Limerick (IRE) Races
Limerick (IRE)
13:40
Grant Thornton Hurdle
Limerick (IRE)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50
Place: €2 €1.30
Exacta: €13.80
Trifecta: €47.60
Non-Runners: Gua Du Large (coughing)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Grand Roi (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Led - joined before 3 out - going best and led again before 2 out - shaken up before last - soon clear - ridden and kept on strongly run-in(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Wolf Prince (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 158 lbs | 85/40 | 8 | Towards rear - went third after 5 out - ridden from 3 out - kept on and headway from 2 out - went second final stride - no match for winner(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Indiana Jones (FR) | 8 G | Poor | M F Morris | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Tracked leader - disputed lead before 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - no chance with winner and weakened approaching last - lost second final stride(op 10/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Lunar Display (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 151 lbs | 50/1 | 21 | Held up in last - went fourth after 5 out - ridden from 3 out - soon no extra but kept on - not fluent last(op 40/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Galopin Des Champs (FR) | 9 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 158 lbs | EvensF | - | Chased leaders - ridden from 6th - soon struggling and dropped to rear - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 4/5 tchd 8/11) |