip Donovan(2) T:Michael J McDonagh	158	—	00-400	85	98	76	18d	—	—	+3	11.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Best run when 4th in a Cork handicap in November; questions after two poor efforts
14	Likable Chancer Bay J:Daniel King T:Daniel John Howard	J:Daniel King T:Daniel John Howard	153	tb	2P2253	80	100	-	103d	—	—	+9	16.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Chase winner is 0-22 over hurdles; has a squeak if bringing his A-game back to this sphere
4	Joeswayornoway Bay J:Shane Fenelon(4) T:E Sheehy	J:Shane Fenelon(4) T:E Sheehy	164	—	65-053	91	95	42	18d	—	—	+5	12.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Was 3rd at Naas last time; should be involved off the same mark with a repeat
13	Brilliant Question Grey J:Robbie Geoghegan(4) T:K A Heffernan	J:Robbie Geoghegan(4) T:K A Heffernan	153	t	8PP/45	80	97	52	45d	—	—	+3	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hasn't been beaten far the last twice over hurdles but has to find improvement
7	Go Gill Go Bay J:Conor Clarke(4) T:James Grace	J:Conor Clarke(4) T:James Grace	160	t	-9730F	87	98	74	47d	—	—	+3	11.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Best recent effort came over C&D and poor Clonmel run might have come too soon; chance
3	Beeverstown Place Chestnut J:Niall Moore(4) T:M A Cahill	J:Niall Moore(4) T:M A Cahill	164	p	-00304	91	93	48	19d	—	—	+9	13	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Good runs at Clonmel over 2m either side of a lesser run over 2m5f here; can be involved
8	Man River Bay J:Peter Smithers(4) T:P F O'Donnell	J:Peter Smithers(4) T:P F O'Donnell	159	t	00/368	86	94	23	29d	—	—	+5	10.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Tailed-off at Tramore last time and has to return to his better earlier form
10	You Make Me Smile Bay J:Richard Condon(2) T:P A Fahy	J:Richard Condon(2) T:P A Fahy	159	—	7-0000	86	90	-	18d	—	—	+7	9.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Needs to jump better on handicap debut but worth a market check
6	Fourleaf Shamrock Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Danny Gilligan T:James Joseph Mangan	160	—	080	87	82	25	24d	—	—	+8	9.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Jumping left a bit to be desired in maidens; still, has to be checked in the market
NR	Monoxide Bay J:TBC T:Neill McCluskey	J: T:Neill McCluskey	153	tv	626602	80	99	65	7d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Went close over fences at Down Royal last week; visor worn then is retained; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Carlas Big Jim	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Pana To Milan	5/1	5/1	11/2	9/2	4/1
Flemens Intrest	8/1	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Tingarran Express	13/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Kellie's Dream	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1	15/2
Thelonglad	8/1	9/1	17/2	17/2	9/1
Likable Chancer	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1	11/1
Joeswayornoway	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Brilliant Question	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Go Gill Go	20/1	11/1	16/1	8/1	8/1
Beeverstown Place	16/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Man River	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
You Make Me Smile	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Fourleaf Shamrock	80/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Carlas Big Jim

22.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Likable Chancer

16.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 6.7 Odds: 2.1

11/1

3rd

Kellie's Dream

15.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Pana To Milan

14.9

OR: 9 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Flemens Intrest

14.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Monoxide

13.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0

—

Beeverstown Place

OR: 10.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Joeswayornoway

12.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Go Gill Go

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

20/1

Thelonglad

11.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Tingarran Express

10.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Man River

10.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

You Make Me Smile

9.8

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Fourleaf Shamrock

9.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Brilliant Question

9.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kellie's Dream	95	99	83
Flemens Intrest	93	92	20
Joeswayornoway	91	95	42
Beeverstown Place	91	93	48
Carlas Big Jim	88	101	88
Go Gill Go	87	98	74
Fourleaf Shamrock	87	82	25
Pana To Milan	86	102	44
Man River	86	94	23
You Make Me Smile	86	90	—
Thelonglad	85	98	76
Tingarran Express	82	100	70
Likable Chancer	80	100	—
Brilliant Question	80	97	52
Monoxide	80	99	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Monoxide	7d ago	Quick return
Pana To Milan	18d ago	Fit
Thelonglad	18d ago	Fit
Joeswayornoway	18d ago	Fit
You Make Me Smile	18d ago	Fit
Carlas Big Jim	19d ago	Fit
Beeverstown Place	19d ago	Fit
Kellie's Dream	24d ago	Fit
Fourleaf Shamrock	24d ago	Fit
Man River	29d ago	Fit
Brilliant Question	45d ago	Fit
Tingarran Express	47d ago	Fresh
Go Gill Go	47d ago	Fresh
Flemens Intrest	51d ago	Fresh
Likable Chancer	103d ago	Long break