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15:27 Limerick

Thursday 10 April 2025

All14:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:1017:45

Locke Burger Novice Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:28  |   Winning time: 4m 3.5s
1st
Horse silk
3
11/8j
T: P J RothwellJ: T Power Roche (5)
Rear, 6th after 4th, good headway into 2nd before 5th, improved to lead 4 out, not fluent 3 out, headed approaching straight, led and asserted before last, kept on well run-in op 6/4 tchd 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
6
7
12/1
T: J P RyanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Led, clear after 2nd, reduced lead before 4 out where headed, led approaching straight, pressed 2 out, headed and no impression on leader before last, kept on same pace in clear 2nd run-in op 16/1 tchd 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
15
5
18/1
T: E McCarthyJ: G B Noonan (5)
Mid-division, not fluent in 3rd at 3rd, 4th before 5th, not fluent 3 out, no impression on leaders in moderate 3rd 2 out, one paced before last op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
6
17/2
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes
Rear of mid-division, not fluent in 4th at 3rd, 5th before 5th, slightly detached 4 out where not fluent, effort entering straight, moderate 5th 2 out, soon kept on one pace in moderate 4th op 15/2 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
1
4
20/1
T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright
Towards rear, 5th after 4th, 6th before 5th, detached 4 out, effort entering straight, kept on same pace in moderate 5th before last op 12/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
43
2
11/8j
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd before 5th, no impression on leaders in moderate 4th 2 out where not fluent, soon eased, tailed off op 5/4

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1
Horse silk
Nowwhatdoyouthink35
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: R Hackett  J: L Quinlan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.38Pl:€1.30, €4.50EX:€13.60Trifecta:€89.70SF:€16.80

Forecasts

Mercury Mission (11/8), The Dancing Tree (11/8), Nowwhatdoyouthink (10/3), Redcliff Glen (17/2), Andyourbirdcansing (12/1), Kingdom Calling (18/1), Its Not Over Yet (20/1)

Verdict

THE DANCING TREE was much improved when just touched off on his handicap debut over C&D in January. In excellent hands, he appeals as the type to progress further and earns the vote ahead of last-time-out winners Nowwhatdoyouthink and Mercury Mission.

  1. THE DANCING TREE (IRE)
  2. NOWWHATDOYOUTHINK (IRE)
  3. MERCURY MISSION

Previous Winners

2024
Ballycallan King
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 7
11/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00

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