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Limerick (IRE) Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 Distance: 1m4½f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €5 Place: €1.60 €4.50 €3.50 Exacta: €98 Tricast: €913.57 Trifecta: €645.20
Non-Runners: Autocrat (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Rapid Mission (GB) 3 G Poor
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 128 lbs 4/1 Won Slowly away - took keen hold - towards rear early - soon midfield - smooth headway and went fourth under 2f out - pushed along to lead inside final furlong - pushed out towards finish - comfortably(op 9/2)
2nd 11 Qasbaz (IRE) 7 G Poor
Ian Patrick Donoghue 128 lbs 20/1 1.5 Midfield - prominent after 2f - in touch with leaders after 4f - keeping on when switched left 1f out - ran on well and went second final strides - no match for winner(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
3rd 3 Eskimo Komet (IRE) 5 H Poor
Luke Comer 137 lbs 12/1 0.2 Prominent throughout - challenging 2f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on but lost second final strides(op 16/1)
4th 2 Caradoc (IRE) 7 G Poor
E McNamara 133 lbs 22/1 .5 Slowly into stride - in rear - headway over 2f out - still plenty to do 1f out - ran on well and went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(tchd 20/1)
5th 4 Master Dunraven (IRE) 5 G AVG
J P Murtagh 136 lbs 5/2F 2.75 Midfield - headway towards far side 2f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 9/4)
6th 9 Cafe Con Leche (IRE) 9 G Poor
C Byrnes 128 lbs 33/1 .5 Towards rear - headway from under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - nearest finish (inquiry into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to settle his mount as he was drawn wide - to creep into race and to do the best he could; he said his mount was off the bridle for much of the race before staying on in closing stages' when questioned why he chose to go right into traffic in the closing stages rather than go left for a clear run jockey said that his mount would benefit from running through horses and this had helped gelding to finish well; he was satisfied that if he had gone for daylight his mount would have lost interest; trainer's rep confirmed instructions given and expressed his satisfaction with ride; he confirmed that he owned gelding himself - had ridden it before and stated that gelding always does his best work in closing stages - which was noted; vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 22/1)
7th 14 Black Soul (IRE) 6 G Poor
John E & Thomas Kiely 127 lbs 14/1 0.2 Midfield - headway over 1f out - kept on - never near to challenge
8th 10 Inchiquin Star (IRE) 6 M Poor
Paul Stephen Kiely 123 lbs 9/1 0.3 In touch with leaders on inner - lost position 3f out - rallied against far rail over 1f out - not reach leaders(op 17/2)
9th 8 Blackberry Jack (IRE) 8 G Poor
Denis Leahy 124 lbs 20/1 2 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - raced wide on turn after 3f - rapid headway and disputed lead after 5f - weakened final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
10th 5 Snapius (IRE) 6 G Poor
J A Nash 136 lbs 50/1 2.75 Prominent - dropped to midfield after 4f - weakened over 1f out(tchd 40/1)
11th 7 Out On Friday (IRE) 9 G AVG
Philip M Byrne 131 lbs 4/1 4.25 Led - joined after 5f - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
12th 15 Purple Sky (IRE) 3 F Poor
J S Bolger 119 lbs 14/1 4.5 Never better than midfield - weakened under 3f out(op 16/1)
13th 1 Edge Of Darkness (IRE) 4 G AVG
Alan Casey (10)lbs
Denis Gerard Hogan 132 lbs 20/1 0.1 Never better than midfield - weakened and towards rear 3f out - soon no extra(op 10/1)
14th 13 Three Comets (GER) 8 G Poor
Luke Comer 123 lbs 80/1 0.3 Towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding never travelled)(tchd 100/1)