3:17 Limerick Tips

Improving every race lately and looks ready to break the duck soon. Stepping up in trip, was keeping on last time out, finishing 2nd out of 15.

Horses numbers 5 and 8 appear as the two more interesting runners here. I'll just side with Katie Ross who arrives after a good run at 7f last time, can improve on that because hasn't been with this trainer for too long so more to offer for this trainer. Drawn well, trip and ground conditions look ideal.

She is lightly raced, but 0-6 so far. However, she produced a career-best last time out on a reduced mark when 3rd/15 at Bellewstown back over a mile. With trip and conditions likely to suit, she can go close on a 1lb lower mark here.

Won over this trip off 54, now off 60, and 50% strike rate at trip and going. Looks progressive, stiff track helps, and proven on good ground. A good chance and a big player.

Has snippets of form @ this level and is not going to get many better opportunities than this off lowly mark of 41. Good apprentice has been booked taking off valuable 7lb and shrewd trainer is best here with her 3yo's last 5 seasons, making current 20/1 decent Ew value in the race.

I like the price here of Andrew McNamara's 3 year old Gelding GALAXY WONDER who's currently trading at 18/1 which is right considering this Son of CAMELOT finished 9th 7 days ago Naas but very often in this game that doesn't tell the whole story with this charge running well from a wide draw & was throwing down a challenge at the 8f marker so the drop in trip looks the right call (but hey what do I know?!?). This lad is dropped another 4lbs & gets the services of Jockey Nicola Burns who is very good value for her 7lb claim & has been in cracking form the past month with a 36.84% she also has a great record here at Limerick the past 5 years (57.14% place strike rate). Trainer McNamara isn't no slouch here either with a respectable 20.93% place strike rate. Drop in trip & big pull at the weights. I'm happy to roll the dice.

Been sent off at big odds in her three starts but has shown promise without being knocked about and wasn’t beaten far at the Curragh on her latest start. Likely to be sent off at decent odds here for her handicap debut but worth a second look.

A seven-race maiden, she looked unlucky two starts ago at Ballinrobe when having anything but a trouble-free run at crucial times in the race. That was in an extended 9f maiden but she has run no sort of race back in a handicap over 10f at Fairyhouse and over a mile at Bellewstown last time. She has a bit to prove on the back of those efforts, and minor honors at best look like the likely scenario from a falling mark.