UK Horse Racing Tips: Limerick

IL PELLEGRINO hasn't run since last October but showed useful form as a juvenile and reappears in a winnable maiden. Out of a winning half-sister to French 2,000 Guineas winner Aussie Rules, he finished second on Curragh debut to a subsequent Listed and American Grade 3 winner and while he was a beaten odds-on favourite at Naas in October, the winner is capable while the runner-up finished fifth in the recent Irish 2,000 Guineas. Settlement has a big race-fitness advantage but is frustrating, having failed to build on her juvenile promise and is tried in first-time cheekpieces. An Mhi Abu disappointed on his second start at Fairyhouse recenty but had previously run well on Leopardstown debut.
Prediction : 1st Il Pellegrino 2nd Settlement 3rd An Mhi Abu

EMERALD ECLIPSE reverts to handicaps having run well in a recent maiden and is suited by fast ground and this distance. His initial Dundalk runs were quite encouraging and while he was well held on handicap debut at Gowran, the third-placed horse won subsequently while the winner, runner-up and fourth-placed horses were each subsequently placed. Solomon Coop has a similar profile, in that he was well held on his own handicap debut recently but has useful form in maidens and has form at this distance. Hemight debuts in handicaps and while well enough held at Tipperary last month, should be better suited by this faster ground and runs in first-time cheekpieces.
Prediction : 1st Emerald Eclipse 2nd Solomon Coop 3rd Hemight

SEPTEMBER LEAVES seemed to briefly idle late-on when winning a course-and-distance maiden just 10 days ago and had previously shown good handicap form. Out of a winning half-sister to Hong Kong Group 1 winner Designs On Rome, she has improved this year and having met trouble in-running when finishing fourth in a valuable Curragh handicap in May, competes from just 2lb higher today. Frankel-sired Quadruple is out of a Group 2 winner and while her form is a little limited, is consistent and drops to handicap company. Help Me Rhonda ran well on handicap debut at Gowran six days ago and while well held by the first two finishers, shaped as though today's mile might suit.
Prediction : 1st September Leaves 2nd Quadruple 3rd Help Me Rhonda

AMEMRI won today's earlier-race on this fixture last year and is better than her latest run. A three-time winner who is well suited by this distance, she met minor traffic when disappointing at the Curragh but had previously run well at Cork in May, is generally reliable and should again compete from her rating. Thirtysecondstreet has been placed twice from 15 runs, including at Gowran recently and if she can replicate that form, has obvious claims with ground and race conditions in her favour. On Our Radar was placed on his only other run at a mile and while he was well held here recently, competes from a career low rating under his regular 7lb claimer.
Prediction : 1st Amemri 2nd Thirtysecondstreet 3rd On Our Radar

HARBOUR WIND was a smart stayer last year and this race is likely to have been mapped as a starting point ahead of another autumn campaign. Out of a smart half-sister to Ascot Gold Cup-placed Forgotten Rules, his high-class Longchamp runner-up effort in September has received many boosts with, most notably, the winner scoring a wide-margin success in the subsequent Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak. Race-fit Sunchart is capable and won a Listed race in March but might struggle to beat the selection racing from level-weights. Three-year-old London City is clearly progressive and has just 4lb to find with the selection on adjusted ratings, but nonetheless faces a much stiffer task than when winning a recent Chester handicap.
Prediction : 1st Harbour Wind 2nd Sunchart 3rd London City

MONT ST MICHEL has a similar profile to Sara Valentina which won another such designed-to-be-weak course maiden recently and today's selection is also allowed compete, despite being very much unexposed. By Galileo and out of an American Grade 1 winning mare, the selection is clearly no star and showed only mild promise when beaten 18 lengths by high-class Illinois on debut but finished his race reasonably well, should progress and this race is weak. If the selection fails to perform in first-time tongue-tie and blinkers, Gangster Granny might pick up the pieces being race-fit and having run well here when rated 59 ten days ago. Viyanni showed mild promise at Fairyhouse while Fighter finished behind his stablemate selection last year.
Prediction : 1st Mont St Michel 2nd Gangster Granny 3rd Viyanni

MASTER DUNRAVEN raced from well off the pace and met some interference at Fairyhouse last month and should be suited by reverting to this distance. His only win was indeed gained over that same 1m2f distance, but having been outpaced at Fairyhouse, was also hampered three furlongs out before staying on reasonably well to finish a never-nearer sixth. Three-year-old Rapid Mission races against older horses for the first time but showed some promise on his seasonal reappearance recently. By Frankel, his juvenile form was useful and could be suited by stepping up to this distance. Black Soul is ideally suited by conditions and but is nonetheless long absent.
Prediction : 1st Master Dunraven 2nd Rapid Mission 3rd Black Soul