Preview limerick 19th Jun

Jacobean attempts to finally get on the scoresheet in the opening Croom House Stud Maiden (5.40) at Limerick on Friday.

The son of High Chaparral was fourth in the Racing Post Trophy last autumn and was regarded in some quarters as a lively Classic dark horse at the beginning of this campaign.

He has suffered three defeats, though, and Aidan O'Brien drops him four furlongs to a mile in a bid to get the best out of him.

Heading his opposition is Chenega Bay, who has kept decent company himself, while Mutadhamen showed a bit more in blinkers last time but the visor goes back on.

Spinamiss had a subsequent winner immediately behind her when making a cracking debut at the Curragh so she should be hard to beat in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden.

Lake George bounced back to form at Sligo earlier in the week and is turned out quickly under a penalty for the Ballyduane Stud Handicap.

Duchessofflorence has only had a couple of days more to get over her latest effort, when runner-up at Navan, but she sets a fair standard for lightly-raced Ballydoyle representatives Loved and On A Pedestal and the Dermot Weld newcomer Faseeha to aim at in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.

Benkei justified market support at Navan and, despite a 10lb rise, could still be ahead of the assessor.

He tries to follow up in the 5th July All American Family Fun Day Handicap, with recent Leopardstown third Hurricane Ridge his chief threat, although Plinth and Hazariban can't be dismissed lightly now returning from the National Hunt game.

House Limit is the only one of the 10 runners going to post for the irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap with a previous victory under his belt and his recent consistency means he is probably the one to beat.