Limerick 11 September 2020

Going: Soft
 
 
Drizzle

Forecast: Drizzle
Temperature: 10.0° - 15.3°
Rainfall: 0.43mm
Wind: 12.1 mph W

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12:45 Limerick (IRE) (2YO only)

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

6f 150y

Winner €9,300 - 14 ran

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PALIFICO takes a significant drop in class here and should be good enough to open her account now. The Siyouni filly was placed in a couple of strong maidens at the Curragh before being pitched into Group 2 company in the Debutante Stakes at the same venue last time. She only beat one home that day when it was reported that she didn't handle testing conditions. The ground is forecast to be soft here but she looks worth siding with in a lesser contest. Joseph O'Brien trains Coolmore-owned newcomer Thinking Of You and the American Pharoah filly is obviously one to note in the market given her pedigree. She is out of a half-sister to Giant's Causeway from a family that has also produced the likes of Gleneagles and Decorated Knight. Aidan O'Brien's regally-bred Elizabethan, a full-sister to Roly Poly and US Navy Flag, could be a player if getting in as first reserve. She will be expected to step forward form her debut run.

2

13:15 Limerick (IRE) (3YO plus)

King John's Castle Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

6f 150y

Winner €5,400 - 14 ran

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NOIRVENTO doesn't help herself by missing the kick sometimes but looks capable of landing a race of this standard off her current mark. She didn't run too badly after missing the break at Cork last time in soft ground having been a fine third at the Curragh previously. The fact that she had won over course and distance first time up is a plus and having been eased 3lb in the recent rating cuts she appeals more than recent winner Hell Left Loose. Denis Hogan's charge won well enough at Navan last time but went up 8lb for that while most of his rivals have been eased. Amazing One ran well when fourth over slightly further at Cork last time and looks another with a shout.

3

13:45 Limerick (IRE) (3YO plus)

King John's Castle Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

6f 150y

Winner €5,400 - 14 ran

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Andy Slattery had a welcome winner at Navan last Saturday and SUNSET NOVA, who ran well on that card, may be able to strike here. The Zebedee gelding showed up well for a long way before finishing fourth to Hell Left Loose and looks to have slipped down to a mark that he can win again off. Adapt To Dan has been knocking on the door and though he is drawn wide enough he should be thereabouts again. Denis Hogan also saddles top-weight Scherzando and he has to be respected. The Shamardal gelding showed more last time when fourth in an apprentice race at the Curragh.

4

14:15 Limerick (IRE) (3YO plus)

Garryowen Fillies Maiden

6f 150y

Winner €6,600 - 12 ran

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PIRATE LASS didn't give her true running at Tipperary last month and looks worth another shot here in a moderate looking maiden. She had been placed on her three previous outings, all at Gowran and a repeat of any of those runs would probably be good enough to get her head in front now. Darkest is obviously well down the pecking order in Ballydoyle but she ran a solid race to finish third at Roscommon last time and is entitled to be a big player in this company. Gulf Of Aidan was well held last time in a Curragh maiden but this looks a slightly lesser contest and on the best of her form she'd have a shout as well.

5

14:45 Limerick (IRE) (3YO only)

Shannon Handicap (45-70)

7f

Winner €6,000 - 13 ran

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EARLS won with a bit in hand at Sligo last time and can follow up here off a 5lb higher mark. His win came over an extended five at Sligo but he has form over further and also on an easier surface so there is every chance that conditions should suit just as well now. Take My Hand is the other last time out winner in the field and has to be a big player off just a pound higher than when scoring at Bellewstown last time. Golden Days has run well on her last two outings and looks another leading contender in a competitive enough heat for the grade.

6

15:20 Limerick (IRE) (4YO plus)

Henry Street Maiden

1m 3f 70y

Winner €6,600 - 14 ran

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LONGBOURN had some useful placed form at Dundalk last winter for Eddie Harty before being sold on. He was back to form on his second start for Ross O'Sullivan when chasing home subsequent Listed-placed filly Nan Yehi at Ballinrobe (Yenillik behind him in fourth) and is a hopeful selection in an open-looking maiden. Recent hurdles third Hazran was runner-up four times in maidens last year and has Seamie Heffernan's assistance, while the well-bred Coeur D'or is rated only 1lb lower than the selection but has been soundly beaten on both starts this term. Useful hurdler Cafý Con Leche is another to consider, while one to keep an eye on is Blackpoint who's related to several Flat winners and switches to this sphere having run third in a bumper at this track in June.

7

15:50 Limerick (IRE) (3YO plus)

Thomond Bridge Handicap (45-70)

1m 3f 70y

Winner €6,000 - 16 ran

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CALL ME DOLLY may have found the ground a bit too testing at Roscommon last time, but she was a good second here on her first run of the year back in June and also ran well at the Galway Festival. Gavin Cromwell fits cheekpieces for the first time and his charge has shown enough to suggest she can win a handicap of this nature before long. Loingseoir beat a subsequent winner at Cork and is respected off a 7lb higher mark and dual Dundalk winner Pak Army's last Flat run saw him finish a good fifth behind the very progressive Wilderness. Happy Company is generally consistent and is likely to leave behind a poor run at Navan, while maiden hurdle winner Advanced Virgo has a first run on the level for Charles Byrnes and won twice over 10f when trained in Britain.

8

16:20 Limerick (IRE) (3YO plus)

People's Park Handicap (45-70)

2m 1f

Winner €6,000 - 14 ran

No.
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Ronan McNally had a great time with The Trigger in recent months as the 11-year-old reeled off a five-timer in handicaps switching between hurdles and fences. The Armagh handler got his smart staying hurdler THE JAM MAN handicapped on the Flat earlier in the summer and he looks interesting here off 69, with a good claimer booked. He was pulled up when last seen at Galway, but on the form of last season's win at Navan and second at the Dublin Racing Festival he must have a big chance. Poseidon has won three of his last six over hurdles but he's hard to assess on the level having had only one run in three years in this discipline. Red Vermillion beat Cool Colonnade at Tramore two starts back and this tough sort ran well again last time at Navan. El Tren's winning form has been over a little shorter but he was runner-up over this trip at Killarney last year.

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