19:15
Private Suites At Limerick Flat Race
2m3f, NH Flat, 5yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 51.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat just behind pace early - 2nd at halfway - dropped to 4th approaching 4f out - made ground into the straight - moved through to nose in front 2f out - pushed clear inside the final furlong - kept finding more to score comfortably
Mr Derek O'Connor
Alan McIntyre
Settled with the pack early - up to 4th at the midpoint - moved through to edge in front just before the 4f marker - overtaken approaching 2f out and slipped to 3rd - unable to threaten the winner inside the final furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish second
Mr R James (7)
Thomas Cooper
Reared a touch early but travelled up with pace - third at halfway - made ground into contention approaching 4f out - nosed in front just past 2f out - overtaken shortly after - eased back to third with nothing left to find inside the final furlong - stayed on same pace to finish third
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Eamon Courtney
Settled around midpack early - up to 7th with six furlongs left before improving into 5th approaching the final two furlongs - edged into 4th but flattened out inside the last furlong to finish there
Mr Finian Maguire
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back - improved into 8th with 6f left before pushed along in 6th approaching the final 2f - stayed on without real gain in 5th and held on for 5th
Ms S North (7)
S Curling
Held up towards the back - improved into 6th with 7f left - dropped away 4f out and stayed one-speed through to the finish
Mr D Doyle (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front - ran wide rounding bend with 9f left - lost command approaching 4f out and slipped to 4th into the straight - faded out of contention well before the finish
Mr S E Cottrill (7)
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back of the pack - moved into 5th with 7f left - dropped away from 3f out and faded late to finish well beaten
Mr E Mahon (7)
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back early - crept into contention approaching 6f out then had to be driven in 9th entering the straight - lost touch over 2f out and beaten well home
Mr D Kiely (7)
P F O'Donnell
Settled around midfield early - dropped away with 7f to run - trailed home well beaten
Mr P W Gleeson (7)
Brian Mortell
Held up at the back - pushed along 6f out - lost touch from 5f out to finish well beaten
Mr E P O'Brien (5)
G Ahern
Settled with the pack early - dropped away and driven along with 6f left - faded from there to trail in well behind
Mr L T Turner (7)
Steve Jones
Settled handy early - 5th at halfway - dropped away over 7f out - well beaten and struggling home last
Non-runners: Panjandrum (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.