Limerick Races On Thursday 12th March Handicap Hurdle

Limerick

15:24

Date 2026-01-27

Distance 1m7f150y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Heavy Drizzle

Temp 7.2°C

Wind 20mph E

Rain 91%

Runners (13)

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	Big Dee Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	168	h	/F0003	99	102	44	31d	—	—	-1	21.6	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Useful form in bumpers in 2023, third over C&D suggests he is getting the hang of things
1	Marelly Bay J:Calum Hogan(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Calum Hogan(7) T:P J Rothwell	169	b	505971	100	103	77	5d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+12	26.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Carries a fixed 7lb penalty for last week's front-running win at Gowran, claim will help
9	Uptaurintop Bay J:Kevin A Murphy(7) T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Kevin A Murphy(7) T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	152	t	098603	83	100	50	29d	—	—	+1	15.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Gave a much-improved display when going close over 2m3f here last time, worth considering
13	Wild Wild Wind Bay J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:M A Cahill	J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:M A Cahill	147	—	808423	78	102	100	19d	—	—	+4	17.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Two Clonmel efforts give her a good chance of exploiting a very modest handicap mark
5	Le Fanu Bay J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	155	—	57-035	86	99	56	29d	—	—	+2	11.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Best form at this venue, third here in November, fifth last time, needs to find extra
10	Siul Molly Siul Bay J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Sean Joseph Allen	J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Sean Joseph Allen	149	—	F-0748	80	102	67	56d	—	—	-4	11.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
0-13 over hurdles, not much of note apart from a long-priced second at Clonmel last winter
3	Opposite Ends Bay J:Ryan Treacy T:C Byrnes	J:Ryan Treacy T:C Byrnes	158	—	00-5UB	89	93	16	7d	—	—	+3	12.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Not a bad run at Thurles three starts ago, labouring when brought down at Down Royal
7	Finnicky Filly b/br J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	153	t	P4451P	84	101	98	19d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+8	16.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Beat Wild Wild Win at Clonmel early last month, pulled up at same venue since, unreliable
6	Donnrua Dream Chestnut J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	154	tb	P-767P	85	99	66	12d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+4	10.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2-15 over hurdles, last success was in March 2022, no signs of ending the drought
8	Glens Sensation Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	153	t	P08U06	84	97	43	12d	—	—	+5	9.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Point winner in 2023; yet to show signs of winning potential in eight starts over hurdles
12	Mudslide Molly Chestnut J:Tom Buckley T:Edward Buckley	J:Tom Buckley T:Edward Buckley	148	t	00-0	79	91	-	43d	—	—	+4	8.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Hard to discern any potential, starts in handicaps from a low base, tongue-tie may help
11	La Tene Bay J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	148	—	054/0	79	97	-	9d	—	—	+5	8.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Tailed off at Thurles when running for the first time in two years, some promise in 2024
4	Falcon Park Bay J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	156	v	0U07P9	87	100	80	12d	—	—	+6	10.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has been struggling to find his best form since joining this yard, hard to make a case

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Big Dee	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Marelly	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Uptaurintop	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Wild Wild Wind	7/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1
Le Fanu	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Siul Molly Siul	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	17/2
Opposite Ends	10/1	10/1	15/2	9/1	9/1
Finnicky Filly	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Donnrua Dream	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Glens Sensation	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Mudslide Molly	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
La Tene	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Falcon Park	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Marelly

26.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Big Dee

21.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.7 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Wild Wild Wind

17.4

OR: 7 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.9

8/1

Finnicky Filly

16.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Uptaurintop

15.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

5/1

Opposite Ends

12.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Siul Molly Siul

11.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/1

Le Fanu

11.8

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.8

9/1

Donnrua Dream

10.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2

16/1

Falcon Park

10.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Glens Sensation

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Mudslide Molly

8.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

La Tene

8.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marelly	100	103	77
Big Dee	99	102	44
Opposite Ends	89	93	16
Falcon Park	87	100	80
Le Fanu	86	99	56
Donnrua Dream	85	99	66
Finnicky Filly	84	101	98
Glens Sensation	84	97	43
Uptaurintop	83	100	50
Siul Molly Siul	80	102	67
Mudslide Molly	79	91	—
La Tene	79	97	—
Wild Wild Wind	78	102	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Marelly	5d ago	Quick return
Opposite Ends	7d ago	Quick return
La Tene	9d ago	Quick return
Donnrua Dream	12d ago	Quick return
Glens Sensation	12d ago	Quick return
Falcon Park	12d ago	Quick return
Wild Wild Wind	19d ago	Fit
Finnicky Filly	19d ago	Fit
Uptaurintop	29d ago	Fit
Le Fanu	29d ago	Fit
Big Dee	31d ago	Fit
Mudslide Molly	43d ago	Fit
Siul Molly Siul	56d ago	Fresh