Limerick (IRE) Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | Brilliant Question (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Robbie Geoghegan
(4)lbs
|
K A Heffernan | 149 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 3 out - challenging on inner before 2 out - led approaching last - ran on(tchd 10/1) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Carlas Big Jim (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Jack G Gilligan
(4)lbs
|
L J Archdeacon | 157 lbs | 5/1 | 5.5 | 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) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Go Gill Go (IRE) | 9 M | Poor |
Conor Clarke
(4)lbs
|
James Grace | 156 lbs | 11/1 | 5.5 | 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) | |
| 4th | 1 | Kellie's Dream (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Trevor Ryan
(2)lbs
|
Andrew Slattery | 166 lbs | 11/1 | 12 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - jumped slightly right 2 out - soon weakened(op 17/2) | |
| 5th | 14 | Likable Chancer (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Daniel John Howard | 153 lbs | 10/1 | 8 | Prominent early - midfield halfway - some headway before 2 out - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Fourleaf Shamrock (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | James Joseph Mangan | 160 lbs | 100/1 | 1 | 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) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Tingarran Express (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Miss Denise Marie O'Shea | 155 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | Briefly led - prominent after 2nd - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Thelonglad (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Philip Donovan
(2)lbs
|
Michael J McDonagh | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - brief headway home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 17/2) | |
| 9th | 9 | Pana To Milan (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
Liam McKenna
(2)lbs
|
Michael Winters | 157 lbs | 9/2F | 3.5 | Prominent and briefly disputed lead early - pressed leader before 4th - weakened before 2 out(op 5/1) | |
| 10th | 8 | Man River (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Peter Smithers
(4)lbs
|
P F O'Donnell | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 8 | 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) | |
| 11th | 2 | Flemens Intrest (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
John Shinnick
(4)lbs
|
David Richard Barry | 162 lbs | 15/2 | 3.5 | 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) | |
| 12th | 4 | Joeswayornoway (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Shane Fenelon
(4)lbs
|
E Sheehy | 160 lbs | 10/1 | 32 | Never going well - didn't jump well - never better than midfield - weakened 4 out(op 12/1) | |
| 13th | 3 | Beeverstown Place (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Niall Moore
(4)lbs
|
M A Cahill | 160 lbs | 14/1 | 5.5 | Never going well - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - mistake 6th - soon reminder and no extra(op 18/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | You Make Me Smile (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Richard Condon
(2)lbs
|
P A Fahy | 157 lbs | 80/1 | - | Midfield - fell 3 out(op 28/1) |