UK Horse Racing Tips: Limerick

FELIX DESJY stands out dropping to this level. The 11-year-old made little impact when last seen in the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham in 2023, after a couple of jumping errors. He had run well off a mark of 140 in handicap company at Navan previously, though, and retains enough ability to make him the one to beat in this. Vado Forte has been put in off a low weight and looks the danger. He ran off a mark of 124 over fences recently and is a previous course winner. Tom McGreevy is another who looks on a nice weight with Tom Harney taking off 7lb and he also has to enter calculations.
Prediction : 1st Felix Desjy 2nd Vado Forte 3rd Tom McGreevy

PAMPAR LADY fell before the action heated up at Tipperary last time, but was still travelling then and is up to winning a race of this standard. The Malinas mare had run a big race at Tramore previously when pushing Gaillimh A Run to half a length and has been placed in her three completed starts over timber. Drumgill is another with solid placed form who has to be on the shortlist. He chased home Wandering Rocks at Ballinrobe last time and had Break The Boundary in behind when runner-up at Bellewstown last month. Field A Thistles may improve from her initial run over hurdles in Cork and is another to consider.
Prediction : 1st Pampar Lady 2nd Drumgill 3rd Field A Thistles

JUST FOR LOVE can make a winning start over jumps. The Affinisea mare was heavily backed when taking a bumper at Galway last September. The penny dropped late on then as she asserted in the closing stages for a convincing success and she looks to have plenty of ability. Farfromnowhere is a danger coming here race-fit after her success in a Wexford bumper last month. The Shirocco mare did well to round the field then and get up in a tight finish. She already has jumping experience from a point-to-point victory. Cast A Spell has been placed twice over hurdles, most recently at Cork behind Jolie Jewel, and also has to be on the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Just For Love 2nd Farfromnowhere 3rd Cast A Spell

Not the strongest looking contest and A NOD TO GETAWAY may be able bag a follow-up win. The Getaway gelding was a game winner at Wexford last time, when holding Rightfolksplease by a neck, with the front two pulling a few lengths clear. Judging by the jockey's comments afterwards, better ground and slightly further should suit now. Depeche Mo didn't run too badly when staying on into fourth at Wexford and is another who might benefit from better ground now and a step up in trip. Champagne Vacation had a couple of decent runs in competitive races last autumn and dropping into this bottom grade for the first time, he could play a part.
Prediction : 1st A Nod To Getaway 2nd Depeche Mo 3rd Champagne Vacation

Top-weight PHOENIX COWBOY looks very well treated on handicap debut if primed for his first run since last September. Having had just the three starts over hurdles for current connections, the former 90-rated Flat horse looks to be leniently treated off 109 in this discipline. Recent Downpatrick winner That's About Right should be competitive if coping with the drop in trip. Successful over three furlongs further last time, he will need to be sharper here. Conor Owens can claim an additional 3lb now, which should help negate the 5lb rise the gelding received for winning. Wa Wa should be straighter here following a promising return at Tipperary recently.
Prediction : 1st Phoenix Cowboy 2nd Thats About Right 3rd Wa Wa

Although it took the Gavin Cromwell-trained ON MY BIKE 11 attempts to get his head in front, the gelding may well follow up his recent Punchestown win. The six-year-old was always travelling easily before quickening up to win smartly. Provided the ground doesn't deteriorate further, the son of Gatewood can make it back-to-back victories. Having reached the frame on both starts since returning from a break, the locally-trained My Friend The Wind is sure to be primed for this contest. A previous dual winner, he looks capable of adding to those successes in the coming weeks. Tipperary maiden winner Slip Jig is difficult to assess on her handicap debut. A mark of 102 could well underestimate her abilities.
Prediction : 1st On My Bike 2nd My Friend The Wind 3rd Slip Jig

Third in a maiden hurdle at Wexford on her racecourse debut, LONG GONE can gain a first career success. The Declan Queally-trained mare kept on well from the final flight on that occasion. Fitted with a first-time hood on her bumper debut, the six-year-old should be hard to beat. Former Flame, a half-sister to a dual winner, has to be respected on her introduction. Liz Doyle is well able to ready a debutant so any market support should be noted. Kate Knows Best, a staying-on fourth at Ballinrobe last time, looks best of those with previous form in this grade. The John Ryan-trained mare had also run well when second on her debut at Gowran Park.
Prediction : 1st Long Gone 2nd Former Flame 3rd Kate Knows Best