January 27 / 16.33 Limerick

16.33

Heavy

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race (IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £7695.65
  • 1m 7f 150y
  • 10 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race (IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
E30,000 3yo; third foal; dam hurdle/chase winner over staying distances, and half-sister to the 2018 Welsh Grand National winner Elegant Escape; jumping let him down when favourite for a maiden at Oldcastle last March on only point-to-point start.
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4th

1

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 150y

16:55 Limerick

Hezekiah Moscow

12st 0lb

J: Mr H C Swan

T: Gordon Elliott

Was beaten when falling in sole point-to-point start at Oldtown last March; Mahler gelding is out of a 3m winning half-sister to Welsh National winner Elegant Escape so may need further than this in time.

13/2

Form: 45

Last run: 43 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Started career with Mags Mullins at Thurles in November and ran a solid race to finish a 2l fourth of ten; probably ran to a similar level when fifth of 12 at Naas last month on his first outing for Paul Hennessy; has around 2 1/2l to find with Burning Ability.
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10th

6

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

16:50 Punchestown

Of Land And Sea

12st 0lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Paul Hennessy

Huge price at Cheltenham, lost all chance when the saddle slipped early; ridden by Patrick Mullins on all three Irish starts; enterprisingly-ridden very wide to win at Limerick.

50/1

21th

10

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

17:20 Cheltenham

Of Land And Sea

11st 7lb

J: Richard Condon

T: Paul Hennessy

Patrick Mullins has been aboard for all his three runs but isn't here; impressed at Limerick last time (heavy) and his RPR was nothing to be sniffed at, despite Mullins keeping so wide that he ventured onto an AW strip that circled the track; sure to win more races but this is unlikely to be one of them.

40/1

1st

2

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 150y

16:55 Limerick

Of Land And Sea

12st 0lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: Paul Hennessy

Promise on debut for Mags Mullins; didn't quite get home under positive ride when a 5l fifth of 15 on debut for this stable at Naas (2m, sft-hvy); was behind Burning Ability and Hey Now that day, work to do to turn that around.

6/1

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Form:

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W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form: 5232

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Promising debut over hurdles at Listowel last September; solid performances in defeat in bumpers at Galway and Naas before again showing potential for maiden hurdle success when second to a well-fancied rival in a 2m3f event at this venue; has a slight edge over Of Land And Sea on running at Naas.
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1st

3

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

15:16 Listowel

Burning Ability

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Placed in two of three starts in bumpers; good second in a Limerick maiden hurdle in December (2m3f, sft-hvy); off since tailed off in Limerick bumper in February; a repeat of his last run over hurdles would give him a squeak here.

15/2

6th

4

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 150y

16:55 Limerick

Burning Ability

11st 12lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Has accrued form figures of 232 in three starts in bumpers on yielding-soft to heavy at 2m-2m3f; form of latest second here (2m3f, sft-hvy) boosted by the winner in a Naas novice hurdle on Saturday; closely matched with Hey Now and Of Land And Sea; chance.

100/30

Abandoned

Form: 6

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 74

Last run: 129 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Improved from his debut in a summer bumper at Killarney when running prominently for a long way at Navan in September; faded into fourth on the uphill run to the finish; rivals with more recent form preferred.
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3rd

3

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 110y

13:00 Fairyhouse

Desmond George

11st 6lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: R P Cody

Best effort in bumpers a 14.5l fourth of 16 on yielding ground at Navan (2m); soundly beaten on heavy here latest and will need to improve to make an impact on his hurdling debut.

25/1

4th

2

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

16:40 Fairyhouse

Desmond George

12st 0lb

J: Miss E Cody

T: R P Cody

Respectable efforts in both bumpers last year but needs to find a fair bit more after a break and this ground is new to him.

25/1

Form: 63-52

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Fair form for Kevin O'Donnell; runner-up in a point and ran well in a pair of 2m Gowran maiden hurdles, third last January and after 10 month absence, creditable fifth of 20 in November; second to subsequent £300,000 purchase Charismatic Kid at Navan last month.
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1st

10

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

17:35 Bellewstown

Gillane

11st 10lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Solid efforfts in defeat in two maiden hurdles and two out of four of his bumper runs; was runner-up in a stronger bumper than this at Wexford last time and sets the standard; cheekpieces added.

2/1

2nd

3

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:05 Wexford

Gillane

12st 0lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Showed ability without winning in bumpers and maiden hurdles for Kevin O'Donnell; disappointing stable debut as 4/5 fav' at Limerick last month and has questions to answer after that.

12/1

3rd

7

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 150y

16:55 Limerick

Gillane

11st 10lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Placed in a point-to-point; 0-4 under Rules for Kevin O'Donnell but placed in a Gowran maiden hurdle and a Navan bumper (2m, sft-hvy) on latest where he had a subsequent winner 6l behind; has joined Gavin Cromwell and should go well.

9/4

Form: 3

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 68

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Made some late progress at Clonmel on debut; failed to improve when in rear at Cork.
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8

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:05 Wexford

Dlightofdsun

11st 7lb

J: Mr M J Walsh

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Showed some ability on first three bumper starts but was tailed-off at Thurles last time and others much preferred.

66/1

4th

12

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 34y

16:37 Thurles

Dlightofdsun

11st 7lb

J: Mr M J Walsh

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Huge odds and soundly beaten in bumpers at Clonmel and Cork; hard to make a case for on the evidence of those efforts.

50/1

Verdict

A recent addition to the Cromwell team, GILLANE has good credentials on hurdles form and a second in a Navan bumper won by a horse who subsequently joined Gordon Elliott for £300,000. Likely dangers are point winner Jury Time, third here a month ago, and Burning Ability who had two of these rivals behind at Naas last month [Alan Sweetman]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gillane

The Irish Sun:

Hezekiah Moscow

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Gillane

POSTDATA:

Gillane