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LIMERICK 14:10

Name: MONK BAR MAIDEN HURDLE
Start: 2026-04-16T13:05:00
End: 2026-04-16T17:05:00
Location: Limerick

13:05 13:35 14:10 14:45 15:20 15:55 16:30 17:05

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14:10 Thu 16 April 2026	Unlock this Race
MONK BAR MAIDEN HURDLE	Distance : 3m
Prize : €7,200 Age : 4yo+ Race State : Declaration Runners : 8	Going : Soft-soft to heavy in places
Race State : Declaration Runners : 8 runners

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CASUAL WATER (IRE)

P. Townend

11-12

11/43.75

b g MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - MONTE SOLARO (IRE) KEY OF LUCK (USA)

J: P. Townend
T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland

W. P. Mullins, Ireland

1 CASUAL WATER (IRE)

J: P. Townend
T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-12

11/43.75

Mastercraftsman gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including dual Champion Chase winner Altior and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Princess Leya. Pedigree very much takes the eye, and he has to be afforded plenty of respect on debut for powerful yard.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	954	209	22	459	48	-178.44
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	2762	686	25	1368	50	-362.22
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	2149	623	29	1217	57	-247.73
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	172	65	38	114	66	3.14

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	312	97	31	201	64	-51.91
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1191	407	34	753	63	-129.17
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	976	375	38	672	69	-114.19
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	29	11	38	17	59	-1.44

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
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38-332332

HE CAN'T DANCE (IRE) ⁽¹²⁾

J. W. Kennedy

11-12

15/82.88

gr g JUKEBOX JURY (IRE) - FAIRY TALE (FR) SPANISH MOON (USA)

J: J. W. Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland

Gordon Elliott, Ireland

(b+t)

38-332332

2 HE CAN'T DANCE (IRE) ⁽¹²⁾

J: J. W. Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (b+t) OR: 123

15/82.88

Useful bumper winner backed up a very creditable handicap hurdle debut when runner-up to a progressive sort in a searching test at Fairyhouse (2½m) 12 days ago. Sets a fairly useful standard and the return to 3m may even benefit on that evidence.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	1306	200	15	550	42	-280.44
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	4442	684	15	1810	41	-1085.37
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	2948	560	19	1470	50	-703.55
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	294	45	15	128	44	-84.79

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	520	104	20	266	51	-84.96
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1579	320	20	790	50	-254.00
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1114	268	24	653	59	-124.46
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	47	10	21	25	53	-2.19

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
4 Apr 26	Fry	2/25	3.50	Hurdle	N	20f	Soft	(b+t)	J. W. Kennedy	3/14
2 Feb 26	Leo	3/21	15	Hurdle	125	24.1f	Heavy	(s+t)	Danny Gilligan	7/18
17 Jan 26	Nav	3/12	2.50	Hurdle	N	22f	Heavy	(t)	J. W. Kennedy	13/82.62f
20 Dec 25	Thu	2/9	0.50	Hurdle	W	22.5f	Soft	(t)	J. W. Kennedy	5/23.5f
23 Nov 25	Pun	3/14	11.5	Hurdle	N	21.9f	Soft		Danny Gilligan	4/15

2-432P

KING'S BUCKS (FR) ⁽³⁴⁾

D. J. O'Keeffe

11-12

10/111.91

b g BUCK'S BOUM (FR) - VAKINA (FR) ARVICO (FR)

J: D. J. O'Keeffe
T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland

Henry de Bromhead, Ireland

2-432P

3 KING'S BUCKS (FR) ⁽³⁴⁾

J: D. J. O'Keeffe
T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-12 OR: 130

10/111.91

Third in Cheltenham Grade 2 before running to similar level when second in Limerick maiden. Didn't appear to get home over this trip in the Albert Bartlett last time, yet he should fare better with sights lowered significantly.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	586	82	14	228	39	-209.01
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	2024	303	15	799	39	-548.81
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1372	248	18	639	47	-344.41
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	213	35	16	95	45	-35.41

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	675	94	14	250	37	-72.07
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	2410	210	9	673	28	-536.23
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1202	117	10	385	32	-385.98
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	193	14	7	62	32	-85.59

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
13 Mar 26	Chl	pu/22	67.5	Hurdle	G1	24f	Gd/Sft		D. J. O'Keeffe	14/115
28 Dec 25	Lim	2/13	1.50	Hurdle	N	21.4f	Heavy		M. P. O'Connor	4/51.8f
14 Nov 25	Chl	3/9	3.10	Hurdle	G2	21f	Heavy		D. J. O'Keeffe	12/113
25 Oct 25	Gal	4/15	6	Hurdle	N	16.4f	Gd/Sft		M. P. O'Connor	10/34.33
8 Mar 25	Gow	2/10	9	NH Flat	N	18f	Heavy		Mr J. L. Gleeson (3)	5/23.5

6-5P2F56P

LOYAL PRAETORIAN (IRE) ⁽²⁸⁾

Mr L. M. Kelleher (7)

11-12

25/126

b g SOLDIER OF FORTUNE (IRE) - ROYAL DEBUTANTE (IRE) PRESENTING

J: Mr L. M. Kelleher (7)
T: Gerard Kelleher, Ireland

Gerard Kelleher, Ireland

6-5P2F56P

4 LOYAL PRAETORIAN (IRE) ⁽²⁸⁾

J: Mr L. M. Kelleher (7)
T: Gerard Kelleher, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-12 OR: 102

25/126

Showed promise in maidens last December but hasn't kicked on, running poorly over this trip in a Cork handicap latest.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	10	0	0	1	10	-10.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	73	2	3	24	33	-39.67
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	57	2	4	23	40	-23.67
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	16	0	0	5	31	-16.00

Statistic	Runs R	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	9	-9.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	4	-4.00
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	4	-4.00
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	1	-1.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
19 Mar 26	Cor	pu/11	93.5	Hurdle	103	24.2f	Gd/Sft		Mr Elliot Ohgren (3)	5/16
4 Feb 26	Pun	6/7	13	Hurdle	N	19.1f	Heavy		Mr L. M. Kelleher (7)	7/18
18 Jan 26	Thu	5/11	14	Hurdle	N	20f	Gd/Sft		Mr L. M. Kelleher (7)	16/117
29 Dec 25	Lim	F/9	25	Hurdle	N	19f	Heavy		Mr L. M. Kelleher (7)	14/115
2 Dec 25	Clo	2/14	6.5	Hurdle	N	16.5f	Heavy		T. E. O'Connor (2)	7/24.5

R0C5

SAM'S FAVOURITE (IRE) ⁽⁶⁾

S. D. Torrens

11-12

125/1126

b g AFFINISEA (IRE) - SWIFT LADY (IRE) FLEMENSFIRTH (USA)

J: S. D. Torrens
T: Patrick T. Foley, Ireland

Patrick T. Foley, Ireland

R0C5

5 SAM'S FAVOURITE (IRE) ⁽⁶⁾

J: S. D. Torrens
T: Patrick T. Foley, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-12

125/1126

Achieved little in form terms when distant fifth in Wexford maiden (2½m, 100/1) last time.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	117	8	7	26	22	-22.50
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	241	19	8	55	23	-75.55
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	107	6	6	18	17	-76.42
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	27	2	7	6	22	-16.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	336	21	6	75	22	-91.40
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1541	89	6	286	19	-771.88
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	690	40	6	135	20	-441.40
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	124	11	9	32	26	14.25

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
10 Apr 26	Wex	5/12	60	Hurdle	N	20f	Soft		Alex Harvey	100/1101
2 Apr 26	Clo	co/12	65	Hurdle	N	19.5f	Soft		S. D. Torrens	200/1201
19 Mar 26	Cor	13/21	91	Hurdle	N	20f	Gd/Sft		S. D. Torrens	200/1201
2 Mar 26	Leo	R/16	54.5	Hurdle	N	16f	Soft		P. T. Smithers (4)	50/151

0-0890885

THREE COUNTY STAR (IRE) ⁽¹⁰⁾

B. W. Harvey

11-12

100/1101

ch g SHIROCCO (GER) - THE CONKER CLUB (IRE) BENEFICIAL

J: B. W. Harvey
T: Brian Mortell, Ireland

Brian Mortell, Ireland

0-0890885

6 THREE COUNTY STAR (IRE) ⁽¹⁰⁾

J: B. W. Harvey
T: Brian Mortell, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-12 OR: 82

100/1101

Showed more than previously when (150/1) fifth of 13 in a Cork novice last time but still makes little appeal in the short term.

Statistic	Runs R	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	13	0	0	-13.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	21	0	0	-21.00
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	16	0	0	-16.00
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	17	2	12	-17.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	167	8	5	25	15	-80.75
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	677	50	7	161	24	-277.21
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	350	30	9	94	27	-156.33
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	50	2	4	9	18	-20.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
6 Apr 26	Cor	5/13	19.5	Hurdle	N	23.3f	Soft		B. W. Harvey	150/1151
15 Jan 26	Fry	8/16	39	Hurdle	82	20f	Heavy		D. J. O'Keeffe	50/151
29 Dec 25	Lim	8/15	28.5	Hurdle	N	19f	Heavy		Shane O'Callaghan (5)	100/1101
13 Nov 25	Pun	19/21	39.5	Hurdle	85	20.8f	Heavy		B. W. Harvey	80/181
18 Oct 25	Lim	9/10	42	Hurdle	N	19f	Soft		C. M. Hogan (7)	33/134

3-38

TRADONTHEBAY (IRE) ⁽³⁹⁾

Jack Gilligan (5)

11-12

66/167

b or br g SNOW SKY - SHUIL MILL (IRE) SPADOUN (FR)

J: Jack Gilligan (5)
T: Paul John Gilligan, Ireland

Paul John Gilligan, Ireland

3-38

7 TRADONTHEBAY (IRE) ⁽³⁹⁾

J: Jack Gilligan (5)
T: Paul John Gilligan, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-12

66/167

Yet to get competitive in a trio of starts and looks one for handicaps.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	145	4	3	25	17	-101.30
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	423	17	4	73	17	-276.35
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	254	9	4	37	15	-189.93
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	48	3	6	11	23	-9.67

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	48	2	4	5	10	-14.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	40	1	3	4	10	-14.00
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	25	0	0	3	12	-25.00
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	7	2	29	4	57	27.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
8 Mar 26	Naa	8/14	32.5	Hurdle	N	19.1f	Heavy		Danny Gilligan	80/181
10 Feb 26	Lim	3/5	57	Hurdle	N	15.7f	Heavy		Jack Gilligan (5)	28/129
23 Jan 25	Gow	3/6	17.5	NH Flat	N	16f	Heavy		Mr O. T. Gilligan (7)	33/134

0990

STRAND STREET LASS (IRE) ⁽²¹⁾

Phillip Enright

11-5

200/1201

b m ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE) - ROBYN'S ROSE (IRE) GOLAN (IRE)

J: Phillip Enright
T: Eugene M. O'Sullivan, Ireland

Eugene M. O'Sullivan, Ireland

0990

8 STRAND STREET LASS (IRE) ⁽²¹⁾

J: Phillip Enright
T: Eugene M. O'Sullivan, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-5 OR: 75

200/1201

Remains with no form.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	80	4	5	8	10	-41.67
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	317	12	4	47	15	-224.80
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	186	4	2	17	9	-154.67
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	69	3	4	18	26	-55.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	488	34	7	112	23	-237.73
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	2056	129	6	405	20	-754.90
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1057	43	4	161	15	-556.50
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	212	16	8	54	25	70.87

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
26 Mar 26	Clo	10/15	45.5	Hurdle	77	18.9f	Heavy		J. H. Williamson (5)	66/167
5 Mar 26	Thu	9/18	65	Hurdle	N	16.6f	Heavy		J. H. Williamson (2)	125/1126
5 Oct 25	Kil	9/10	45.5	Hurdle	N	17f	Gd/Sft		J. P. Shinnick (3)	200/1201
25 Sep 25	Lis	16/18	95.5	Hurdle	N	16f	Gd/Sft		J. J. Slevin	150/1151

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Provided his bold showing at Fairyhouse hasn't left its mark, HE CAN'T DANCE can land a deserved first hurdle success. King's Bucks first try over 3m came in much hotter company and he's worth another chance, while Casual Water is an intriguing newcomer for the Mullins stable.

Betting Forecast : 6/42.5 He Can't Dance, 2/13 King's Bucks, 11/43.75 Casual Water, 40/141 Loyal Praetorian, 100/1101 Sam's Favourite, 100/1101 Three County Star, 150/1151 Tradonthebay, 300/1301 Strand Street Lass

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38% W. P. Mullins's strike rate at LIMERICK since the start of the 2021/22 season (saddles CASUAL WATER)	11/43.75 11/43.75 11/43.75 11/43.75N/AN/A
£44.50 W. P. Mullins's profit to a £1 level stake with hurdling debutants (saddles CASUAL WATER)	11/43.75 11/43.75 11/43.75 11/43.75N/AN/A
43% J. W. Kennedy's strike rate on hurdling favourites (rides HE CAN'T DANCE)	15/82.88 15/82.88 7/42.75 13/82.63N/AN/A

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14:10 Limerick Racecard on Thursday 16 April 2026

The 3M 14:10 MONK BAR MAIDEN HURDLE at Limerick will be run on Thursday 16 April 2026. The going is currently Soft-soft to heavy in places. This race will be shown on RTV. It is open to 4yo+ and has a prize fund of €7,200. There are 8 runners.

The market favourite for this race is KING'S BUCKS (FR), he is ridden by D. J. O'Keeffe and trained by Henry de Bromhead, Ireland. Timeform's verdict for this race is HE CAN'T DANCE (IRE), he is ridden by J. W. Kennedy and trained by Gordon Elliott, Ireland.

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1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

LIMERICK 14:10

Hereford

Newmarket (Rowley)

Ripon

Limerick (IRE)

14:10 Thu 16 April 2026

MONK BAR MAIDEN HURDLE

38%

£44.50

43%

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