SIS Handicap Chase – Limerick

Limerick

3:28

SIS Handicap Chase

Date 2025-03-23

Distance 2m3f120y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €9,440

Winning Time 5m 19.80s (slow by 45.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Linden Arden (IRE) J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	Brian Hayes / Philip Fenton	—	8/1	0
2nd	Sargent Lightfoot (IRE) J:Phillip Enright T:Adrian Murray	Phillip Enright / Adrian Murray	—	7/1	4
3rd	Happy Dreams (FR) J:Cian Quirke T:Michael J McDonagh	Cian Quirke / Michael J McDonagh	—	11/2	1
4th	Aslukwoodhavit (GB) J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore / Henry De Bromhead	—	9/1	6.5
5th	Soloman Lane (GB) J:Ross Berry T:Martin Hassett	Ross Berry / Martin Hassett	—	5/1	8
6th	Springt De La Mare (FR) J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue / Gavin Cromwell	—	2/1F	5
7th	The Gradual Slope (IRE) J:Mark McDonagh T:Sean O O'Brien	Mark McDonagh / Sean O O'Brien	—	11/1	4.5
8th	Good As Hell (IRE) J:Niall Moore T:Philip Fenton	Niall Moore / Philip Fenton	—	40/1	14
9th	The Dara Man (IRE) J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	Sean O'Keeffe / John Patrick Ryan	—	14/1	4.5

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Springt De La Mare gr J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	174	t	F-5311	138	136	106	31d	—	—	+1	31.4	2/1 33%
Hat-trick seeker who has every chance of defying this opening h'cap mark; up in trip
9	Soloman Lane ch J:Ross Berry(7) T:Martin Hassett	J:Ross Berry(7) T:Martin Hassett	149	t	P1-P32	113	135	118	36d	—	—	+5	20.2	11/2 15%
Still progressing over fences and may have won without a late error at Gowran last month
8	Sargent Lightfoot b J:Phillip Enright T:Adrian Murray	J:Phillip Enright T:Adrian Murray	150	—	216227	114	130	115	127d	—	—	+15	27.6	7/1 13%
Promising over fences last summer; went close after break at start of season
12	Happy Dreams b J:Cian Quirke(3) T:Michael J McDonagh	J:Cian Quirke(3) T:Michael J McDonagh	146	p	-0F887	110	132	62	46d	—	—	+4	19.4	9/1 10%
Down the weights but losing run is mounting up and no signs of a return to form lately
3	Aslukwoodhavit b J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	161	t	14P0-4	125	135	77	77d	—	—	+11	21.6	10/1 9%
Won novice chase at Punchestown last term; hasn't shown enough in 3 runs since
5	Linden Arden b J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	157	—	-63410	121	125	-	191d	—	—	+19	28.3	9/1 10%
Won beginners' at Ballinrobe last summer on chase debut; untapped potential over fences
6	The Gradual Slope gr J:Mark McDonagh T:Sean O O'Brien	J:Mark McDonagh T:Sean O O'Brien	155	—	231-4P	119	130	120	233d	—	—	+11	19.5	12/1 8%
Won 4m h'cap chase at Punchestown Festival last year; this is likely a pipe opener
4	The Dara Man b J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	159	—	832-1P	123	133	128	77d	—	—	+15	19.6	22/1 4%
Defied absence to win in August but pulled up since and may not want rain
2	Good As Hell b J:Niall Moore(5) T:Philip Fenton	J:Niall Moore(5) T:Philip Fenton	168	—	71PU18	132	127	102	182d	—	—	+25	29.4	28/1 3%
Patchy form but won twice over fences earlier this season; likely to need this
NR	The Lovely Man ch J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	152	tp	20-43P	116	126	101	85d	—	—	—	16.5	—
Well held both chase starts and tough ask here from this mark; yard switch
NR	General Clermont gr/b J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:D E Fitzgerald	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:D E Fitzgerald	148	—	814F45	112	133	118	142d	—	—	—	16.8	—
Shaped like return to form may be imminent 2 starts ago; didn't build on that
NR	Don't Talk b J:Donagh Meyler T:Karl Thornton	J:Donagh Meyler T:Karl Thornton	146	t	2-0511	110	131	116	57d	—	—	—	18.5	—
Hat-trick seeker who is up another 7lb but return to further may help him improve again

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Springt De La Mare	2/1	2/1	15/8	7/4	13/8
Soloman Lane	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Sargent Lightfoot	7/1	11/2	7/1	5/1	11/2
Happy Dreams	5/1	5/1	6/1	9/1	11/2
Aslukwoodhavit	9/1	8/1	17/2	10/1	8/1
Linden Arden	9/1	15/2	8/1	7/1	7/1
The Gradual Slope	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
The Dara Man	22/1	20/1	18/1	14/1	14/1
Good As Hell	28/1	28/1	25/1	18/1	22/1
The Lovely Man	-	-	-	-	-
General Clermont	-	-	-	-	-
Don't Talk	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Springt De La Mare

31.4

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Good As Hell

29.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 7.8 Odds: 1.1

28/1

3rd

Linden Arden

28.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Sargent Lightfoot

27.6

OR: 16 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Aslukwoodhavit

21.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Soloman Lane

20.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

The Dara Man

19.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

The Gradual Slope

19.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Happy Dreams

19.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/1

Don't Talk

18.5

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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General Clermont

16.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 1.3 Odds: 0

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The Lovely Man

16.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Springt De La Mare Top Rated	138	136	106
Good As Hell	132	127	102
Aslukwoodhavit	125	135	77
The Dara Man	123	133	128
Linden Arden	121	125	—
The Gradual Slope	119	130	120
The Lovely Man	116	126	101
Sargent Lightfoot	114	130	115
Soloman Lane	113	135	118
General Clermont	112	133	118
Happy Dreams	110	132	62
Don't Talk	110	131	116

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Springt De La Mare	31d ago	Fit
Soloman Lane	36d ago	Fit
Happy Dreams	46d ago	Fresh
Don't Talk	57d ago	Fresh
Aslukwoodhavit	77d ago	Fresh
The Dara Man	77d ago	Fresh
The Lovely Man	85d ago	Fresh
Sargent Lightfoot	127d ago	Long break
General Clermont	142d ago	Long break
Good As Hell	182d ago	Long break
Linden Arden	191d ago	Long break
The Gradual Slope	233d ago	Long break

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