Limerick (IRE)
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Limerick (IRE) Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €15.80 Place: €4.60 €1.40 €4.40 Exacta: €110.30 Tricast: €645.71 Trifecta: €1120.20
Non-Runners: Monoxide (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 3 out - challenging on inner before 2 out - led approaching last - ran on(tchd 10/1)
8 M Poor K A Heffernan 149 lbs 11/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - mistake 1st - disputed lead after 2nd - led clearly before 4th - not fluent 5th - faced challenge before 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
6 G Poor L J Archdeacon 157 lbs 5/1 5.5
3rd
Midfield - in touch with leaders 6th - prominent after 3 out - challenging 2 out - soon ridden and flashed tail - no extra when mistake last - no match for first two(op 14/1)
9 M Poor James Grace 156 lbs 11/1 5.5
4th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - jumped slightly right 2 out - soon weakened(op 17/2)
8 M Poor Andrew Slattery 166 lbs 11/1 12
5th
Prominent early - midfield halfway - some headway before 2 out - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
11 G Poor Daniel John Howard 153 lbs 10/1 8
6th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake 4th - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - steadied when not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
5 M Poor James Joseph Mangan 160 lbs 100/1 1
7th
Briefly led - prominent after 2nd - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1)
8 M Poor Miss Denise Marie O'Shea 155 lbs 6/1 0.2
8th
Midfield - brief headway home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 17/2)
6 G Poor Michael J McDonagh 156 lbs 12/1 5.5
9th
Prominent and briefly disputed lead early - pressed leader before 4th - weakened before 2 out(op 5/1)
6 M AVG Michael Winters 157 lbs 9/2F 3.5
10th
Prominent early - dropped to midfield when pushed along briefly after 3rd - towards rear when reminders after 3 out - brief headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 20/1)
7 G Poor P F O'Donnell 155 lbs 16/1 8
11th
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield and struggling after 3 out - weakened before 2 out (vet said gelding was found to be coughing post race possibly as a result of kick back)(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
9 G AVG David Richard Barry 162 lbs 15/2 3.5
12th
Never going well - didn't jump well - never better than midfield - weakened 4 out(op 12/1)
8 M Poor E Sheehy 160 lbs 10/1 32
13th
Never going well - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - mistake 6th - soon reminder and no extra(op 18/1)
7 G Poor M A Cahill 160 lbs 14/1 5.5
99th
Midfield - fell 3 out(op 28/1)
7 M AVG P A Fahy 157 lbs 80/1 -