Limelight
(GER)About
The Huntingdon R1 Happy Birthday Steve Grys Novices' Handicap Hurdle features Limelight, a 5yo from Germany trained by Michael Keady. The horse is by the stallion Sea The Moon out of the dam Lutania. Limelight is still seeking its first win, having not triumphed in 20 races. In its latest outing at Nottingham on April 13th, 2025, Limelight was ridden by S D Bowen and placed 10th, with Hostelry taking the victory.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham 13-Apr-25 1677m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $3,402), Winning Time: 01:45.560, SP: 22/1 Slow away, soon in touch in mid-division, effort over 2f out, wakened over 1f out | S D Bowen 57.2kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 10 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 09-Mar-25 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp $214 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 01:39.090, SP: 28/1 Off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders when not much room inside final furlong, plugged on towards finish | S D Bowen 58.5kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 5 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 25-Feb-25 1905m GOOD R5 $184 (of $3,140), Winning Time: 02:00.090, SP: 9/1 Chased leaders out wide, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | K Shoemark 61.2kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 5 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 11-Feb-25 2460m GOOD R8 (of $3,140), Winning Time: 02:40.280, SP: 25/1 Led briefly, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out | K Shoemark 61.2kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 6 (11) |
| Lingfield 22-Jan-25 2011m GOOD R8 Hcp $736 (of $3,140), Winning Time: 02:07.910, SP: 16/1 Held up in rear, going okay but plenty to do over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, ridden and went third inside final furlong, ran on | H Doyle 57.6kg 0.50L | 3 (10) |
| Leicester 24-Jan-24 4123m HEAVY R1 HcpH (of $3,169), Winning Time: 5:38.800, SP: 33/1 Held up in touch, closed when not fluent 7th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last | J Turner 64.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (13) |
| Wolverhampton 06-Jan-24 2815m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $2,983) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:04.440, SP: 20/1 Ridden away from stalls, soon led, headed over 8f out, switched right and went 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | D C Costello 57.6kg, Cd 0 12.25L | 6 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 17-Dec-23 3328m GOOD R7 Hcp $184 (of $3,140) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:38.140, SP: 16/1 Off the pace in last pair, went remote 5th final strides | M Wonnacott 57.6kg, Cd 0 8.00L | 5 (9) |
| Fakenham 13-Nov-23 3221m SOFT R1 H $534 (of $4,629), Winning Time: 4:20.900, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, pushed along 6th, struggling 3 out, weakened before 2 out | C Gethings 68.9kg, Cd 0 28.75L | 4 (4) |
| Ludlow 12-Oct-23 3172m GOOD R2 MdH $565 (of $4,901), Winning Time: 03:51.100, SP: 22/1 Held up in rear, hampered 1st, headway when hit 2 out, went 4th flat, never nearer | C Hammond 69.9kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 4 (11) |
| Fontwell 10-Sep-23 3568m GOOD R2 H $1,003 (of $4,357), Winning Time: 04:27.260, SP: 4/1 Held up in rear, in touch with leaders 3 out, travelling well but soon ridden before 2 out where not fluent, weakened approaching last | C Gethings 66.7kg 24.50L | 3 (4) |
| Stratford 03-Aug-23 3282m GOOD R2 MdH $1,066 (of $4,629), Winning Time: 04:04.730, SP: 20/1 In rear, steady headway 3 out, keeping on in 5th when hampered on bend after 2 out, stayed on and took 3rd jumping last, never on terms | C Gethings 67.6kg 16.75L | 3 (12) |
| Lingfield 12-Jun-23 2414m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $3,245) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:29.630, SP: 40/1 In touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out | D Muscutt 59kg, Cd 0 17.75L | 8 (10) |
| Doncaster 21-May-23 1602m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $3,768) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.270, SP: 18/1 In rear, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out | D Muscutt 60.3kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 9 (11) |
| Windsor 01-May-23 1637m SOFT R3 Hcp $442 (of $3,768) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:49.240, SP: 22/1 In rear, outpaced from 3f out, ridden inside final furlong, rallied and kept on well to take remote fourth final strides | O Murphy 62.1kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 4 (9) |
| Kempton 17-Apr-23 1609m SYNTHETIC CL6Hcp (of $3,140), Winning Time: 01:40.340, SP: 16/1 Pulled hard, soon prominent out wide, went 2nd 6f out, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | O Murphy 61.2kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 6 (8) |
| Brighton 13-Oct-22 1605m SOFT R4 CL4Nv (of $9,950) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.610, SP: 50/1 Always towards rear | D Keenan 57.2kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 7 (9) |
| Chelmsford City 16-Sep-22 1408m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5Nv (of $6,899) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.930, SP: 28/1 Mid-division out wide, pushed along when hung right 2f out, weakened final furlong | H Davies 56.7kg, Cd 0 14.00L | 8 (9) |
| Kempton 03-Sep-22 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4Nv (of $9,900) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.620, SP: 11/1 Headway out wide to lead after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong | D Muscutt 55.8kg, Cd 0 14.25L | 9 (11) |
| Kempton 16-Aug-22 1609m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5Nv $431 (of $6,800) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.240, SP: 28/1 Held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inner approaching final furlong, stayed on well final 100 yards | D Muscutt 58.1kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 4 (11) |