16:43

Limerick

Ireland

Calor Gas Handicap Chase

Thursday, 21 May 2026

2m1½f·Chase·Good To Yielding·14 runners·€5,900

Result

Race report

Result settled

1st
Mic Drop (IRE)
Sean Flanagan·David M O'Brien
7/1·8.00
SP
2nd
Benzine (GB)
Shane Fitzgerald·J Morrison·beaten 2.5 lengths
22/1·23.00
SP
3rd
L'Amiral Fromentin (FR)
Tiernan Power Roche·P J Rothwell·beaten 3.5 lengths
17/2·9.50
SP

Race time

4m 29.20s+11.40s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Mic Drop (IRE))

“Pressed leader - led 4th - briefly headed 2 out - ridden and kept on well run-in”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.058.2/100 rating

Stily

7.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way58.2/100 rating

Stily

7.00Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Stily

Sean O'Keeffe · Michael J McDonagh · 6yo

58.2/100

+6.0 vs next best (52.2)

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Ratings50% weight
64average
OR 85 · RPR 107 · TS 96 — above field median
Form20% weight
59average
Last 6: 5-6-3-3-2
Trainer20% weight
50average
Michael J McDonagh — no runners last 14 days
Freshness10% weight
45below average
182d since last run (long absence)

MarketBest price 7.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 2nd favourite. AI sees slight value vs consensus.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos	#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
6	1	Pahlavi 9yo · G · bt	Donagh Meyler John Joseph Hanlon	13850	12-00	100	105	52	45.5	25/1·26.00 SP
PU	2	Prince Of Air 9yo · G · bbFT B	Shane O'Callaghan(5) David O'Sullivan	62060	12-00	100	108	99	46.0	20/1·21.00 SP
7	4	Quinn The Eskimo 6yo · G · cht	Conor Stone-Walsh Paul Nolan	964P7	11-09	95	104	81	44.5	11/1·12.00 SP
1	5	Mic Drop 7yo · G · b	Sean Flanagan David M O'Brien	49065	11-08	94	99	73	41.9	7/1·8.00 SP
3	6	L'Amiral Fromentin 5yo · G · bp	Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell	P8936	11-03	89	104	102	49.8	17/2·9.50 SP
8	7	Brave Endeavour 9yo · G · b	Darragh O'Keeffe Paul O'Flynn	70904	10-13	85	—	—	40.3	8/1·9.00 SP
PU	8	Donnrua Dream 9yo · G · chtb	Liam Quinlan Ray Hackett	P1674	10-13	85	103	78	45.3	9/2·5.50 SP
PU	9	Stily 6yo · G · b	Sean O'Keeffe Michael J McDonagh	56332	10-13	85	107	96	58.2	11/2·6.50 SP
2	10	Benzine 7yo · G · b	Shane Fitzgerald J Morrison	06060	10-10	82	—	—	33.4	22/1·23.00 SP
F	11	Ellies Rock 8yo · M · b	John Shinnick Terence O'Brien	62515	10-10	82	—	—	52.2	7/2F·4.50 SP
4	12	Spread The Faith 6yo · M · chp	Phillip Enright Oliver McKiernan	0PPP	10-09	81	—	—	45.5	50/1·51.00 SP
PU	13	Falcon Park 10yo · G · bv	Elizabeth Gale(5) John Joseph Hanlon	P2079	10-08	80	101	—	44.0	25/1·26.00 SP
5	15	Finnicky Filly 8yo · M · b/brt	Michael Kenneally(5) John Patrick Ryan	95726	10-04	76	105	96	44.8	17/2·9.50 SP
PU	16	Max Time 9yo · G · bt	Paddy Cleary(7) I Madden	9F60P	10-00	72	87	33	29.2	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Getaway Henry 9yo · G · bb	Daniel Joseph O'Leary	05428	10-10	82	—	—	49.3	—
—	—	Twoplustwo Equals 9yo · M · bp	Mr W Verling(7) Patrick Michael Verling	22414	10-12	84	—	—	45.8	—
—	—	Party Pack 8yo · G · bt	Jordan Canavan(7) J P Flavin	27P58	10-05	77	—	—	37.9	—
—	—	Big Island 9yo · G · b	Danny Mullins W J Lanigan	64P0F	11-11	97	104	65	52.0	—
—	—	Patrick Street 7yo · G · bt	Andrew Kinirons	9603	10-11	83	—	—	40.4	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:43 Limerick on 21 May 2026?

Mic Drop (IRE) won the 16:43 Limerick at SP 8.00. Ridden by Sean Flanagan. Trained by David M O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:43 Limerick?

No — the AI top pick (Stily) finished PU.

What were the placings in the 16:43 Limerick?

Top finishers: 1. Mic Drop (IRE) (8.00), 2. Benzine (GB) (23.00), 3. L'Amiral Fromentin (FR) (9.50).

What was the winning time for the 16:43 Limerick?

The winning time was 4m 29.20s, 11.40s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

A very competitive opener but ELLIES ROCK (nap), a half-sister to the classy Thunder Rock, is fancied to make a winning chase debut

Racing Post pick: Ellies Rock

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

5/1 Ellies Rock, Stily, 6/1 L'Amiral Fromentin, Donnrua Dream, 8/1 Big Island, Finnicky Filly, 11/1 Brave Endeavour, 12/1 Mic Drop, 16/1 Prince Of Air, Quinn The Eskimo, Party Pack, 20/1 Pahlavi, 33/1 Benzine, 40/1 Spread The Faith, Falcon Park, 66/1 Max Time

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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