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Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle
2m2f150y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 56.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Ryan Treacy
David Harry Kelly
Sat behind pace-setter early - moved into detached second before the 4th - closed the gap after the 7th - hit the front before 3 out - opened up before 2 out - stayed on strongly up the run-in - won comfortably
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
J P Dempsey
Held up at the back early - made ground into 5th after the 6th - continued to close from the 7th - up to 4th before 3 out - moved into 2nd before 2 out - unable to threaten the winner but stayed on to the line
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Settled with the pack early - slipped back to ninth after the 6th - found more before 4 out to move into 5th by 3 out - into 4th before 2 out - stayed on steadily to finish 3rd
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Cian Collins
Settled with leaders early - improved into contention after the 7th - dropped back beyond three out - stayed on late to finish fourth
Philip Donovan (5)
Leonard Paul Flynn
Held up towards the back of the field - stayed in similar position through the middle stages with little threat from 3 out - edged closer late to finish 5th
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Settled just off the pace early - up to 2nd before 3 out - pushed along and dropped to 3rd before 2 out - faded after the last - finished 6th well beaten
Robbie Geoghegan (7)
Norman Lee
Settled in the pack early - slipped back to tenth after the 6th before nudging forward again 3 out - lost touch before 2 out and beaten well into 7th
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - hit the third fence awkwardly - down in mid-division after six - crept into it before three out then dropped away before two out
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Settled with the pack early - slipped back to seventh after the sixth - lost ground after three out - eventually well beaten in 9th
Jody McGarvey
Paul Stafford
Held up towards the back - marginal 8th after the 6th - dropped away after 3 out - finished well beaten in 10th
Cian Quirke (5)
Patrick Gerard Ryan
Driven forward to command early - opened daylight with one other before the 2nd and again past the 4th - advantage narrowed after the 7th - overtaken and slipped to 5th before 3 out where mistake made - lost place from there to finish 11th
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Held up towards the back of the field - slipped further behind after the 6th and blundered 3 out - lost touch before coming down 2 out
Liam Quinlan (3)
W J Lanigan
Held up at the back - midfield around the 6th but making no impression - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Thomas P O'Connor
Held up towards the back of the pack - lost more ground into 12th after the 6th and drifted right three out - faded and was pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Isthereonemoreinme (reserve), Rorkes Drift (reserve)
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.