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LIMERICK 14:45

Name: D'ICON NOVICE HANDICAP 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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14:45 Thu 16 April 2026	Unlock this Race
D'ICON NOVICE HANDICAP HURDLE	Distance : 2m 50y
Prize : €9,000 Age : 4yo+ Race State : Declaration Runners : 8	Going : Soft-soft to heavy in places
Race State : Declaration Runners : 8 runners

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P4170

HARDY STUFF (USA) ⁽³⁷⁾

J. W. Kennedy

11-12

5/16

b g CHURCHILL (IRE) - CITY OF LOVE EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)

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

Gordon Elliott, Ireland

(h)

(123)

P4170

1 HARDY STUFF (USA) ⁽³⁷⁾

J: J. W. Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland
Age: 4 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (h) OR: 123

5/16

Edged out a fairly useful pair to win a big-field juvenile at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting but well beaten on subsequent starts at Cheltenham, looking a less-than-straightforward ride on handicap debut in the Fred Winter. Drops markedly in class, though.

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 Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1494	124	8	340	23	-381.82
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 Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	465	52	11	137	29	-129.54
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
10 Mar 26	Chl	20/22	56	Hurdle	128	16.4f	Gd/Sft	(h)	Sam Ewing	28/129
24 Jan 26	Chl	7/10	25	Hurdle	G2	16.8f	Soft	(h)	J. W. Kennedy	4/15
27 Dec 25	Leo	1/19	0.10	Hurdle	N	16f	Good	(h)	Sam Ewing	20/121
22 Nov 25	Pun	4/13	5.5	Hurdle	N	16.7f	Soft	(h)	K. C. Sexton	12/113
12 Oct 25	Cor	pu/15	57	Hurdle	W	17.3f	Gd/Sft		J. W. Kennedy	18/54.6

84-243120

ARCTIC FLAME (IRE) ⁽⁷⁴⁾

S. D. Torrens

11-8

11/26.5

b m WALK IN THE PARK (IRE) - ARCTIC LADY (GER) SOLDIER HOLLOW

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

Patrick T. Foley, Ireland

(t)

(111)

84-243120

2 ARCTIC FLAME (IRE) ⁽⁷⁴⁾

J: S. D. Torrens
T: Patrick T. Foley, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-8 Eq: (t) OR: 111

11/26.5

Off the mark in maiden hurdle at Down Royal before finding further improvement when second at Gowran on handicap bow, and she'll benefit from this return to calmer waters, having finished well held at Leopardstown in early-February.

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 Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	134	13	10	37	28	0.87
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 Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	851	49	6	151	18	-330.48
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
1 Feb 26	Leo	11/18	16.5	Hurdle	112	18f	Heavy	(t)	S. D. Torrens	33/134
3 Oct 25	Gow	2/7	0.75	Hurdle	110	20.2f	Soft	(t)	S. D. Torrens	3/14
29 Aug 25	Dow	1/7	2.75	Hurdle	N	17.4f	Gd/Frm	(t)	S. D. Torrens	2/13f
4 Aug 25	Cor	3/17	3.25	Hurdle	N	17.1f	Good	(t)	S. D. Torrens	13/27.5
7 Jun 25	Pun	4/22	27.5	Hurdle	N	16.5f	Good	(t)	B. W. Harvey	7/24.5

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SENSE OF OCCASION (IRE) ⁽⁸⁶⁾

M. P. Walsh

11-7

5/23.5

b g SOLDIER OF FORTUNE (IRE) - LOUGHADERRA FLAME (IRE) FLEMENSFIRTH (USA)

J: M. P. Walsh
T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland

Henry de Bromhead, Ireland

(110)

454

3 SENSE OF OCCASION (IRE) ⁽⁸⁶⁾

J: M. P. Walsh
T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-7 OR: 110

5/23.5

Point runner-up has shown promise in maidens, still not looking the finished article when fourth (having been supported) at Downpatrick in January, and he remains with potential now switched to a handicap by excellent yard.

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 Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	652	55	8	160	25	-204.40
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)	244	44	18	105	43	-79.83
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1105	196	18	441	40	-162.83
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	467	62	13	144	31	-62.34
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	46	13	28	25	54	6.31

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
20 Jan 26	Dow	4/20	16	Hurdle	N	17.2f	Soft		M. P. Walsh	9/25.5
26 Dec 25	Lim	5/17	11	Hurdle	N	16f	Heavy		A. P. Kelly (3)	25/126
6 Dec 25	Nav	4/25	23	Hurdle	N	16f	Heavy		M. P. Walsh	12/113

151

SOMETHING NOBLE (IRE) ⁽²⁵⁾

Non Runner

11-7

b g TEOFILO (IRE) - AFDHAAD NAYEF (USA)

J: Non Runner
T: Ciaran Murphy, Ireland

Ciaran Murphy, Ireland

(118)

151

4 SOMETHING NOBLE (IRE) ⁽²⁵⁾

J: Non Runner
T: Ciaran Murphy, Ireland
Age: 4 Wgt: 11-7 OR: 118

Again belied the odds (25/1) when making it 2 wins from 3 starts over hurdles over C&D last time, though he was suited by how things panned out and faces sterner opposition on this occasion.

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
22 Mar 26	Lim	1/13	1.00	Hurdle	112	16.2f	Heavy		E. Finegan	25/126
13 Oct 25	Ros	8/16	23	Turf	57	12.2f	Soft	(s)	D. B. McMonagle	11/112
21 Sep 25	Lis	5/10	17.5	Hurdle	W	16f	Gd/Sft		Eoin Walsh	13/27.5
18 Jul 25	Kil	1/7	1.50	Hurdle	N	17f	Gd/Sft		E. Walsh	50/151
9 May 25	Bal	9/14	16	Turf	M	9.6f	Good		C. T. Keane	16/117

6169356

PICCOLO PLAYER (IRE) ⁽⁴⁰⁾

M. J. Kenneally (5)

11-3

8/19

br g VADAMOS (FR) - MEXICAN SKY (IRE) YEATS (IRE)

J: M. J. Kenneally (5)
T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland

John Patrick Ryan, Ireland

(t)

(106)

6169356

5 PICCOLO PLAYER (IRE) ⁽⁴⁰⁾

J: M. J. Kenneally (5)
T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-3 Eq: (t) OR: 106

8/19

Won a C&D maiden readily on sole previous visit here and having run creditably in handicaps before doing too much too soon at Gowran last time, he looks well worth another chance.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	321	24	7	79	25	-115.95
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1058	78	7	265	25	-371.47
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	535	37	7	116	22	-208.12
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	168	15	9	38	23	-67.63

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	278	29	10	78	28	145.28
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	189	21	11	49	26	188.85
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	119	14	12	29	24	-41.51
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	26	3	12	8	31	0.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
7 Mar 26	Gow	6/11	30	Hurdle	108	16.2f	Heavy		M. J. Kenneally (5)	3/14
22 Feb 26	Naa	5/16	9.5	Hurdle	109	15.5f	Heavy		M. J. Kenneally (5)	9/110
18 Jan 26	Thu	3/13	13	Hurdle	109	15.8f	Gd/Sft		D. J. O'Keeffe	20/121
29 Dec 25	Lim	9/12	25	Hurdle	L	16f	Heavy		Mr J. M. Halford (7)	14/115
29 Nov 25	Fry	6/6	29	Hurdle	N	16f	Soft		S. Fitzgerald	100/1101

110P4055

CHOSEN SHANT (IRE) ^(147C)

Phillip Enright

11-1

33/134

b or br m SHANTOU (USA) - RATHENISKA (IRE) WELL CHOSEN

J: Phillip Enright
T: Aengus King, Ireland

Aengus King, Ireland

(s)

(104)

110P4055

6 CHOSEN SHANT (IRE) ^(147C)

J: Phillip Enright
T: Aengus King, Ireland
Age: 10 Wgt: 11-1 Eq: (s) OR: 104

33/134

Went off the boil following a summer Wexford double, faring little better over fences at Clonmel/Limerick in November. Hopes rest on a revival following a break (did finish second on reappearance last season).

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	33	2	6	7	21	-23.17
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	157	10	6	21	13	11.33
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	102	9	9	19	19	54.33
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	31	3	10	7	23	33.00

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 Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	999	86	9	244	24	-198.40
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
20 Nov 25	Thu	5/15	14	Chase	87	18.3f	Gd/Sft	(s)	Alex Harvey	12/113
6 Nov 25	Clo	5/6	10	Chase	L	20.8f	Soft	(s)	Phillip Enright	250/1251
27 Oct 25	Wex	12/14	82	Hurdle	106	16.5f	Soft		Gearoid Patrick Brouder	25/126
12 Oct 25	Cor	4/4	25.5	Chase	N	17.6f	Good		Phillip Enright	7/18
2 Oct 25	Clo	pu/11	51.5	Hurdle	107	20.2f	Gd/Sft		A. McGuinness (7)	18/119

4-0342

MARKET READY (IRE) ⁽¹⁴⁾

S. F. O'Keeffe

11-0

10/34.33

b g BULLET TRAIN - BRIGHT SPRITE (IRE) BENEFICIAL

J: S. F. O'Keeffe
T: Sean Aherne, Ireland

Sean Aherne, Ireland

(103)

4-0342

7 MARKET READY (IRE) ⁽¹⁴⁾

J: S. F. O'Keeffe
T: Sean Aherne, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-0 OR: 103

10/34.33

Ran at least as well as he had in maidens when runner-up on handicap bow at Clonmel last time. That looks form to view positively,and he's entitled to be in the mix.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	66	5	8	17	26	-2.40
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	307	18	6	48	16	-75.50
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	229	17	7	42	18	-6.50
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	37	4	11	12	32	7.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	373	24	6	81	22	-124.17
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1775	129	7	392	22	-581.48
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	866	62	7	171	20	-135.30
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	141	20	14	48	34	-29.06

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
2 Apr 26	Clo	2/13	1.00	Hurdle	100	15.9f	Soft		S. F. O'Keeffe	7/18
7 Mar 26	Gow	4/18	36	Hurdle	N	16.2f	Heavy		S. F. O'Keeffe	14/115
2 Nov 25	Cor	3/13	8	Hurdle	N	16f	Gd/Sft		S. F. O'Keeffe	14/115
29 Apr 25	Pun	18/24	100	NH Flat	W	16.7f	Gd/Sft		Mr E. P. O'Brien (5)	66/167
27 Mar 25	Clo	4/18	5.5	Hurdle	N	16f	Gd/Sft		S. F. O'Keeffe	80/181

8961642

SHELLRUNFORBRIGGS (IRE) ^(56C)

D. J. O'Keeffe

10-13

4/15

b m HARZAND (IRE) - SHES ON THE RIM (IRE) GETAWAY (GER)

J: D. J. O'Keeffe
T: Michael Winters, Ireland

Michael Winters, Ireland

(h)

(102)

8961642

8 SHELLRUNFORBRIGGS (IRE) ^(56C)

J: D. J. O'Keeffe
T: Michael Winters, Ireland
Age: 5 Wgt: 10-13 Eq: (h) OR: 102

4/15

Much improved when runner-up in a listed mares novice at Thurles (21.5f) in February, for all there was an element of picking up the pieces. However, she'd be dangerous to dismiss if translating that form to hurdles with hood back on.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	61	7	11	16	26	-13.67
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	294	21	7	52	18	-39.81
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	181	15	8	40	22	40.07
LIMERICK (Last 5 Seasons)	49	6	12	12	24	10.70

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 Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1208	93	8	288	24	-150.25
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
19 Feb 26	Thu	2/6	16	Chase	L	21.6f	Soft		Eoin Walsh	40/141
5 Feb 26	Thu	4/10	35.5	Chase	N	18f	Heavy	(h)	Eoin Walsh	66/167
17 Jan 26	Nav	6/10	41	Hurdle	102	20.2f	Heavy	(h)	Eoin Walsh	9/43.25
15 Dec 25	Naa	1/16	8	Hurdle	N	19f	Heavy	(h)	Eoin Walsh	15/28.5
21 Nov 25	Fry	6/16	13	Hurdle	N	20.4f	Heavy	(h)	Eoin Walsh	200/1201

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Promising SENSE OF OCCASION wasn't given a hard time when well held on qualifying run and is fancied to improve now handicapping. He's preferred to Piccolo Player, who ought to fare better returning to the scene of his previous victory, with Clonmel runner-up Market Ready another to note.

Betting Forecast : 7/24.5 Sense Of Occasion, 4/15 Market Ready, 5/16 Something Noble, 13/27.5 Shellrunforbriggs, 9/110 Hardy Stuff, 9/110 Piccolo Player, 12/113 Arctic Flame, 20/121 Chosen Shant

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2025	MERCURY MISSION	6	10-12	11/82.37jf	T: P. J. Rothwell, Ireland	J: Tiernan Power Roche (5)	6 ran
2024	BALLYCALLAN KING (IRE)	7	11-6	11/26.5	T: Barry Fitzgerald, Ireland	J: S. Cleary-Farrell (7)	8 ran
2023	HENNING (IRE)	6	12-0	13/27.5	T: Denis Hogan, Ireland	J: D. King (5)	8 ran

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14:45 Limerick Racecard on Thursday 16 April 2026

The 2M 50Y 14:45 D'ICON NOVICE HANDICAP 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 €9,000. There are 8 runners.

The market favourite for this race is SENSE OF OCCASION (IRE), he is ridden by M. P. Walsh and trained by Henry de Bromhead, Ireland. This is also Timeform's Analyst Verdict for the race.

Non-runners:

SOMETHING NOBLE (IRE), trained by Ciaran Murphy, 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)

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Newmarket (Rowley)

Ripon

Limerick (IRE)

14:45 Thu 16 April 2026

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14:45 Limerick Racecard on Thursday 16 April 2026