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Aqua Process Solutions At Limerick 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 3yo, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 22.40s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Sat close to front group early - third at halfway and up into second turning in - driven to the front before two out - edged clear before the last - kept finding more to win
Michael Kenneally (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Made the running - blundered 1st - lost lead after 3rd and in 2nd spot by halfway - serious jumping error 5th - driven up into contention approaching the straight - moved to 2nd before 2 out - untidy at the last and made no inroads on the winner - plugged on at one tempo to finish 9 lengths back in 2nd
Sean Flanagan
C Byrnes
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - driven with no gain approaching 2 out - held on for third but one-paced late
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - lost rhythm briefly in 3rd - dropped to 5th by halfway after a small error - urged forward into 4th turning for home - up to 3rd two out - back to 4th and unable to close last - stayed on same gait to finish fourth
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Settled towards the back and untidy over the obstacles early - stumbled and knocked sideways at the second - 10th at halfway - blundered again at the fourth - driven on but never in the hunt from 3 out - 8th passing into the straight - unable to find more and finished 5th
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Held up in the pack early - 7th at halfway - stumbled 4th out - asked for effort entering straight but had nothing more to offer
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
Thomas Cleary
Held up towards the back and pulling hard early - blundered at the 2nd - still adrift at halfway - unable to find more from 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Calum Hogan (7)
E Seymour
Held up at back of field - still in 8th at halfway - blundered 5th - driven with no headway entering straight - dropped away - finished well beaten
Alex Harvey
Eamon Courtney
Settled midpack early - drifted right and scrappy over 2nd then sluggish at following fence - down in 9th by halfway - error 3 out ended any hope of involvement - dropped away steadily late - finished well beaten in 9th
J J Slevin
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Sat close to the pace early - stumbled at the first and hesitant at the second - fourth at halfway and untidy again - urged on nearing the straight - struggling for room in fifth with little progress - blundered and brought down two out
Ryan Treacy
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack - pulled hard in the early stages - moved through to go in front after the 3rd - driven and displaced before 2 out - drifted right shortly after - no more to give in 4th position and blundered then stumbled and fell 2 out
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.