Great National South Court Hotel Handicap – Limerick

Limerick

16:35

Great National South Court Hotel Handicap

Date 2025-04-25

Distance 1m50y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,440

Winning Time 1m 57.11s (slow by 14.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Evening Blossom (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	7/2	Won
2nd	Fort Vega (FR) Colin Keane · Ms Sheila Lavery	2/1F	.5
3rd	Lord Church (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Emmet Mullins	10/1	2.25
4th	Merisi Diamond (IRE) W J Lee · Ms Joanna Morgan	11/1	3.5
5th	On A Session (USA) Chris Hayes · Kieran P Cotter	80/1	1.5
6th	Artful Approach (IRE) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	4/1	.5
7th	Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) James Ryan · Jack W Davison	16/1	0.2
8th	Quatre Bras (IRE) Nathan Crosse · Richard John O'Brien	80/1	1.75
9th	Mr Rango (IRE) Rory Mulligan · John M Harney	14/1	.75
10th	Mercurial (IRE) Alan Casey · John J Nallen	28/1	0.3
11th	Usuario Amigo (GB) Gary Carroll · Richard John O'Brien	28/1	1
12th	Bill Silvers (GB) Leigh Roche · William Durkan	18/1	1.25
13th	Action Plan (IRE) Shane Foley · Gerard O'Leary	66/1	2.5
14th	Masoun (FR) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	16/1	1
15th	Titanium (FR) Ben Coen · Ciaran Murphy	33/1	.75
16th	Oriole (GB) Keithen Kennedy · Mark Fahey	28/1	1.25

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (16)	Fort Vega Bay J:Colin Keane T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Colin Keane T:Ms Sheila Lavery	134	—	4/0-63	84	97	82	27d	—	—	-8	15.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Merit in both runs at the Curragh this term; one to consider
15 (1)	Artful Approach Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	130	p	5134-2	80	95	89	26d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Leopardstown comeback second puts him right in the mix off only 1lb higher
3 (9)	Evening Blossom Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	138	t	1178-7	88	88	77	27d	—	—	+2	12.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Okay comeback run and should improve but may want better ground
7 (15)	Lord Church Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Emmet Mullins	J:Ronan Whelan T:Emmet Mullins	135	—	11132-	85	92	71	194d	—	—	+17	29.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Progressed well last year for previous yard; runs well fresh so market strength noted
8 (18)	Merisi Diamond Bay J:W J Lee T:Ms Joanna Morgan	J:W J Lee T:Ms Joanna Morgan	135	t	4124-0	85	94	80	40d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+4	10.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Better for last month's comeback run; tries 1m for only the second time
4 (6)	Masoun Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	138	—	22611-	88	91	72	244d	—	—	+23	31.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Progressive on good ground last year; 105,000Euros buy may not get that here
9 (13)	Bill Silvers Grey J:Leigh Roche T:William Durkan	J:Leigh Roche T:William Durkan	134	b	6968-0	84	96	73	40d	—	—	+4	10.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Out of form of late, blinkers now tried
16 (10)	Bucaneer's Spirit Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:Jack W Davison	J:James Ryan(3) T:Jack W Davison	130	—	14-900	80	96	49	26d	—	—	+4	8.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Never landed a blow on turf return at Leopardstown, good bit to find with Artful Approach
5 (19)	Mr Rango Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:John M Harney	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:John M Harney	136	—	4/314-	86	96	68	—	—	—	+4	10.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Wide draw hardly ideal back in trip here on seasonal return; likes it soft
6 (8)	Usuario Amigo Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Gary Carroll T:Richard John O'Brien	136	—	25201-	86	95	89	—	—	—	+18	24.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
27,000gns buy's best form in Britain on a sound surface; probably best watched
12 (17)	Mercurial Bay J:Alan Casey(10) T:John J Nallen	J:Alan Casey(10) T:John J Nallen	132	p	5253-0	82	93	83	33d	—	—	+5	9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
1m stretches him and others preferred
1 (5)	Titanium Bay J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	140	—	517-00	90	96	51	27d	—	—	+8	10.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Well below best both Curragh runs last month; handicapper relenting but still best watched
13 (12)	Oriole Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mark Fahey	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mark Fahey	132	—	51080-	82	96	71	179d	—	—	+8	12	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Three wins have been over longer trips; best watched on seasonal/yard debut
11 (3)	Action Plan Bay J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	132	b	12356-	82	91	76	—	—	—	+11	13.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Gowran winner at this trip last year off 73; below best hurdling of late, headgear change
R18 (4)	On A Session Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Chris Hayes T:Kieran P Cotter	127	—	26634-	77	95	85	259d	—	—	+7	10.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Five-time winner over shorter trips; absent since August and makes yard debut; reserve
R17 (14)	Quatre Bras Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Nathan Crosse T:Richard John O'Brien	129	—	354-00	79	96	32	16d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+5	8.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Two moderate runs for this yard so far this season; watching brief advised; reserve
NR (11)	Tokenomics Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:David Marnane	J:Robbie Colgan T:David Marnane	140	—	11813-	90	93	64	196d	—	—	—	25	—	—
Can continue his progression this year although yielding is probably as soft as he wants
NR (2)	No More Porter Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	131	tp	563-08	81	95	75	27d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Okay runs on both Curragh starts last month over this trip so not one to rule out here
NR (7)	Killeaney Bear Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	126	t	61173-	76	92	86	193d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Progressive last year on a sound surface, won't get that here; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fort Vega	9/4	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2
Artful Approach	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Evening Blossom	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Lord Church	7/1	7/1	11/2	7/1	7/1
Merisi Diamond	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Masoun	11/1	10/1	9/1	11/1	10/1
Bill Silvers	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1	12/1
Bucaneer's Spirit	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Mr Rango	14/1	12/1	10/1	14/1	12/1
Usuario Amigo	16/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Mercurial	28/1	25/1	22/1	28/1	25/1
Titanium	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Oriole	40/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Action Plan	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
On A Session	33/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Quatre Bras	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Tokenomics	-	-	-	-	-
No More Porter	-	-	-	-	-
Killeaney Bear	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Masoun

31.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

2nd

Lord Church

29.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 17.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

Tokenomics

OR: 10 Form: 15 Odds: 0

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Usuario Amigo

24.4

OR: 9 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Killeaney Bear

17.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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Artful Approach

16.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Fort Vega

15.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Action Plan

13.7

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Evening Blossom

12.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Oriole

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 1

40/1

Mr Rango

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Merisi Diamond

10.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Titanium

10.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

On A Session

10.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Bill Silvers

10.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Mercurial

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Bucaneer's Spirit

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Quatre Bras

8.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

80/1

No More Porter

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Titanium	90	96	51
Tokenomics	90	93	64
Evening Blossom	88	88	77
Masoun	88	91	72
Mr Rango	86	96	68
Usuario Amigo	86	95	89
Lord Church	85	92	71
Merisi Diamond	85	94	80
Fort Vega	84	97	82
Bill Silvers	84	96	73
Mercurial	82	93	83
Oriole	82	96	71
Action Plan	82	91	76
No More Porter	81	95	75
Artful Approach	80	95	89
Bucaneer's Spirit	80	96	49
Quatre Bras	79	96	32
On A Session	77	95	85
Killeaney Bear	76	92	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Quatre Bras	16d ago	Fit
Artful Approach	26d ago	Fit
Bucaneer's Spirit	26d ago	Fit
Fort Vega	27d ago	Fit
Evening Blossom	27d ago	Fit
Titanium	27d ago	Fit
No More Porter	27d ago	Fit
Mercurial	33d ago	Fit
Merisi Diamond	40d ago	Fit
Bill Silvers	40d ago	Fit
Oriole	179d ago	Long break
Killeaney Bear	193d ago	Long break
Lord Church	194d ago	Long break
Tokenomics	196d ago	Long break
Masoun	244d ago	Long break
On A Session	259d ago	Long break
Mr Rango	—	—
Usuario Amigo	—	—
Action Plan	—	—