Locke Burger Novice Handicap Hurdle – Limerick

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Locke Burger Novice Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-10

Distance 2m

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

Winning Time 4m 3.50s (slow by 22.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mercury Mission (GB) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	11/8J	Won
2nd	Andyourbirdcansing (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · John Patrick Ryan	12/1	6
3rd	Kingdom Calling (FR) G B Noonan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	18/1	15
4th	Redcliff Glen (GER) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	17/2	.75
5th	Its Not Over Yet (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	20/1	1
6th	The Dancing Tree (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	11/8J	43

Runners (7)

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
2	The Dancing Tree Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	158	—	-65052	112	123	79	72d	—	—	-5	32.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Beaten a head on handicap debut over C&D in January; big player if he handles quick ground
3	Mercury Mission Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	152	p	F35361	106	126	71	24d	—	—	+2	37.5	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Placed six times over hurdles before finally getting off the mark narrowly at Wexford
6	Redcliff Glen Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	147	—	-0010F	101	119	92	146d	—	—	+9	19.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
First win over hurdles here off 94 in October; poor since; market may reveal expectations
4	Its Not Over Yet Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	151	—	-60110	105	121	89	177d	—	—	+21	27.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Both wins were over 3m on soft or yielding; trip and ground possibly against her on return
7	Andyourbirdcansing Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	145	—	4376FF	99	123	-	26d	—	—	+9	13.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Maiden hurdle winner at Sligo last summer; now back hurdling after poor efforts chasing
5	Kingdom Calling Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	147	ht	918009	101	119	105	18d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+11	16.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Shock 250-1 maiden hurdle winner at Listowel but fair way below that level since
NR	Nowwhatdoyouthink Bay J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	166	—	7-0751	120	126	94	35d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Well-backed when landing Thurles maiden hurdle last month; respected on handicap bow

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Dancing Tree	11/8	11/8	5/4	5/4	11/8
Mercury Mission	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	6/4
Redcliff Glen	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	13/2
Its Not Over Yet	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Andyourbirdcansing	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Kingdom Calling	20/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Nowwhatdoyouthink	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mercury Mission

37.5

OR: 14 Form: 12.1 Odds: 11.4

13/8

2nd

The Dancing Tree

32.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 11.8

11/8

3rd

Its Not Over Yet

27.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 12 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Redcliff Glen

19.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Nowwhatdoyouthink

17.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Kingdom Calling

16.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Andyourbirdcansing

13.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nowwhatdoyouthink	120	126	94
The Dancing Tree	112	123	79
Mercury Mission	106	126	71
Its Not Over Yet	105	121	89
Redcliff Glen	101	119	92
Kingdom Calling	101	119	105
Andyourbirdcansing	99	123	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kingdom Calling	18d ago	Fit
Mercury Mission	24d ago	Fit
Andyourbirdcansing	26d ago	Fit
Nowwhatdoyouthink	35d ago	Fit
The Dancing Tree	72d ago	Fresh
Redcliff Glen	146d ago	Long break
Its Not Over Yet	177d ago	Long break