15:50
Limerick Show Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
2m70y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 80-109, 18 runners
Winning time 3m 59.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - still 14th at halfway - crept into the pack turning for home - driven into the front two out and stayed on strongly to score
Cian Quirke (5)
Paul Power
Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - improved to 3rd approaching 3 out - urged into contention in 4th 2 out - moved up to 2nd before the last - stayed on but held for the runner-up spot
Mark Walsh
Desmond McDonogh
Held up towards the back early - improved into 8th by halfway - moved into second approaching 2 out before being asked for effort and slipping to 4th at the last - fought back to grab 3rd on the run-in
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Held up towards back of pack - still 12th at halfway - moved into 6th by 2 out - pushed into 5th after last and edged up to finish 4th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - moved up to third approaching 2 out - pushed along and held on before edging back to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Colin Motherway
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - driven on entering the straight then flattened out and stayed on unchanged from 2 out to finish 6th
Kieren Buckley
Thomas Gibney
Made the running early before giving way in 2nd - shared command from 3rd - clear in front from 3 out - driven on the inside before yielding top spot before 2 out - flattened out with no more to give in 5th before the last - dropped further back on the run-in to finish 7th
Alex Harvey (5)
T G McCourt
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - clumsy 3 out - driven into the straight and stayed on at just the one gear from 2 out to finish 8th
Jordan Gainford
Denis Leahy
Sat close up early - 3rd at halfway - driven inside and dropped back after 3 out then unable to threaten again - finished 9th
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Sat close to the pace - into 5th at halfway then 6th and driven approaching 2 out - lost touch with little response and dropped away before the last
Richard Deegan
Niall Patrick Hennessy
Held up at the back - no impression made - finished well off the pace
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled around midpack - 9th at the halfway point - stumbled three out and faded without threatening late on
Donagh Meyler
R K Watson
Settled midfield early - moved through to hit the front at the 2nd - shared command until sharing gave way at the 3 out - driven approaching the straight but couldn't find more - lost the advantage before 2 out - dropped away after finishing 13th
Phillip Enright
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up at the back of the pack - still 15th at halfway and untidy three out - unable to make headway from there - well held in 14th
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held handy spot early - clipped heels first fence - down midfield by halfway - driven up on the rail after three out but made no headway and beaten from there
Liam McKenna (5)
M A Molloy
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Norman Lee
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Jake Coen (3)
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled midpack early - blundered 4th then slipped backwards 3 out - unable to close from there and well held at the finish
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.