18:50
Summer Racing At Limerick Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 41.73s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Kieran P Cotter
Held up towards the back - still down in 11th at halfway - began to make headway over 2f out - swept through wide with a furlong left before hitting the front - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Shane Foley
Sean Byrne
Held up towards the back early - still down in 7th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching the final 2f - kept on to grab 2nd inside the last furlong - unable to peg back winner late
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled early - slipped back to 9th by halfway - made progress with 2f left - moved out right approaching final furlong and a half - edged in front just past a furlong out - lost that advantage inside the last - fell back to 3rd and held on for the rest
Colin Keane
P F O'Donnell
Sat close to the front early - slipped back to 8th by the midpoint - rallied with a furlong and a half to run and moved into 4th inside the final 150 yards - held that effort to the line finishing 4th
Rory Mulligan (7)
Laura Hourigan
Held up - moved into contention after 1½f - 5th at halfway - dropped away over 2f out - plugged on for 5th but never dangerous late on
Robert Whearty (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Slow to break - settled towards the back - moved forward on the outside entering the straight - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong - stayed on late without troubling the front runners - finished sixth
Ronan Whelan
Timothy Doyle
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into 3rd by halfway then improved into 2nd approaching the final 3f - hit the front for a moment over 1f out - soon overtaken and faded in the closing stages
Gavin Brouder (5)
Peter McCreery
Sprang forward smartly to command - pushed along and lost front spot inside final two furlongs - lost ground in the closing stages - finished eighth beaten 11.5 lengths
Adam Browne-Souza (10)
S Michael Millar
Held up towards the back - improved into 6th by halfway and moved into contention 2f out - faded final furlong to finish 9th
Luke McAteer
P J F Murphy
Held up at back - still 12th at halfway and never threatening into the straight - shuffled forward late but well held
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Handy on the wide side early - moved into 2nd by halfway - pushed for effort in 3rd approaching final 3f - dropped away inside final 2f and finished well held
Nathan Crosse
W McCreery
Settled in the pack early - slipped back to 10th by halfway - pushed along in 11th with a furlong and a half left - bumped inside the final furlong and found nothing more
Gavin Ryan
Leonard Paul Flynn
Held up towards the back early - improved to sit second by the 1f mark - 4th at halfway - dropped away 2f out - faded and allowed to drop through final furlong
Non-runners: Loingseoir (coughing), Play It Again Zaam (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.