Regeneron 'Celebrating A Decade In Limerick' Handicap

Limerick

14:15

Date 2024-06-22

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 1m 32.03s (slow by 5.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Anvika (IRE) Gary Carroll · Ms Sheila Lavery	13/2	Won
2nd	Byzantine Empress (GB) Chris Hayes · Kevin Thomas Coleman	11/2	1.75
3rd	Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · Mrs John Harrington	12/1	3.75
4th	Exceeding (IRE) Cian Horgan · Andrew Slattery	16/1	.5
5th	Hemight (IRE) J M Sheridan · J A Stack	11/2	0.2
6th	Solomon Coop (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Miss Natalia Lupini	3/1F	0.1
7th	Emerald Eclipse (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	100/30	1.25
8th	Alpha Cephei (GB) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	18/1	1
9th	I'm Spartacus (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	25/1	2
10th	Suilleabhain (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Kieran P Cotter	14/1	1.75

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (4)	Emerald Eclipse Grey J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	139	tp	2352	75	81	48	23d	—	—	+1	20	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Returns to optimum trip and should go well with ground to suit
4 (2)	Solomon Coop b/br J:Seamie Heffernan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	138	—	06-237	74	80	67	16d	—	—	-7	11.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Down 2lb and drops back to 7f so don't rule out
5 (1)	Hemight Bay J:J M Sheridan T:J A Stack	J:J M Sheridan T:J A Stack	136	p	052-3	72	78	24	25d	—	—	-3	12.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Potential improver back on a sound surface with cheekpieces tried on handicap debut
9 (7)	Byzantine Empress Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Chris Hayes T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	129	—	625-37	65	79	71	17d	—	—	-5	7.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Penultimate Cork run puts her in the mix
2 (8)	Anvika Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Gary Carroll T:Ms Sheila Lavery	139	—	921-67	75	77	43	29d	—	—	-1	8.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Struggled a bit off higher turf mark this term; upped in trip and handicapper relenting
10 (6)	Thrifty Of Digby Chestnut J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	129	—	5-47	65	76	34	15d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	5.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Weak enough finishing efforts both runs this term; others preferred on handicap debut here
8 (5)	Suilleabhain Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	131	—	0650-	67	74	35	239d	—	—	-3	6.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Mild promise on turf and AW last year; gelded since but may need this comeback run
7 (10)	Exceeding Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	134	—	47-595	70	73	44	23d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+1	6.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Eyecatcher on turf debut last month; could have more to offer
1 (9)	Alpha Cephei Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	140	v	35-396	76	79	38	8d	—	—	+3	7.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Slow starts over 5f this year; return to this longer trip could suit
6 (3)	I'm Spartacus Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	135	—	1734-7	71	74	57	173d	—	—	+2	6.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Dual Newcastle AW winner may just need this on yard debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Emerald Eclipse	7/2	3/1	7/2
Solomon Coop	4/1	10/3	7/2
Hemight	9/2	9/2	9/2
Byzantine Empress	6/1	13/2	6/1
Anvika	8/1	17/2	8/1
Thrifty Of Digby	14/1	14/1	14/1
Suilleabhain	11/1	10/1	12/1
Exceeding	12/1	12/1	16/1
Alpha Cephei	20/1	18/1	18/1
I'm Spartacus	20/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Emerald Eclipse

OR: 6.3 Form: 8 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Hemight

12.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Solomon Coop

11.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Anvika

8.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Alpha Cephei

7.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Byzantine Empress

7.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Suilleabhain

6.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

12/1

Exceeding

6.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

I'm Spartacus

6.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Thrifty Of Digby

5.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alpha Cephei	76	79	38
Emerald Eclipse	75	81	48
Anvika	75	77	43
Solomon Coop	74	80	67
Hemight	72	78	24
I'm Spartacus	71	74	57
Exceeding	70	73	44
Suilleabhain	67	74	35
Byzantine Empress	65	79	71
Thrifty Of Digby	65	76	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alpha Cephei	8d ago	Quick return
Thrifty Of Digby	15d ago	Fit
Solomon Coop	16d ago	Fit
Byzantine Empress	17d ago	Fit
Emerald Eclipse	23d ago	Fit
Exceeding	23d ago	Fit
Hemight	25d ago	Fit
Anvika	29d ago	Fit
I'm Spartacus	173d ago	Long break
Suilleabhain	239d ago	Long break