Ishka Irish Spring Water Handicap Hurdle – Limerick

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Ishka Irish Spring Water Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-10

Distance 2m5f60y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

Winning Time 5m 31.10s (slow by 35.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Grange Walk (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	10/1	Won
2nd	Slip Jig (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Colin Motherway	7/2	2.5
3rd	Ballinoe Blaze (IRE) G B Noonan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	15/2	0.2
4th	West Away (IRE) Dylan Kidd · John C McConnell	16/5F	4
5th	Millstream Lady (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · E McNamara	4/1	.5
6th	Quest With Speed (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	11/2	6
7th	Rock On Seamie (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Ray Hackett	22/1	6

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	My Friend The Wind (IRE) Conor McNamara · E McNamara	8/1

Runners (9)

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
2	West Away Bay J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	168	t	22-140	122	128	72	32d	—	—	+3	24.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Took his form to new heights last summer; needed the run at Naas last month; stable flying
9	Slip Jig Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Colin Motherway	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Colin Motherway	141	—	-16007	95	125	102	21d	—	—	-1	19	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Fine seventh of 20 at Cork over 2m4f off 99 three weeks ago; enters the discussion
1	Millstream Lady Grey J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:E McNamara	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:E McNamara	168	—	6-4010	122	121	42	46d	—	—	+6	23	1.13/1	9/2 18%
3-15 over hurdles, all on soft; hard to fancy on this ground & looks stable second string
7	My Friend The Wind Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	150	—	225435	104	123	77	42d	—	—	+8	19.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner-up twice over hurdles at Ballinrobe last summer; good third here in December
5	Quest With Speed Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	159	b	-034P0	113	126	92	21d	—	—	+8	18.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Maiden win around here; well beaten when midfield in Cork handicap latest; not discounted
6	Grange Walk Chestnut J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	158	b	864436	112	120	48	33d	—	—	+11	20.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Third in valuable 2m1f handicap chase off 126 at the DRF; has an exploitable hurdles mark
8	Ballinoe Blaze Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	143	—	783500	97	126	111	33d	—	—	+7	14.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Struggled off marks in the 100s; more needed but falling mark and better ground will help
3	Rock On Seamie Bay J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	160	—	P-60PF	114	122	86	54d	—	—	+13	17	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Regressive for a while and tried at a range of trips; fell early at Gowran in February
NR	Silver King Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	160	ht	04269P	114	121	-	40d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Sole hurdles win came at Punchestown in January 2024 off 109; back hurdling now; risky

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
West Away	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Slip Jig	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Millstream Lady	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
My Friend The Wind	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Quest With Speed	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Grange Walk	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ballinoe Blaze	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	17/2
Rock On Seamie	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Silver King	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

West Away

24.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Millstream Lady

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Grange Walk

20.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

17/2

My Friend The Wind

19.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Slip Jig

OR: 11.3 Form: 2 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Quest With Speed

18.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Rock On Seamie

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Silver King

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ballinoe Blaze

14.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
West Away	122	128	72
Millstream Lady	122	121	42
Rock On Seamie	114	122	86
Silver King	114	121	—
Quest With Speed	113	126	92
Grange Walk	112	120	48
My Friend The Wind	104	123	77
Ballinoe Blaze	97	126	111
Slip Jig	95	125	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Slip Jig	21d ago	Fit
Quest With Speed	21d ago	Fit
West Away	32d ago	Fit
Grange Walk	33d ago	Fit
Ballinoe Blaze	33d ago	Fit
Silver King	40d ago	Fit
My Friend The Wind	42d ago	Fit
Millstream Lady	46d ago	Fresh
Rock On Seamie	54d ago	Fresh