Limerick (IRE) Races
Limerick (IRE)
16:03
Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase
Limerick (IRE)
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Chase
Going: Yielding To Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €2.75
Place: €1.50 €1.50
Exacta: €3.80
Trifecta: €40.10
Non-Runners: Broomfield Bijou (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Fun Fun Fun (IRE) | 7 M | Elite | W P Mullins | 147 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Prominent - led from 2nd - clear before 8th - hit 2 out - going easily when good jump last - went well clear run-in - easily(op 6/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Harry Des Ongrais (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 154 lbs | 5/2 | 13 | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - went second before 10th - not fluent 11th - headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Lonesome Boatman (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Sean Joseph Allen | 154 lbs | 50/1 | 21 | Led - prominent 2nd - lost ground before 10th - went third before 12th - struggling before 2 out - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Monbeg Park (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Sean Thomas Doyle | 154 lbs | 2/1 | 20 | Prominent - lost ground before 10th - not fluent 12th - soon struggling - tailed off (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 15/8) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Shannon Royale (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 154 lbs | 8/1 | 46 | Prominent - not fluent and lost ground 2nd - dropped to last before 8th - struggling before 10th - tailed off (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 11/1) |