16:43 Limerick

Ireland

Calor Gas Handicap Chase

2m1½f · Chase · Good To Yielding · 14 runners · €5,900 · Thursday, 21 May 2026

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Ellies Rock

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

Forecast 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

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Stily

Sean O'Keeffe · Michael J McDonagh · 6yo

Top-rated of 14

score 58.2 · +6.0 clear of next best (52.2)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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
50no sample
Michael J McDonagh — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
45below average
182d since last run (long absence)

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	Mic Drop J: Sean Flanagan · T: David M O'Brien · draw 0 7yo · G · b	49065	11-08	94	99	73	41.9	7/1·8.00 SP
2	10	Benzine J: Shane Fitzgerald · T: J Morrison · draw 0 7yo · G · b	06060	10-10	82	—	—	33.4	22/1·23.00 SP
3	6	L'Amiral Fromentin J: Tiernan Power Roche · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 5yo · G · bp	P8936	11-03	89	104	102	49.8	17/2·9.50 SP
4	12	Spread The Faith J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 0 6yo · M · chp	0PPP	10-09	81	—	—	45.5	50/1·51.00 SP
5	15	Finnicky Filly J: Michael Kenneally(5) · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 8yo · M · b/brt	95726	10-04	76	105	96	44.8	17/2·9.50 SP
6	1	Pahlavi J: Donagh Meyler · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 9yo · G · bt	13850	12-00	100	105	52	45.5	25/1·26.00 SP
7	4	Quinn The Eskimo J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Paul Nolan · draw 0 6yo · G · cht	964P7	11-09	95	104	81	44.5	11/1·12.00 SP
8	7	Brave Endeavour J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Paul O'Flynn · draw 0 9yo · G · b	70904	10-13	85	—	—	40.3	8/1·9.00 SP
PU	2	Prince Of Air J: Shane O'Callaghan(5) · T: David O'Sullivan · draw 0 9yo · G · bbFT B	62060	12-00	100	108	99	46.0	20/1·21.00 SP
PU	8	Donnrua Dream J: Liam Quinlan · T: Ray Hackett · draw 0 9yo · G · chtb	P1674	10-13	85	103	78	45.3	9/2·5.50 SP
PU	9	Stily J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: Michael J McDonagh · draw 0 6yo · G · b	56332	10-13	85	107	96	58.2	11/2·6.50 SP
F	11	Ellies Rock J: John Shinnick · T: Terence O'Brien · draw 0 8yo · M · b	62515	10-10	82	—	—	52.2	7/2F·4.50 SP
PU	13	Falcon Park J: Elizabeth Gale(5) · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 10yo · G · bv	P2079	10-08	80	101	—	44.0	25/1·26.00 SP
PU	16	Max Time J: Paddy Cleary(7) · T: I Madden · draw 0 9yo · G · bt	9F60P	10-00	72	87	33	29.2	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Patrick Street J: · T: Andrew Kinirons · draw 0 7yo · G · bt	9603	10-11	83	—	—	40.4	—
—	—	Big Island J: Danny Mullins · T: W J Lanigan · draw 0 9yo · G · b	64P0F	11-11	97	104	65	52.0	—
—	—	Party Pack J: Jordan Canavan(7) · T: J P Flavin · draw 0 8yo · G · bt	27P58	10-05	77	—	—	37.9	—
—	—	Getaway Henry J: · T: Daniel Joseph O'Leary · draw 0 9yo · G · bb	05428	10-10	82	—	—	49.3	—
—	—	Twoplustwo Equals J: Mr W Verling(7) · T: Patrick Michael Verling · draw 0 9yo · M · bp	22414	10-12	84	—	—	45.8	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

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.

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