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Limerick Optional Claiming Race

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 1m 3f 210y
  • 12 runners
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Limerick Optional Claiming Race

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 90011-

Last run: 217 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

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1st

12

(13)

20th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 75y

16:19 Gowran Park

Blackjack Hills

9st 3lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Matthew J Smith

Yet to show winning potential in first three handicaps; failed to beat a rival at Down Royal latest (1m5f, good); drops markedly in trip; blinkers need to spark something.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2099/3

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 66

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3rd

2

(6)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

17:50 Ballinrobe

Glendower

9st 9lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Eoin Doyle

Dual-purpose; off since last May; placed in four British Flat maidens for former yard at 9.5f-1m2f on good to firm ground; likely best watched after absence.

28/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:15 Tramore

Glendower

11st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Eoin Doyle

Dual-purpose maiden; big odds and well beaten in three maiden hurdles; weak in the betting when never a factor on handicap hurdle debut at Kilbeggan; tongue-tie reached for now.

33/1

Form: 65-096

Last run: 46 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 66

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6th

16

(12)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Kakori

9st 10lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Signed off last season with a promising run behind this year's Irish Lincoln winner Ribee at Gowran (7f, heavy); picked up an injury on seasonal debut; also had an excuse at Bellewstown, hampered under half a mile out; not ruled out.

10/1

Form: 67359-

Last run: 175 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 67

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No Results Found

Form: 9-5

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

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Form: -02538

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

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8th

8

(6)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:05 Curragh

Merlin The Wizard

9st 8lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: R P Cody

Three wins in Britain in 2023 at up to 1m; regressive in the last two seasons; produced best run for some time at Dundalk in March when good second over 1m; not beaten far in outings at Leopardstown and Ballinrobe since then.

12/1

3rd

4

(10)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

18:52 Ballinrobe

Merlin The Wizard

9st 8lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: R P Cody

Three wins in Britain in 2023 at up to 1m; regressive in last two seasons but best run for some time at Dundalk in March when good second over 1m; didn't seem to quite get home back on turf at Leopardstown last month and stamina concerns trying this longer trip for the first time.

13/2

Form: 85659/

Last run: 608 days

W: 9st 13lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 64

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9th

7

(12)

10th Oct 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Ayr

Peace Walk

9st 7lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Promising 2yo, winning at Beverley and then second over 1m on heavy ground at Ffos Las; campaigned over 1m4f+ with little success this year; dropped a long way in the weights and this shorter trip may help but there are risks involved.

14/1

5th

5

(2)

13th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 6f 87y

Class 4

16:30 Chester

Peace Walk

9st 3lb

J: Franny Norton

T: Charlie Johnston

prominent on inner, weakened 3f out

12/1

Form: 3-4610 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 93

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10th

5

(2)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

19:20 Curragh

Tyson Fury

9st 4lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Wins have been at up to 2m (AW), winning claimer at Dundalk in March too; runner-up in ordinary maiden hurdles the last twice; can't be ruled out back on the Flat.

14/1

2nd

11

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:53 Killarney

Tyson Fury

11st 12lb

J: D G Hogan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Added fourth Flat win in a Dundalk claimer in March; creditable efforts in three starts over hurdles; distant runner-up at Tramore last time (2m, soft); not totally discounted.

7/1

Form: 5-5009

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 55

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9th

3

(4)

29th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

19:25 Down Royal

Timandi

9st 12lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: James M Barrett

12-race maiden returned from AW campaign when never counting over inadequate 1m at the Curragh in March (heavy); given a break since and ground more in her favour here; stamina unproven.

12/1

Form: 05-080

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

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15th

3

(4)

20th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

18:20 Gowran Park

Zammawar

10st 6lb

J: Neve Bennett

T: Jarlath P Fahey

Poor form over various trips, easily overlooked.

66/1

8th

8

(2)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

17:50 Ballinrobe

Zammawar

9st 9lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Jarlath P Fahey

Impossible to fancy on the evidence of four heavy maiden defeats at triple figure odds.

33/1

Form: /900-0

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

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10th

1

(1)

3rd May 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 120y

17:27 Cork

Dreamed To Dream

10st 7lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Raymond Hurley

Rating of 67 flatters him on what he has shown in four Flat starts; heavy defeat over hurdles latest; now with a fourth different trainer and hard to fancy.

40/1

10th

2

25th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 190y

12:55 Naas

Dreamed To Dream

11st 7lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Ordinary form on the Flat for his two previous trainers; showing on handicap debut at last year's Galway festival looked too bad to be true; has joined Emmet Mullins from Natalia Lupini.

33/1

Form: 8109-4

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 77

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4th

10

(3)

26th May 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:07 Dundalk (AW)

Wolfpack

9st 3lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Formerly owned by Qatar Racing and, having been placed on Tapeta at two, won over 1m at Thirsk last summer; showed a bit on hurdling debut, tailed off thrice over flights since; hard to gauge.

10/1

13th

14

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 70y

13:15 Cork

Wolfpack

11st 7lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Flat winner for James Ferguson last year; was running okay on hurdles debut when unseating at Leopardstown but tailed off twice since; tongue tie now tried.

33/1

Betting Forcast

8/1 Blackjack Hills, 12/1 Glendower, 5/1 Kakori, 8/1 Metamorphic, 10/1 Taj Crown, 13/2 Merlin The Wizard, 25/1 Peace Walk, 7/4 Tyson Fury, 50/1 Timandi, 100/1 Zammawar, 66/1 Dreamed To Dream, 4/1 Wolfpack