Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle – Limerick

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Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle

Date 2025-01-28

Distance 2m5f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 5m 53.50s (slow by 1m 0.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Robinstown (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · Cian Collins	9/2	Won
2nd	She'll Be Kept (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Sean Joseph Allen	125/1	13
3rd	Ellaat (GB) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	4/1F	3
4th	Embittered (IRE) Conor McNamara · E McNamara	9/2	7.5
5th	Starman (FR) James O'Sullivan · Anthony McCann	13/2	3
6th	Hascoeur Clermont (FR) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	11/2	1.75
7th	Voice Of Reason (IRE) Sarah Kavanagh · Gordon Elliott	16/1	1
8th	Rodney Bay (IRE) Ben Harvey · Joseph Anthony Murray	12/1	4.5
9th	Metamorpheus (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Paul Nolan	11/2	28
10th	Optional Mix (IRE) Niall Moore · Eoin Doyle	25/1	40

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Away He Goes (IRE) Daniel King · Denis Gerard Hogan	50/1

Runners (11)

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	Embittered Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	154	t	06-P87	-	126	-	31d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Very useful chaser on his day but not sure how much ability he retains, check market
1	Metamorpheus Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	158	t	/9-580	113	127	98	32d	—	—	+4	20.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Dual-purpose, poor on his last two starts, not sure this step up in trip will suit
6	Hascoeur Clermont Grey J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	154	—	20P270	110	119	-	30d	—	—	+6	21.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
123 rated chaser, 2-10 over timber and rated 110, likes testing ground, could go well
7	Robinstown Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:Cian Collins	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Cian Collins	154	tb	13-070	116	124	51	72d	—	—	+7	20.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won this easily last year on heavy ground, no joy since but could bounce back
8	Ellaat Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	150	—	/7/53-	-	124	-	—	—	—	-17	7.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3-17 over hurdles, good effort on last start over timber but lacks a run, check market
4	Starman Grey J:James O'Sullivan T:Anthony McCann	J:James O'Sullivan T:Anthony McCann	158	h	657058	110	123	68	3d	—	—	+7	18.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
3-24 over hurdles, won a claimer for former yard, rated 110 and can't be discounted
11	Voice Of Reason b/br J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Gordon Elliott	146	—	300096	102	118	108	10d	—	—	+9	14.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Flat winner is 0-11 over hurdles, best form on good and yielding, others appeal more
3	Rodney Bay Bay J:Ben Harvey T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Ben Harvey T:Joseph Anthony Murray	158	—	40-078	102	105	89	44d	—	—	+10	14	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Dual-purpose, 1-21 over hurdles, ground fine but hasn't shown enough in recent starts
2	Optional Mix Bay J:Niall Moore(7) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Niall Moore(7) T:Eoin Doyle	158	tp	689478	102	116	78	9d	—	—	+10	14	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Course winner over 2m4f, has been out of form recently, tongue-tie and cheekpieces go on
9	Away He Goes Bay J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	148	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Gr 1 placed on the Flat, no impact after long layoff on stable debut, watch on hurdles bow
10	She'll Be Kept Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Sean Joseph Allen	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Sean Joseph Allen	148	t	0P0	-	80	45	32d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Well-beaten in first two starts over hurdles including one here, hard to make a case for

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Embittered	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Metamorpheus	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	7/2
Hascoeur Clermont	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Robinstown	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Ellaat	3/1	10/3	18/5	10/3	11/2
Starman	15/2	13/2	7/1	15/2	8/1
Voice Of Reason	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Rodney Bay	25/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Optional Mix	28/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Away He Goes	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
She'll Be Kept	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hascoeur Clermont

21.5

OR: 15 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Metamorpheus

20.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

Robinstown

20.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Starman

18.3

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Voice Of Reason

14.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Rodney Bay

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Optional Mix

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ellaat

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/2

Embittered

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Away He Goes

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

She'll Be Kept

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Robinstown	116	124	51
Metamorpheus	113	127	98
Hascoeur Clermont	110	119	—
Starman	110	123	68
Voice Of Reason	102	118	108
Rodney Bay	102	105	89
Optional Mix	102	116	78
Embittered	—	126	—
Ellaat	—	124	—
Away He Goes	—	—	—
She'll Be Kept	—	80	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Starman	3d ago	Quick return
Optional Mix	9d ago	Quick return
Voice Of Reason	10d ago	Quick return
Hascoeur Clermont	30d ago	Fit
Embittered	31d ago	Fit
Metamorpheus	32d ago	Fit
She'll Be Kept	32d ago	Fit
Rodney Bay	44d ago	Fit
Robinstown	72d ago	Fresh
Ellaat	—	—
Away He Goes	—	—