December 27 / 12.19 Limerick

12.19

Soft To Heavy

Cargill Neomilk Calf Milk Replacer Rated Novice Chase

  • Prize money: £7436.97
  • 2m 1f 160y
  • 9 runners
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Cargill Neomilk Calf Milk Replacer Rated Novice Chase

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.70
  • Place: £1.70

Form: /131-2 D

Last run: 222 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner and 2-4 over hurdles; very nearly added to his tally in a 2m4f handicap at Tipperary when last seen in May; off since but he's a respected newcomer to fences in a race of this stature.
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2

16th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

12:15 Navan

Drumbear

12st 0lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: R K Watson

Three-time winner for John McConnell in 2022, notably when defeating subsequent high achiever Limerick Lace in a novice chase at Limerick; totally out of form last season; no sign of a revival on stable debut at Down Royal

50/1

2

16th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

12:15 Navan

Drumbear

12st 0lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: R K Watson

Three-time winner for John McConnell in 2022, notably when defeating subsequent high achiever Limerick Lace in a novice chase at Limerick; totally out of form last season; no sign of a revival on stable debut at Down Royal

50/1

16th

12

2nd Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Drumbear

11st 0lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: R K Watson

Three-time winner in 2022 but has been struggling for some time over both hurdles and fences; first run for new yard and hard to fancy.

33/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 21F9-5 D

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
This trip is short enough given she won her maiden hurdle over 2m4f (on soft) but she ran well behind Hollow Games over this far at Navan (chase debut) and this is easier than that.
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5th

3

14th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Limerick Lace

11st 5lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gavin Cromwell

edgy, in touch with leaders, overjumped 1st

13/2

2nd

2

1st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 110y

14:25 Fairyhouse

Limerick Lace

11st 3lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

raced in fourth, niggled along briefly before 7th, pushed along briefly after 8th, went third 5 out

100/30

2nd

2

1st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 110y

14:25 Fairyhouse

Limerick Lace

11st 3lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

raced in fourth, niggled along briefly before 7th, pushed along briefly after 8th, went third 5 out

100/30

14/1

  • Place: £5.20

Form: 7-3645

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won heavy-ground Wexford maiden hurdle in March; inferior in that scene to most of these and he's been well behind in both runs over fences, latterly in last week's Punchestown race won by Appreciate It.
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0

1

17th Dec 2023

Yielding

2m 2f 57y

12:50 Thurles

Mount Brown

11st 12lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Noel Meade

Hurdle winner on heavy ground the season before last; 0-6 chasing, fair level of form at 2m without looking progressive; none too fluent on seasonal debut at Down Royal last month; jumping again ragged when stepped up in trip at Fairyhouse, well beaten when falling at the last.

8/1

0

3

2nd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 5f 110y

12:15 Fairyhouse

Mount Brown

11st 6lb

J: Miss S Doyle

T: Noel Meade

didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear early, in touch with leaders 5 out, no extra after 2 out, weakening when fell last

10/1

4th

7

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 100y

14:37 Down Royal

Mount Brown

11st 6lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Noel Meade

Hurdle winner on heavy ground; has had only four runs over fences; made handicap chase debut in a strong Fairyhouse event in April, renews rivalry with Pats Choice who was 10l in front of him then.

6/1

Form: 14-40

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hasn't progressed from winning a Navan maiden hurdle but he's a winning pointer who could well be a lot better in this discipline.
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7

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:20 Ayr

Irish Blaze

10st 13lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Nicky Richards

Winning hurdler/chaser when trained in Ireland; beaten 29l and 34l on both hurdle starts for current yard; best watched.

16/1

8th

2

31st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

15:37 Musselburgh

Irish Blaze

11st 12lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Useful at his peak in Ireland but soundly beaten on debut for this stable at Haydock just before Christmas; quickly dropped 6lb but needs a big leap forward.

12/1

5

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:30 Tramore

Irish Blaze

11st 7lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Collins

prominent

16/1

Form: 171/U1 C

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not as good as a few of these over hurdles (despite winning twice) but it was a career best by some margin on his second chase start at Clonmel (2m, soft/heavy), where he was left clear two out but would have won anyway; penalised for this but looks on the upgrade.
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14th

6

20th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:37 Cork

Jody Ted

11st 6lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Lost form since back-to-back wins at Limerick and Punchestown (soft) in 2023; change of scenery hasn't sparked a revival and he is hard to fancy on what he has shown recently.

25/1

12th

15

23rd Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 7f 20y

15:50 Naas

Jody Ted

10st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Lost form since back-to-back wins at Limerick and Punchestown in 2023; change of scenery hasn't sparked a revival and he is hard to fancy on what he has shown recently.

50/1

19th

22

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 19y

14:25 Leopardstown

Jody Ted

10st 10lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

towards rear

66/1

Form: P0-833

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Three-time hurdle winner whose form reads well in this company; not yet landed a blow over fences (0-3), though he ran quite well at Galway before bumping into Kilcruit at Punchestown.
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5th

3

22nd Jan 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 162y

14:10 Thurles

Broomfields Jeremy

11st 5lb

J: L P Dempsey

T: J P Dempsey

Three wins over hurdles with a mark of 129; decent effort when third in a novice chase at Galway in October; well beaten twice since but has a 7lb lower chase mark for his handicap debut; interesting.

13/2

6th

2

27th Dec 2022

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 160y

12:19 Limerick

Broomfields Jeremy

11st 5lb

J: L P Dempsey

T: J P Dempsey

Three-time hurdle winner whose form reads well in this company; not yet landed a blow over fences (0-3), though he ran quite well at Galway before bumping into Kilcruit at Punchestown.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 14-3F5

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Heavy-ground hurdle winner in France; has competed in two good chases for this yard, falling early in the first and then 26l off Minella Crooner; 4yo getting weight off all his rivals and probably has improvement lurking.
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7th

9

27th Dec 2022

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 160y

12:19 Limerick

Kamus

10st 13lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

chased clear leader, ridden and weakened from 3 out

5/1

5th

8

3rd Dec 2022

Yielding

2m 5f 40y

11:35 Fairyhouse

Kamus

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Was a heavy ground hurdles winner in France last year; 33/1 and didn't get past the first fence on chasing debut over C&D last time; seems yard's second-string.

33/1

12

15th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 5f 0y

13:07 Fairyhouse

Kamus

11st 3lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Henry De Bromhead

soon midfield, fell 1st

20/1

Form: /UU0-4

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Useful hurdler for Henry De Bromhead but twice unseated in chases for that yard and he never counted on his debut for this one at Thurles.
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7th

11

23rd May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 80y

13:45 Punchestown

Commandingpresence

10st 10lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Andrew McNamara

Well beaten behind Bal De Rio at Clonmel last time but was giving that rival 14lb then and more favourable terms today; not without hope.

12/1

5th

5

21st Mar 2023

Heavy

2m 2f 112y

13:55 Clonmel

Commandingpresence

11st 8lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Andrew McNamara

Impressive winner of a maiden hurdle for Henry de Bromhead in 2020 but never fulfilled that early promise; tried chasing this season, only completing once but not devoid of promise; back over hurdles here but others preferred.

25/1

4

5th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:20 Leopardstown

Commandingpresence

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Andrew McNamara

in rear but in touch with leaders early, got well behind when not fluent 4th, bad mistake and unseated rider 5th

40/1

Form: 115434

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best hurdle form is right up there but struggled to recapture it this winter before getting outclassed in a Grade 2 on his chase debut most recently; this is more realistic but he would prefer drier ground.
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4

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 80y

17:00 Kilbeggan

Gaelic Arc

11st 7lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Patrick Ryan

Five-time winner, twice over fences; enjoyed a productive summer last year, scoring over C&D in June before finishing a nose second in a valuable event in Killarney; highly tried later in the year; made mistakes and finished in rear over C&D on return.

14/1

12th

10

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:40 Kilbeggan

Gaelic Arc

11st 4lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Patrick Ryan

Five-time winner, twice over fences; enjoyed a productive summer last year, scoring over C&D in June before finishing a nose second in valuable event in Killarney; too much on his plate backend of last year and returns on an okay mark.

12/1

8th

3

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 50y

16:50 Limerick

Gaelic Arc

11st 4lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Patrick Ryan

Dual hurdle winner is 2-25 over fences but placed many times; lost his form over the summer but a bit better at Cork last time; needs a fair bit more.

12/1

Non-runners

Gaelic Arc

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €16.00
Straight Forecast €19.01
Trifecta €127.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Limerick Lace

RP Ratings (IRE):

Jody Ted

The Irish Sun:

Drumbear

POSTDATA:

Limerick Lace

TOPSPEED:

Jody Ted