15:00
Limerick Show Handicap Hurdle
2m3½f, Hurdle, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 40.40s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mark Walsh
M A Molloy
Settled at back early - 7th 4 out - gradual progress from 3 out - going strongly in 2nd turning in - nudged up to press leader but jumped last awkwardly - driven to take the lead final 150 yards - kept on strongly to win
Gearoid Brouder (5)
Ian O'Connor
Up with the front group early - jumped untidily 2nd - sat third by halfway - still within reach after 3 out - went to the front turning into the straight and shaken up before 2 out - challenged hard at the last - overtaken inside final 150 yards - no extra and stayed on at same speed for 2nd
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Racing in the pack - 9th turning in and making no ground - 5th under urging when a rival dropped out at the last - plodded on to take 3rd late
Kevin Healy (7)
Declan Queally
Held up at the back early - gained a few places after 3 out and turned in 7th - up to fourth at the penultimate fence - urged without making inroads and promoted to third at the last - weakened to finish fourth
Niall Moore (5)
Donncha Duggan
Raced towards the back of the main body - 11th turning for home and urged without response - out of contention throughout and tired from 2 out to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
M Winters
Held up in the pack - 7th at halfway - progressed to join front group turning for home - 5th 2 out under urging - soon outpaced and finished 6th
Daniel King
Gillian Scott
Up with the pace early - nosed in front before the 1st where a small error cost the advantage - settled 3rd by the 3rd - fourth by halfway - dropped to 6th but still in contention turning in - scrappy jumping 2 out and weakened to finish 7th
Sam Ewing
Donal Hassett
up with the front pair early - 6th at halfway - pushed along without making inroads after 3 out then faded tamely to finish 8th
Conor Clarke (7)
P J Rothwell
Prominent from the middle of the pack - moved up to second at the 3rd and soon well ahead of the rest - pushed along after 3 out and faded tamely - finished 9th
John Shinnick
Miss M Harding
Held up in midfield early - clumsy at the first and lost ground - sluggish over the 2nd and sent backwards to last group - jumped sluggishly again 4th - urged repeatedly after the following fence - 3 out beaten and detached - finished tenth
Josh Williamson (3)
M F Morris
Up with the pace early - went to the front at the 1st - pulled away with one other after the 3rd - lead trimmed after 3 out - ridden and overtaken approaching the straight - soon faded - well beaten when fell at the last
Danny Mullins
E McNamara
Held up in the pack - jumped awkwardly at the 5th - ridden at the back after a sloppy leap 4 out - out of contention after another error 3 out - faded tamely then eased to a stop before the second last
Eoin Walsh
John M Burke
Raced in the pack and 5th halfway - small error at the 6th and clumsy again after - shaken up after 3 out and 3rd turning into the straight - moved to the inside and made no dent when jumping poorly 2 out - tired and fell at the last
Kevin A Murphy (7)
M Winters
Settled at the back and out of the race throughout - pulled hard early - jumped awkwardly 5th and got a smack - lost touch after sluggish leap 6th - tailed off 3 out - pulled up before the following fence
Non-runners: Galavanting George, Minority Interest, At The Wings, Zambezi Moon, Cool Native
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.