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Follow Us On Instagram At Limerick Races Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
3m100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 7m 12.40s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 hurdles
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Settled just behind the pace - 6th at the halfway point - moved into 3rd after 3 out - improved on the outside to hit the front approaching the last - drew away and stayed on strongly to win
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Tracked the front-runner - moved to the fore after 3 out - displaced approaching 2 out and found no more - stayed on at one tempo from the last to finish 2nd
D G Hogan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Went straight to front - clipped first fence - driven up and lost advantage after 3 out - slipped back to third before the following fence and stayed on same speed to finish
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Anthony McCann
Held up in touch at the back - improved into midfield around halfway then nudged up to 4th after three out - held no more in reserve and stayed on same tempo to the finish
Shane Markey (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 5th after 3 out - urged forward wide entering straight - unable to quicken from 2 out and stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Carl Millar (5)
W J O'Doherty
Sat close to the front pack early - held 3rd at halfway - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Ben Harvey
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - moved into 6th approaching 3 out - couldn't quicken and dropped away from 2 out - well held at the finish
Calum Hogan (7)
Eoin Griffin
Sat close to the pace early - hit a flat spot in 3rd needing a nudge along and slipped to 8th by halfway - unable to threaten from 3 out and well held
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Held up at the back of the field - made no impression on the pace - well beaten by the finish
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Matthew A Daly
Held up at the back - made no impression - dropped away and pulled up before 5 out
G B Noonan (3)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - lost touch and slipped backwards after 4 out - toiled and was pulled up before 2 out
Conor Clarke (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close to the pace early - stumbled and needed a slap after the first - 5th at halfway - pushed along after 4 out with no headway made - pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Barryroe Madam (stone bruise), Sallap (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.