Limerick Novice Handicap Hurdle – Limerick

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Limerick Novice Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-28

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 4m 36.80s (slow by 50.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	On Your Way (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · C Byrnes	15/8	Won
2nd	The Dancing Tree (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	6/5F	0.2
3rd	Spellacy's Cross (IRE) Kieran Callaghan · James M Barcoe	33/1	7
4th	You Done Well (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Kieran Purcell	4/1	21
5th	St Anthonys Corner (IRE) G B Noonan · Norman Lee	16/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ages Of Man (IRE) Thomas O'Connor · Mark Fahey	16/1

Runners (8)

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
2	The Dancing Tree Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	1-6505	108	100	71	16d	—	—	-4	33.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Course bumper winner on heavy, every chance he can feature in this grade for in-form yard
5	On Your Way Brown J:Sean O'Keeffe T:C Byrnes	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:C Byrnes	156	—	3F7964	98	116	71	11d	—	—	-4	18.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Twice placed in maiden hurdles, fair fourth in a beginners' chase at Clonmel 11 days ago
7	You Done Well Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:Kieran Purcell	J:Donagh Meyler T:Kieran Purcell	151	p	266	106	119	98	51d	—	—	0	23.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Went close on his hurdles debut at Gowran in October, needs to find that form again
6	St Anthonys Corner Brown J:G B Noonan(5) T:Norman Lee	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Norman Lee	153	—	1FU080	95	108	101	31d	—	—	+7	12.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
50-1 debut winner in a good-ground maiden at Ballinrobe last May, no decent form since
3	Ages Of Man Chestnut J:Thomas O'Connor(7) T:Mark Fahey	J:Thomas O'Connor(7) T:Mark Fahey	163	—	26/8F-	105	110	-	—	—	—	+9	15.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has changed stable, some sort of chance if recapturing the useful form he showed in 2023
8	Spellacy's Cross Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	142	—	9-07PP	84	98	54	23d	—	—	+5	9.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Pulled up on final start for Tom Mullins, same fate on debut for this yard, no appeal
NR	Ballybrittas Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	166	—	11-516	108	116	88	30d	—	—	—	14.5	—	—
Two wins in points, C&D maiden hurdle winner on good, testing conditions may not suit
NR	Chautuaqua Bay J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	158	t	/3-UU5	100	109	17	3d	—	—	—	14.6	—	—
Prominent until fading from two out when fifth on handicap debut at Fairyhouse on Saturday

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
The Dancing Tree	5/4	6/5	5/4
On Your Way	5/2	11/4	3/1
You Done Well	10/3	3/1	3/1
St Anthonys Corner	16/1	16/1	14/1
Ages Of Man	16/1	12/1	14/1
Spellacy's Cross	20/1	16/1	16/1
Ballybrittas	-	-	-
Chautuaqua	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

The Dancing Tree

33.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

You Done Well

23.4

OR: 14 Form: 2.5 Odds: 6.9

10/3

3rd

On Your Way

18.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Ages Of Man

15.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Chautuaqua

14.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Ballybrittas

14.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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St Anthonys Corner

12.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Spellacy's Cross

9.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Dancing Tree	108	100	71
Ballybrittas	108	116	88
You Done Well	106	119	98
Ages Of Man	105	110	—
Chautuaqua	100	109	17
On Your Way	98	116	71
St Anthonys Corner	95	108	101
Spellacy's Cross	84	98	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chautuaqua	3d ago	Quick return
On Your Way	11d ago	Quick return
The Dancing Tree	16d ago	Fit
Spellacy's Cross	23d ago	Fit
Ballybrittas	30d ago	Fit
St Anthonys Corner	31d ago	Fit
You Done Well	51d ago	Fresh
Ages Of Man	—	—