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Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Maiden Hurdle
2m190y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 19.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled midpack early - faded back through the field before finding better position again - moved up into 3rd approaching three out - narrowed the gap before two out - hit the front soon after - pushed clear before the last - stayed on strongly to score
Darragh O'Keeffe
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled handy in the early stages - moved up into third by the third fence - advanced into second after three out - hit the front for a moment approaching two out then quickly passed - couldn't threaten the winner from the last - held on for second at an even effort to the line
Mr D Doyle (7)
Declan Queally
Settled just behind pace early - slipped back to 4th then 5th around 3 out - improved into 3rd approaching the last - unable to threaten the front two - stayed on steadily to the line - finished third
Danny Mullins
Joseph G Murphy
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved to 5th before slipping to 8th approaching three out - regained 4th by two out - stayed on without extra to the line - finished 4th
Ambrose McCurtin
M Flannery
Held up in the pack early - error dropping back to 9th after 3 out - rallied into 6th before ballooning at the last but one - unable to close in 5th up the run-in
Danny Gilligan
Paul W Flynn
Went to front early by a short margin - stumbled slightly second fence - overtaken approaching 2 out and slipped back through field before fading into last
Gearoid Brouder (5)
Peter McCreery
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield before 3 out - made no real ground into 7th and hit 2 out - unable to find more after
Mr T O'Connor (7)
Turlough O'Connor
Held up towards the back - up to 6th then 5th before dropping to 7th after 3 out - lost touch in 8th before 2 out and beaten well home
Keith Donoghue
Tom Dreaper
Sat close up early - held second then fifth before easing back to fourth under pushing after 3 out - faded rapidly - eased out of contention approaching 2 out
Non-runners: Icare d'Aubrelle (stone bruise)
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.