Professor Maria Hinfelaar Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1).
Limerick · Thursday, 16 Apr · 17:55
· 2m 3f 60y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:55
Off time
13
Runners
Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
POTTERS PAL (FR
🥈 Second
POPPYCON (IRE
🥉 Third
UNCLE GERHARD (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 18 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
12
11/1
09 · —
13
12/1
10 · —
13
12/1
11 · —
15
14/1
12 · —
15
14/1
13 · —
21
20/1
14 · —
29
28/1
15 · —
29
28/1
16 · —
34
33/1
17 · —
51
50/1
18 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | 1 | — |
Fenian Maxios (G)
Best effort in maidens when second of 18 at Thurles (17f) in March. Well held over 3m at Cork since. Handicap debut.
|
Mike O'Connor | M Winters | 5 | 76.2 kg |
51
50/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Potters Pal (G)
[HT]
Hooded first time, posted career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (7/2) at Clonmel (19f, heavy) 21 days ago. Raised 8 lb but he's unexposed and going the right way. Player.
|
Daniel King | T Cooper | 5 | 74.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Classy Cc (M)
[BT]
Ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (21f, soft, 10/1) 16 days ago but claims on his Naas third of 16 prior to that.
|
Conor Brassil | M Brassil | 6 | 74.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Mount Shenshan (M)
[H]
One win from 22 starts. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap chase (6/1) at Clonmel (23f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.
|
Mr C Mullins | T Mullins | 8 | 74.4 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Let Him B (G)
FAV
Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle (14/1) at Down Royal (20.5f, good to soft) on reappearance 30 days ago, driven out. An 11 lb rise demands further progress.
|
Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes | 6 | 73.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Poppycon (G)
Lightly-raced maiden who was a promising second of 10 on 2m Wexford handicap debut (heavy) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Needs considering.
|
Phillip Enright | E Doyle | 6 | 73.9 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Brother Hollie (G)
[HT]
Modest maiden. 33/1, remote seventh of 11 on handicap debut at Down Royal (good to soft) just 4 days ago. Needs to leave that well behind.
|
Alan King | M M McNiff | 4 | 72.1 kg |
51
50/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Knockbrack Rambler (G)
C&D winner. Below par over fences latest but feasibly handicapped if a return to hurdling sparks a revival.
|
Danny Gilligan | Brendan Walsh | 9 | 72.1 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 7th | 9 | — |
The Rebel County (G)
Hunter chase winner last spring. Hasn't come close to reproducing that form in handicap chases in recent weeks and it remains to be seen whether a return to hurdling helps.
|
Donagh Meyler | G Ahern | 6 | 71.2 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| — | 10 | — |
Lispopple (G)
[B]
Hurdles winner who fell first in handicap at Cork (17f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Down the field on Clonmel reappearance prior to that. Blinkers back on.
|
Niall Moore | P Fenton | 8 | 70.8 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 4th | 11 | — |
Brave Endeavour (G)
Lightly raced but down the field both handicap starts this spring. Improvement will be needed.
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | P O'Flynn | 9 | 70.3 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 1st | 12 | — |
Cooltubrid Eva (M)
[B]
Maiden who was pulled up in handicap at this course (21f, soft) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on but others more persuasive.
|
Michael Kenneally | Diarmuid P Ryan | 7 | 69.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 3rd | 13 | — |
Loi Des Jeux (G)
Lightly-raced maiden who showed more than previously when tenth of 16 on handicap debut at Punchestown (19f, heavy) 94 days ago. Should stay 2½m. Potential improver.
|
Danny Mullins | D Hassett | 5 | 69.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 14 | — |
Uncle Gerhard (G)
[P]
Twelve runs since last win in 2022 but was a good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19f, heavy) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Considered.
|
Aidan Kelly | G O'Loughlin | 11 | 69.4 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 6th | 15 | — |
Can't Catch Molly (M)
Poor form and never better than mid-field kept to 2m for last month's handicap debut. This longer trip needs to spark improvement.
|
Patrick M O'Brien | P Downey | 6 | 68.5 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 16 | — |
Carlas Big Jim (G)
Twenty three runs since last win in 2024. Ninth of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, soft, 12/1) 14 days ago. Not an obvious one but the booking of Jack Kennedy takes the eye.
|
Jack Kennedy | L J Archdeacon | 8 | 68.5 kg |
9
8/1
|
| — | 17 | — |
Hakensack (G)
[P1]
9/2, bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (2½m, heavy) 77 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James William Hannon. Cheekpieces on first time. Worth a look in the betting.
|
Tiernan Power Roche | P J Rothwell | 7 | 66.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 18 | — |
Port Rashid (G)
[T]
Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 40/1, creditable seventh of 17 in handicap at Thurles (16.5f, heavy) 56 days ago.
|
Miss J Townend | T Townend | 15 | 64.4 kg |
21
20/1
|
Betting forecast: Let Him B (3/1), Loi Des Jeux (7/2), Potters Pal (6/1), Poppycon (6/1), The Rebel County (15/2), Carlas Big Jim (8/1), Uncle Gerhard (9/1), Mount Shenshan (11/1), Hakensack (12/1), Classy Cc (12/1), Can't Catch Molly (14/1), Knockbrack Rambler (14/1), Port Rashid (20/1), Brave Endeavour (28/1), Lispopple (28/1), Cooltubrid Eva (33/1), Fenian Maxios (50/1), Brother Hollie (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 6000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 999.0 EUR |
| P4 | 500.0 EUR |
| P5 | 300.0 EUR |
| P6 | 200.0 EUR |