Limerick (IRE)
16:50
Tote Always SP Or Better At Limerick Claiming Hurdle
Limerick (IRE) Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €2.20 Place: €1.10 €1.40 €2.10 Exacta: €6.20 Trifecta: €38
Non-Runners: Young Jack Yates (transport difficulties)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 14 Big Jim Dwyer (IRE) 5 G AVG Emmet Mullins 146 lbs 8/11F Won Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4 out - headway after 3 out - joined leader going easily before 2 out - led when pushed along after 2 out - jumped left and mistake last - ridden out run-in - finished lame (vet said gelding sustained a cut to his left fore and was lame post race)
2nd 1 Eclair De Beaufeu (FR) 9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 3/1 2.5 Tracked leaders - pushed along when went second and joined leader before 2 out - ridden and headed after 2 out - switched right and kept on but held after last - no match for winner
3rd 15 Vocarium (IRE) N/A Poor Peter Fahey 146 lbs 6/1 3 Tracked leaders - pushed along when briefly led before straight - ridden when headed and lost second before 2 out - kept on - no match for first two(op 13/2)
4th 5 One Down (IRE) N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 22/1 4.5 Soon towards rear - midfield going okay before 3 out - headway when ridden and went fourth before 2 out - soon no extra(op 20/1)
5th 8 Classic Concorde (IRE) 12 G AVG Andrew McNamara 145 lbs 7/1 1.75 Led - not fluent 5 out - ridden and headed before straight - weakened before 2 out(op 15/2)
6th 2 Future Proof (IRE) 7 G Poor P J Rothwell 163 lbs 66/1 14 Midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along before straight - ridden and no impression before 2 out(tchd 100/1)
7th 10 Dromhale Vita (IRE) N/A Poor Patrick J F Hassett 141 lbs 40/1 2.25 Took keen hold - midfield - pushed along when mistake 3 out - soon ridden and no impression(op 25/1)
8th 9 Feathered Gold (IRE) 9 G Poor Shane Patrick O'Brien 147 lbs 40/1 11 Towards rear - minor headway 4 out - not fluent 3 out - no impression before 2 out
9th 3 Beau's Candle (IRE) 7 G Poor John Gerard Fitzgerald 155 lbs 80/1 2.75 Towards rear - ridden and minor headway after 3 out - no impression before 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
10th 13 Tomeric (FR) N/A Poor E McNamara 148 lbs 66/1 36 Soon towards rear - no impression when mistake and pushed along 3 out - soon weakened and tailed off(tchd 50/1)
11th 6 Our Nancy (IRE) N/A Poor P J Hassett 155 lbs 66/1 6.5 Never better than mid-division - ridden and weakened after 3 out - soon tailed off(tchd 100/1)
12th 12 Mister O Reilly (IRE) 9 G Poor Patrick J F Hassett 141 lbs 150/1 11 Always towards rear - ridden and weakened after 4 out - tailed off after 3 out
99th 11 Lough Manor (IRE) N/A Poor Nigel Thomas Slevin 148 lbs 200/1 - Took keen hold - tracked leaders - not fluent and lost ground 2nd - mistake 3rd - soon midfield - towards rear halfway - became detached when pushed along 4 out - soon ridden and weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
99th 4 Excelcior (FR) N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 25/1 - Prominent - not fluent 7th - ridden and lost position before straight - ridden and weakened before 2 out - no impression when bad mistake and unseated rider last(tchd 28/1)