January 28 / 13.05 Limerick

13.05

Soft To Heavy

Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 2m 5f 0y
  • 11 runners
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Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.90
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 13-070 CD

Last run: 72 days

W: 11st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Hacked up by 25l in this race on heavy ground last year, making all; has mixed hurdles and chasing since with little success; badly out of form both starts this season but wouldn't be a massive surprise if he bounced back here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

3

27th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:50 Clonmel

Robinstown

11st 4lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Cian Collins

prominent, lost ground quickly after 3 out, weakened 2 out

7/4

1st

7

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Robinstown

11st 0lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

made all, didn't jump well, soon clear, 20 lengths ahead halfway, reduced lead but going okay after 3 out, nudged along going best after 2 out, ran on

10/1

1st

7

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Robinstown

11st 0lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

made all, didn't jump well, soon clear, 20 lengths ahead halfway, reduced lead but going okay after 3 out

10/1

80/1

  • Place: £22.00

Form: 0P0

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 8lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up and beaten 57l in first two starts over hurdles at Cork and here over 2m4f; hard to make a case for.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

4

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

17:50 Limerick

Shell Be Kept

11st 7lb

J: James Smith

T: Brian M McMahon

Remote second on her most recent point-to-point start; placed twice over hurdles last year, including in a claimer at this venue.

10/1

11th

8

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:45 Cork

Shell Be Kept

11st 0lb

J: Mr M J Kenneally

T: Cian Collins

Nine-race maiden who hit the crossbar in a claiming hurdle at Limerick in January; hasn't managed to build on that since and may want a return to slower ground.

25/1

1

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 162y

19:58 Sligo

Shell Be Kept

11st 12lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

Third in a maiden at Tramore 11 days ago; seems vulnerable on the evidence of Downpatrick handicap run; form has featured a second placing in a claiming race.

10/1

13/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: /7/53- BF

Last run: 439 days

W: 10st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose; 3-17 over hurdles; yet to win over timber for current yard but did score on the Flat at Gowran in October 2023; shaped well in a Punchestown handicap on his last hurdles start in November 2023; lacks a run but is worth a market check for shrewd stable.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

26th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 28y

20:00 Ballinrobe

Ellaat

11st 9lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: Charles Coakley

Dual purpose; course Flat winner hasn't won a handicap hurdle since 2022 and made an inauspicious start for this yard when failing to beat a rival on the Flat at Limerick; will strip fitter now but others preferred.

16/1

16th

7

(19)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 3f 190y

17:35 Limerick

Ellaat

9st 11lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Charles Coakley

Dual-purpose veteran has won eight races including four on turf on the Flat; not a bad run on final start for Ian O'Connor in a Cork handicap hurdle in November; off since and entitled to need this on first run for Charles Coakley.

22/1

Form: 06-P87 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Smart chaser on his day for Gigginstown; has shown very little in three starts for this local yard and hasn't run over hurdles for a long time; drops markedly in class and he'd win this at a canter on his best form but it's hard to know how much ability he retains; the market should reveal plenty.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:15 Stratford

Embittered

11st 10lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Scored over hurdles and fences for Eric McNamara in Ireland last summer; well beaten on both runs for his current yard recently, though he faced a very stiff task in the Plate at Cheltenham last time; back hurdling now with something to prove.

8/1

21

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Embittered

10st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Four chase wins at up to about 2m4f on a range of surfaces but out of sorts since the latest of them, at Killarney in August, including for new yard on Friday; often wears cheekpieces, first-time blinkers now.

100/1

7th

6

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

15:40 Exeter

Embittered

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Won a 2m1f handicap chase at Killarney last August but three heavy defeats since, with latest second remote in a claiming hurdle; first run for Syd Hosie.

25/1

Form: 657058 C

Last run: 3 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Three-time hurdles winner; won a 2m novice on heavy here in December 2023; landed a Clonmel claimer over 20.5f in September of that year; shaped ok in a Fairyhouse beginners chase on his penultimate start; rated 110 and can't be discounted returned to claiming company.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

3

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

20:38 Cartmel

Starman

11st 9lb

J: Mr Felix Foster

T: Joanne Foster

Close second over fences at Catterick in January (1m7f, good) but mainly poor efforts since, the latest in a selling hurdle.

40/1

4th

5

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:40 Hexham

Starman

11st 1lb

J: Mr Felix Foster

T: Joanne Foster

Three hurdle wins in Ireland during 2023 but a close second over fences at Catterick (about 1m7f, good) in January came from out of the blue and hasn't been repeated since; returns to hurdles with a cloud hanging over him.

14/1

7th

1

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:58 Market Rasen

Starman

12st 0lb

J: Mr Felix Foster

T: Joanne Foster

Seemingly back in good form when close second to short-odds favourite at Catterick (1m7f, good) on New Year's Day, his third start for Joanne Foster, but pulled up there twice since and now has it all to prove again; tongue-tie (worn on penultimate start) refitted.

16/1

Form: 20P270

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
123-rated chaser; 2-10 over hurdles but hasn't been seen in this sphere since July 2023; rated 110 over timber; testing ground not a problem and his yard is 3-12 in claimers; leading chance.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

12

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 150y

20:18 Limerick

Hascoeur Clermont

10st 8lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: David O’Sullivan

Two-time chase winner hasn't got his head in front since November 2023; hasn't looked like ending the dry spell in two starts for this stable; beaten 54l at Killarney latest; cheekpieces tried.

33/1

9th

7

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 100y

19:07 Killarney

Hascoeur Clermont

11st 2lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: David O’Sullivan

Four wins, split evenly between chasing and hurdles; losing run stretches back to November 2023 and debut for this yard was forgettable, as were his final runs for previous one.

66/1

12th

14

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 198y

14:50 Thurles

Hascoeur Clermont

10st 0lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: David O’Sullivan

Four wins, split evenly between chasing and hurdles; however, losing run stretches back to November 2023; no sign of a return to the winners' enclosure in 2025 runs; makes stable debut and 1lb wrong.

25/1

Form: 300096

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose Flat winner is 0-11 over hurdles; in good hands but best form in both codes has come on much better ground than he'll encounter here; others appeal more.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

3

(16)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 40y

14:34 Gowran Park

Voice Of Reason

10st 1lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: William Delahunty

Dual-purpose; 1-9 on turf on the Flat; won on the AW (1m4f) off 4lb lower in January and has generally held form well since; hasn't won on turf since 2023, however, and others make more appeal.

12/1

5th

3

(7)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Voice Of Reason

9st 12lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: William Delahunty

Winner on turf and over hurdles; has developed into a capable AW performer, notching three wins and four seconds from eight runs here; no match for Beauparc last week, not guaranteed to avenge that loss despite altered terms

5/1

Form: 40-078

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose; 1-21 over hurdles, that win coming in a Downpatrick maiden in October 2022; has won on the Flat on heavy but hasn't shown enough on recent starts over timber and is poorly treated by race conditions.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:23 Market Rasen

Rodney Bay

11st 2lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Just 1-24 over hurdles when based in Ireland and was pulled up (albeit on slow ground) on chasing debut in February; ran well to a point when back over hurdles for new stable ten days ago (first-time cheekpieces) but was well held in the end; others look safer.

6/1

8th

6

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:50 Chepstow

Rodney Bay

11st 9lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Nick Scholfield

Had modest 2-44 strike-rate under rules when based in Ireland and was pulled up in a chase on latest outing five weeks ago; not an easy one to weigh up but might have been perked up by recent stable switch; wears first-time cheekpieces; well worth a glance in the market.

7/1

Form: /9-580

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose; won a 2m Punchestown maiden hurdle on heavy in January 2023; ran well in the Tribes Hurdle at Galway in August but poor the last twice; goes up in trip and drops into claiming company but hasn't hinted that this sort of trip would suit in the past.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

15

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 153y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Metamorpheus

11st 2lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Andrew McNamara

First reserve; Punchestown maiden hurdle winner broke his three-year winless streak when successful on the Flat at Sligo 12 days ago (1m3f, yielding to soft); not certain to back it up.

1st

8

(5)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

16:32 Sligo

Metamorpheus

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Orr

T: Andrew McNamara

No success since a Punchestown maiden hurdle win (2m, heavy) three years ago; Downpatrick third in March was more encouraging but of limited appeal back on the Flat here.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 689478 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Three-time chase winner is 2-24 over timber, including a win here on heavy over 2m4f; rated 22lb higher over fences but has been out of sorts since winning a handicap chase at Kilbeggan in June; first time cheekpieces and tongue tie combination needs to spark a revival.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

2

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Optional Mix

11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Three-time chase winner is 2-24 over timber, including a win here on heavy over 2m4f; rated 22lb higher over fences but has been out of sorts since winning a handicap chase at Kilbeggan in June; first time cheekpieces and tongue tie combination needs to spark a revival.

20/1

10th

2

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Optional Mix

11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Three-time chase winner is 2-24 over timber, including a win here on heavy over 2m4f; rated 22lb higher over fences but has been out of sorts since winning a handicap chase at Kilbeggan in June; first time cheekpieces and tongue tie combination needs to spark a revival.

20/1

8th

2

19th Jan 2025

Good

2m 5f 186y

14:35 Thurles

Optional Mix

11st 8lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Struggling for form over hurdles of late and has a tough task from her 24lb higher chase mark.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hurdling debutant; classy on the Flat; finished second in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup in 2021 and rated 112 at his peak; failed to beat a rival in a Dundalk claimer on debut for this yard after 648-days off last month; probably best watched with the cheekpieces worn last time left off.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Away He Goes

10st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Hurdling debutant; classy on the Flat; finished second in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup in 2021 and rated 112 at his peak; failed to beat a rival in a Dundalk claimer on debut for this yard after 648-days off last month; probably best watched with the cheekpieces worn last time left off.

100/30

9

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Away He Goes

10st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Hurdling debutant; classy on the Flat; finished second in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup in 2021 and rated 112 at his peak; failed to beat a rival in a Dundalk claimer on debut for this yard after 648-days off last month; probably best watched with the cheekpieces worn last time left off.

100/30

13th

7

(13)

11th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

15:25 Dundalk (AW)

Away He Goes

8st 12lb

J: Alan Casey

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Runner-up in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup in his pomp and some respectable efforts at Meydan in early 2023 when last seen; however, there has to be some serious doubts about what ability remains after recent sale for just 3,000gns; off 648 days.

4/1

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Payout
Exacta €937.40
Straight Forecast €443.57
Trifecta €3803.50

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Metamorpheus

TOPSPEED:

Voice Of Reason

SPOTLIGHT:

Hascoeur Clermont

POSTDATA:

Robinstown

The Irish Sun:

Metamorpheus