IE - Limerick - Race 1

Thoroughbred

17 Runners

Maiden

Turf

Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)

15.0K

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Verdict

FEEL HAPPY made a promising debut in a maiden at Naas that is working out and can open her account with improvement on the cards. Elusive Path also showed plenty to work on first time up at Fairyhouse and looks the big danger, with Tourin an appealing newcomer on paper.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
13	Wootton Bassett sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Jewelry and half-sister to smart 1¼m/10.7f winner Sir Lamorak and useful 2-y-o 6f winner A New Dawn. 4/1, promising start when fourth of 13 in 1m Naas maiden 6 weeks ago, keeping on for hand riding. That form is working out and she can improve. Key player. 1st Pick 13 Feel Happy (Ire) Jockey: P. A. Harnett Trainer: Donnacha Aidan O'brien, Ireland J: P. A. Harnett T: Donnacha Aidan O'brien, Ireland	100	-	-	-	46%
Analysis Wootton Bassett sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Jewelry and half-sister to smart 1¼m/10.7f winner Sir Lamorak and useful 2-y-o 6f winner A New Dawn. 4/1, promising start when fourth of 13 in 1m Naas maiden 6 weeks ago, keeping on for hand riding. That form is working out and she can improve. Key player.
4	Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Brother to useful 9.4f winner Erratic Path and 1m winner Elusive Heights, and half-brother to 7f winner Marmolata. 50/1, showed plenty to work on when third in 14-runner Fairyhouse maiden (7f) 14 days ago, keeping on well. Open to improvement and leading claims. 2nd Pick 4 Elusive Path (Ire) Jockey: R. C. Colgan Trainer: G. M. Lyons, Ireland J: R. C. Colgan T: G. M. Lyons, Ireland	97	-	-	-	29%
Analysis Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Brother to useful 9.4f winner Erratic Path and 1m winner Elusive Heights, and half-brother to 7f winner Marmolata. 50/1, showed plenty to work on when third in 14-runner Fairyhouse maiden (7f) 14 days ago, keeping on well. Open to improvement and leading claims.
16	Mehmas filly. Closely related to useful 6.5f-1m winner Testa and 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Malrescia and half-sister to 3 winners, including smart 1¾m-16.6f winner Lismore. Appealing newcomer on paper and worth a look. 3rd Pick 16 Tourin (Ire) Jockey: Seamie Heffernan Trainer: J. A. Stack, Ireland J: Seamie Heffernan T: J. A. Stack, Ireland	90	-	-	-	15%
Analysis Mehmas filly. Closely related to useful 6.5f-1m winner Testa and 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Malrescia and half-sister to 3 winners, including smart 1¾m-16.6f winner Lismore. Appealing newcomer on paper and worth a look.

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