Limerick (IRE) Races
Limerick (IRE)
16:35
Great National South Court Hotel Handicap
Limerick (IRE)
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Soft To Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.80
Place: €1.40 €1.10 €2.30
Exacta: €14
Tricast: €71.85
Trifecta: €134
Non-Runners: Killeaney Bear (reserve), No More Porter (unsuitable ground), Tokenomics (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Evening Blossom (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 138 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Made virtually all - faced challenge from over 1f out - soon ridden and kept on well(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Fort Vega (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Ms Sheila Lavery | 134 lbs | 2/1F | - | Prominent - edged right when challenging over 1f out - kept on final furlong(op 5/2 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Lord Church (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Emmet Mullins | 135 lbs | 10/1 | - | Travelled strongly - midfield - headway from 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on - eyecatcher(op 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Merisi Diamond (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ms Joanna Morgan | 135 lbs | 11/1 | - | Travelled strongly - midfield - steady headway on outer from over 2f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - stayed on (jockey said gelding kicked back door of stalls and front door opened but his mount did not charge forward)(tchd 10/1 and 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 18 | On A Session (USA) | 9 G | Poor | Kieran P Cotter | 127 lbs | 80/1 | - | Travelled strongly - midfield - headway from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 15 | Artful Approach (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Jack Kearney
(5)lbs
|
Stephen Thorne | 125 lbs | 4/1 | - | Prominent - lost ground under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) | |
| 7th | 16 | Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) | 3 G | AVG |
James Ryan
(3)lbs
|
Jack W Davison | 127 lbs | 16/1 | - | Travelled strongly - led early - soon prominent - outpaced over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1) | |
| 8th | 17 | Quatre Bras (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Richard John O'Brien | 129 lbs | 80/1 | - | Midfield - headway 4f out - short of room under 2f out - kept on but never dangerous (jockey said gelding had to take a little check turning in)(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and 100/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Mr Rango (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Rory Mulligan
(7)lbs
|
John M Harney | 129 lbs | 14/1 | - | Prominent - pressed leader after 3f - weakened from 2f out(tchd 12/1 and 28/1) | |
| 10th | 12 | Mercurial (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Alan Casey
(10)lbs
|
John J Nallen | 122 lbs | 28/1 | - | Midfield on outer - headway after 3f - keeping on when short of room under 2f out - soon no extra(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) | |
| 11th | 6 | Usuario Amigo (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Richard John O'Brien | 136 lbs | 28/1 | - | Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway 3f out - kept on but never near to challenge(op 14/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 12th | 9 | Bill Silvers (GB) | 5 G | Poor | William Durkan | 134 lbs | 18/1 | - | Towards rear on outer - outpaced over 2f out - no impression(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 13th | 11 | Action Plan (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Gerard O'Leary | 132 lbs | 66/1 | - | In touch with leaders - weakened from under 2f out(op 50/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 14th | 4 | Masoun (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 138 lbs | 16/1 | - | Midfield - going okay when short of room under 3f out - no impression(op 11/1) | ||
| 15th | 1 | Titanium (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Ciaran Murphy | 140 lbs | 33/1 | - | Dwelt start - always behind(op 40/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 16th | 13 | Oriole (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
Keithen Kennedy
(5)lbs
|
Mark Fahey | 127 lbs | 28/1 | - | Dwelt start - always behind (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) |