January 30 / 14.00 Limerick

14.00

Soft To Heavy

Limerick Racecourse Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 10 runners
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Limerick Racecourse Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form: -72805

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Best effort when runner-up in a C&D maiden in October; well beaten three times since, including a 2m4f mares' handicap hurdle here five weeks ago.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

5

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

13:15 Limerick

Mag Dillane

11st 7lb

J: Conor McNamara

T: E McNamara

didn't jump well, prominent early, lost ground 1st

13/2

9th

5

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

13:15 Limerick

Mag Dillane

11st 7lb

J: Conor McNamara

T: E McNamara

didn't jump well, prominent early, lost ground 1st

13/2

11th

9

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Cork

Mag Dillane

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Heavy ground Limerick maiden winner in January; ran a cracker in a handicap there last time after being well beaten on chasing debut; can be a player up in trip.

9/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to complete her first two starts in points; proved a revelation at Ballindenisk last month, landing a mares' maiden with a massive amount in hand; probably did not have much to beat, but she is a half-sister to a couple of hurdle winners and could go well; hooded.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 45y

17:00 Cork

Lep Around

12st 4lb

J: Mme Earine Dubourg

T: Miss M Harding

Maiden hurdle winner over 2m3f here two seasons ago; little merit in her subsequent form until signs of a revival when third in a recent chase outing at Thurles.

10/1

3rd

6

5th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 22y

13:58 Thurles

Lep Around

11st 7lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Miss M Harding

Maiden hurdle winner the season before last but hard to fancy judged on the form she has shown since.

25/1

66/1

  • Place: £8.40

Form:

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Touched off in a four-runner Tinahely point-to-point in October; well held at Dromahane the following month; completely tailed off in a Thurles bumper last month after leading to half-way.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

14th

8

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

17:50 Limerick

Ixigreczed

10st 11lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: E Seymour

Sole success came in 2m3f Kilbeggan handicap nearly two years ago; fair run in first-time blinkers at Clonmel in March; below that form last time at the same venue.

25/1

11th

10

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

17:50 Clonmel

Ixigreczed

11st 1lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: E Seymour

Sole success came in 2m3f Kilbeggan handicap nearly two years ago; hasn't troubled the judge since over both hurdles and fences, although mildly encouraging C&D effort in March in first-time blinkers.

16/1

6th

7

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 2f 188y

17:12 Clonmel

Ixigreczed

10st 13lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: E Seymour

Sole success off at Kilbeggan (2m3f, gd-yld) in June 2024; never better than sixth in eight (hurdles and chases) in 2025; blinkered for the first time now.

33/1

Form: 6-6583

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Placed in three of her six starts in bumpers and has obtained plenty of hurdling experience; not a bad run last time when beaten 4l and 8l behind a Willie Mullins-trained-pair at Clonmel; appears to have a good opportunity now.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

19th Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

15:20 Limerick

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

10st 5lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

towards rear, detached halfway, pulled up before 2 out

9/1

3rd

5

6th Oct 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 50y

15:05 Tipperary

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

10st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

raced in fourth behind clear leader, headway after 3 out, outpaced approaching last, ran on and went third towards finish, no match for first two

20/1

1st

6

13th Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 207y

16:00 Ballinrobe

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

10st 13lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

travelled strongly, soon pressed leader, led after 2 out, clear when ridden and idled after last, stayed on towards finish

12/1

Form: U00

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran once on Flat; unseated on hurdling debut and has shown nothing in two starts since then.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

11

10th May 2024

Good

2m 1f 160y

18:45 Downpatrick

Inatosha

10st 2lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Anthony McCann

midfield

16/1

7th

11

10th May 2024

Good

2m 1f 160y

18:45 Downpatrick

Inatosha

10st 2lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Anthony McCann

midfield

16/1

5th

5

30th Jan 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:00 Limerick

Inatosha

11st 7lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: Anthony McCann

Ran once on Flat; unseated on hurdling debut and has shown nothing in two starts since then.

100/1

Form: 24/3-9

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in two bumpers for her previous trainer; should improve from her seasonal/yard debut at Clonmel but probably needs better ground.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10

9th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 35y

17:38 Roscommon

Dreamz

10st 12lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Terence O’Brien

Dual-purpose maiden has lost form since a close second over timber at Ballinrobe in May 2024; beaten 84l over hurdles when last seen in December; can only be watched on chase debut.

20/1

15th

2

16th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 51y

15:00 Naas

Dreamz

12st 2lb

J: Mr D Allen

T: Terence O’Brien

Close second in a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle in May her best effort since her time in bumpers; did not run to that level at the same venue a few weeks later; unseated at the first at Listowel, struggled at Sligo.

16/1

15th

2

16th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 51y

15:00 Naas

Dreamz

12st 2lb

J: Mr D Allen

T: Terence O’Brien

Close second in a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle in May her best effort since her time in bumpers; did not run to that level at the same venue a few weeks later; unseated at the first at Listowel, struggled at Sligo.

16/1

Form: 8

Last run: 119 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Was 50-1, lost ground at the start and detached throughout on her debut in a bumper at Galway in October.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

14

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

18:47 Ballinrobe

Princess Fiadh

10st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: K A Heffernan

No promise in maidens and poor in two handicaps on testing ground lately so needs to bounce back.

25/1

13th

14

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

18:47 Ballinrobe

Princess Fiadh

10st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: K A Heffernan

No promise in maidens and poor in two handicaps on testing ground lately so needs to bounce back.

25/1

20

8th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 0f 30y

15:15 Gowran Park

Princess Fiadh

10st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: K A Heffernan

in touch with leaders

50/1

Form: 0-9430

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best of her bumper efforts have been on good ground, although she ran respectably on soft at Tramore in November; tailed off at the same venue last month; no hurdling experience but possible place chance.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 200y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Noriska De La Mare

10st 12lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

14-race maiden and looking exposed; difficult to make a case after last three efforts.

25/1

12th

14

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 160y

18:00 Kilbeggan

Noriska De La Mare

10st 11lb

J: Jack O’Neill

T: Philip Fenton

Best effort a third of 16 over 24.5f here in June 2024 but was still beaten 28l; off the track since another heavy defeat at Tramore last August; hard to make a solid case for.

16/1

11th

9

15th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:50 Tramore

Noriska De La Mare

11st 7lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Second runner for yard; starting to get the hang of things in handicaps the last twice; only beaten 12L when sixth at Kilbeggan in June (3m1f, good) and followed that with a remote third at the same track; placed here in a bumper and drop to this trip may suit; interesting.

10/1

Form: P0

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on debut at Cork; tailed off at this venue on second attempt; can be ruled out.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

4

30th Jan 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:00 Limerick

Flickering Ellie

11st 7lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Pulled up on debut at Cork; tailed off at this venue on second attempt; can be ruled out.

100/1

13th

19

28th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

12:20 Limerick

Flickering Ellie

10st 11lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

prominent, bad mistake and dropped to midfield 1st

0

22

10th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 0f 185y

12:45 Cork

Flickering Ellie

11st 5lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

First foal out of a Flat and hurdles winner, one of four declared for this by her trainer.

100/1

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Form:

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed twice from 11 outings on the Flat; best form last year when second over 1m6f at Killarney in August; showed her inexperience when handed a tough task on her hurdling debut in a strong maiden at Leopardstown; hood may help now.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

15th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

16:50 Downpatrick

Chatterbox

11st 10lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: John Joseph Murphy

0-8 over timber but went close at Killarney last summer and arrives on the back of a big Flat run; on a fair mark and not many of her rivals arrive in-form.

3/1

10

(14)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 40y

16:40 Listowel

Chatterbox

9st 7lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: John Joseph Murphy

Longstanding maiden who has shown his best form at Killarney; needs to improve considerably from a Rsocommon run; not a strong contender.

16/1

10

(14)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 40y

16:40 Listowel

Chatterbox

9st 7lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: John Joseph Murphy

Longstanding maiden who has shown his best form at Killarney; needs to improve considerably from a Rsocommon run; not a strong contender.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta €18.70
Straight Forecast €20.48
Trifecta €168.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

POSTDATA:

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

The Irish Sun:

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit