Summer Racing @ Limerick Racecourse Beginners Chase

Limerick

18:08

Date 2025-05-22

Distance 2m3f176y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Winning Time 4m 59.70s (slow by 21.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Intellotto (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	8/11F	Won
2nd	Jigoro (FR) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	13/8	10
3rd	Ambitious Fellow (IRE) Jake Coen · Peter Fahey	7/1	9
4th	Minella Sergeant (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	66/1	9
5th	Star In The Park (IRE) Gavin Brouder · D E Fitzgerald	66/1	12

Runners (6)

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
4	Jigoro Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	/2202-	-	118	67	32d	—	—	-16	20.8	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Disappointing on only previous try over fences but is generally consistent over hurdles
3	Intellotto Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	t	714/3-	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-27	18	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Has some nice form on the Flat and over hurdles, may have enough to take this on chase bow
NR	Encanto Bruno Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	9/PP2-	-	120	69	39d	—	—	-16	6.7	—	—
Form has tailed off since last win in 2023, he needs a revival
1	Ambitious Fellow Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	166	p	PF8P0-	-	122	32	21d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has not shown himself to be a natural in previous five runs over fences
5	Minella Sergeant Brown J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	58780-	-	-	-	20d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Beaten by large margins on all starts and hard to envision him winning
6	Star In The Park Bay J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:D E Fitzgerald	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:D E Fitzgerald	166	—	0/080-	-	-	-	246d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Tries fences for the first time but his hurdles form does not provide much encouragement

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Jigoro	11/8	5/4	11/8
Intellotto	10/11	10/11	10/11
Encanto Bruno	-	-	N/A
Ambitious Fellow	15/2	13/2	7/1
Minella Sergeant	50/1	33/1	33/1
Star In The Park	100/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jigoro

20.8

OR: 0 Form: 9 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Intellotto

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 15

10/11

3rd

Encanto Bruno

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

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Ambitious Fellow

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Minella Sergeant

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Star In The Park

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jigoro	—	118	67
Intellotto	—	—	—
Encanto Bruno	—	120	69
Ambitious Fellow	—	122	32
Minella Sergeant	—	—	—
Star In The Park	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Minella Sergeant	20d ago	Fit
Ambitious Fellow	21d ago	Fit
Jigoro	32d ago	Fit
Intellotto	32d ago	Fit
Encanto Bruno	39d ago	Fit
Star In The Park	246d ago	Long break