ALLBARONE has had two lengthy breaks since winning his maiden at Kirkistown in November 2018 but, following a couple of placed runs in maiden hurdles in October, the September Storm gelding won on his handicap debut at Limerick on Tuesday.

The Henry de Bromhead-trained bay, who has been ridden in all five of his racecourse starts by Rachael Blackmore, runs in the well-known colours of Roger Brookhouse. The last-named gave £90,000 for the now six-year-old following that sole point-to-point outing.

Allbarone was bred in Rathfriland by Joe Johnston and is the first of three recorded foals out of the point-to-point, bumper and hurdle winner Tippeenan Lass (by Luso) who has since produced colts by Alkaadhem in 2018 and this year.

Racing on Tuesday commenced with a three-year-old maiden hurdle in which the 13/8 shot Crassus held off the 10/11 favourite, Palm Beach, by one and a half lengths.

This was a fourth start over hurdles for the War Command gelding who is trained by Noel Meade for Belfast’s Seamus Hunt. The bay had finished second behind Duffle Coat at Punchestown and Glorious Zoff at Sligo, these runs being split by a fall two out when in contention behind Zanahiyr at Ballinrobe.

Following on from last week’s piece on the Drumhowan Stud-based Primary, the Giant’s Causeway stallion sired another winner at Limerick when Costalotmore, who is out of an Old Vic mare, landed a gamble in the two-mile, five-furlong maiden hurdle. The six-year-old gelding won a bumper at Listowel in September.