17:45
Munster Suite At Limerick Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 0.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Sean Flanagan
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Went straight to front - lost position after 5th before regaining command after 6th - hit a rough one 4 out - edged clear approaching last - stayed on strongly up the run-in - margin narrowed near the finish
James Smith (5)
Robert Tyner
Settled with the pack early - 6th before moving into 5th and 4th out - advanced into 2nd turning for home - blundered two out - unable to close on the winner at the last - kept on to the line - beaten three quarters of a length
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back early - still down the field after fifth - began to make headway from four out - up into 3rd approaching two out - unable to close on the leaders from there - stayed on same pace to finish third
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Held up towards the back - 10th early on - improved into the straight - up to 4th by 2 out - couldn't find more late on and stayed on same pace to the line
Sean O'Keeffe
Declan Queally
Settled early with the pack - into 7th then 5th - improved into contention after 4 out but scratchy in 5th 2 out - held no more before the last and faded to finish 5th
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Held up at back - still back in 14th after 5th - improved into contention after 3 out - lost place after 2 out and faded late
Danny Gilligan
Paul W Flynn
Handy early - dropped back after 4 out - faded from 2 out to finish 7th
Ivan Ryan (7)
Conor David Maxwell
Tracked leaders early - held 3rd through midfield spots - dropped back turning into straight - faded before 2 out to finish 8th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back of the pack - dropped to 11th after 5th - lost touch in 10th turning into the straight - well held at the finish
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled handy early - moved into contention around mid-race before slipping back on the turn - dropped away entering the straight - faded out of it before 2 out
Mr M Doyle (7)
Gordon Michael Doyle
Held up towards the back - clipped the opening fence but improved into 9th past the 5th - lost touch entering the straight and beaten a long way home
Brian Hayes
J Morrison
Held up towards the back - slipped to 15th after the 5th - no response from 3 out - finished well beaten
Darragh O'Keeffe
W J Burke
Sat close up early - hit a flat spot in 2nd approaching the 4th - hit front after the 5th but surrendered it next - dropped away rapidly before the straight and well held
Phillip Enright
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled midpack early - slipped to 12th past the 5th - lost touch after 3 out - well held at the finish
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Settled with the pack early - slipped back through the field after the 5th before fading approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Gearoid Brouder (5)
Peter McCreery
Held up towards the back - lost touch shortly after the opening fence - fell away from the pack and was pulled up before the 4th
Non-runners: Voice Of Reason (stiff)
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.