John Buckley Engineering Ltd Hurdle – Limerick

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John Buckley Engineering Ltd Hurdle

Date 2026-03-12

Distance 2m200y

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €8,246

Weather Rain

Temp 9.3°C

Wind 21mph SW

Rain 100%

Winning Time 4m 57.50s (slow by 55.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dschingis Desire (FR) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	6/4F	Won
2nd	Mode Avion (FR) Josh Williamson · Gordon Elliott	3/1	.5
3rd	Crooked Path (IRE) Daniel King · Denis Gerard Hogan	10/1	15
4th	Kilmeaden (IRE) Richard Deegan · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	7/4	19
5th	In The Minus (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · Brian Francis Cawley	50/1	22

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
3	Mode Avion Bay J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	161	t	1-3431	128	127	95	19d	—	—	+3	37.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Came good with an emphatic Fairyhouse handicap win, new rating of 128 sets a good standard
6	Dschingis Desire Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	147	—	02	-	125	117	18d	—	—	-15	13.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Showed promise with Naas second, may take advantage of a 14lb concession from the winners
2	Kilmeaden Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Richard Deegan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	161	—	B14	126	131	122	33d	—	—	+10	32.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Useful on Flat, Punchestrown maiden was promising, flopped when well fancied at Naas
4	Crooked Path Chestnut J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	154	—	435262	113	119	106	12d	—	—	+17	26.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Runner-up over hurdles on three occasions, others are better suited by the race conditions
1	In The Minus Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Brian Francis Cawley	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Brian Francis Cawley	161	—	43415	113	117	95	119d	—	—	+21	24.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Winner at Galway last October, appears well held by Mode Avion on running at Punchestown
NR	Elman Chestnut J:D G Hogan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:D G Hogan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	154	t	FP	-	109	-	54d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Unplaced in three Flat outings and has failed to complete in two races over hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mode Avion	13/8	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Dschingis Desire	15/8	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1
Kilmeaden	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
Crooked Path	10/1	13/2	11/1	9/1	12/1
In The Minus	50/1	40/1	40/1	28/1	33/1
Elman	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mode Avion

37.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 7 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Kilmeaden

32.7

OR: 19 Form: 7 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Crooked Path

26.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.9

12/1

In The Minus

24.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Dschingis Desire

13.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8.9

2/1

Elman

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mode Avion	128	127	95
Kilmeaden	126	131	122
Crooked Path	113	119	106
In The Minus	113	117	95
Dschingis Desire	—	125	117
Elman	—	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Crooked Path	12d ago	Quick return
Dschingis Desire	18d ago	Fit
Mode Avion	19d ago	Fit
Kilmeaden	33d ago	Fit
Elman	54d ago	Fresh
In The Minus	119d ago	Long break