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Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Handicap
1m3f110y, Flat, 3yo, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 30.69s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
R P Cody
Slow to break - held up towards the back - improved wide out with a furlong left before finishing hard to get up in the final strides
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled in midfield early - moved into 6th with four furlongs left - gained ground inside the final two furlongs to draw level - battled on for second at the finish
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held handy early - 4th with 5f left - moved through approaching 2f out - up into 2nd inside the final furlong - hit front late but caught right at the finish to end up 3rd
No. 13, stall 14
3yo, 9-4, OR 61
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards back - headway approaching final furlong - kept on well to claim 3rd on the line
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up in rear early - nudged forward to go second at halfway - moved into contention approaching 3f out - hit the front entering the straight - battled on final furlong but worn down - faded to 5th
Ronan Whelan
John F O'Neill
Slow into stride - settled towards the back - 10th with 4f remaining - moved into contention on the inner with 2f left - up to 5th a furlong out - found tight quarters late but continued at an even effort to finish 6th beaten 1¾ lengths
W J Lee
W McCreery
Settled in the pack early - back in 9th approaching 4f out - found room and gained ground inside final 2f - stayed on late though squeezed for space finishing 7th
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up at back - pushed along with 1 1/2f left - moved left for a run - kept on late to finish 8th beaten 2 lengths
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Near front early - settled in the pack - 7th with 4f left - pushed along and 6th at the furlong marker - unable to find more late finished 9th beaten 2¼ lengths
No. 11, stall 6
3yo, 8-12, OR 62
J: Yudish Geerdharry (7) · T: J P Murtagh
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
J P Murtagh
Sprang out in front early - stretched clear approaching halfway - margin shrinking inside the last 3f before being overtaken entering the straight - dropped away into 3rd and beaten a furlong out
Wayne Hassett (5)
Kieran Purcell
Held up in the pack - eased across left approaching the final furlong and edged closer late - finished well held in 11th
Nathan Crosse
Mrs John Harrington
Settled with the pack early - lost ground to 8th with 4f remaining - faded inside the final furlong to finish 12th
Leigh Roche
Andrew McNamara
Held a forward spot early - fifth with 5f left - pushed along and lost ground with a furlong and a half to go - well held at the finish
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Held up towards the back of the pack - pulled keenly into contention behind the pacesetter by the 4f mark - third turning halfway - dropped away 2f out and had nothing left inside the final furlong and a half
Non-runners: Urgent Whisper (in season), Your Call (temperature)
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.