Limerick (IRE)
18:15
Regeneron Ireland Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Limerick (IRE) Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €1.90 Place: €1.02 €1.70 €2.50 Exacta: €10.30 Tricast: €68.35 Trifecta: €60.80
Non-Runners: Grizabella (reserve), Iurkash (reserve), Thirsty Thursday (reserve), Wild Caprice (ran yesterday)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - headway and prominent 4 out - challenging on inner when edged left and bumped rival before 2 out - soon led - clear approaching last - easily (jockey said gelding got struck in the head at the start)
8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 165 lbs 11/10F Won
2nd
Midfield - good headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out - soon pushed along - went fourth before 2 out - mistake last - ran on well and went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 13/2)
9 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 159 lbs 6/1 11
3rd
Prominent - raced in second halfway - ridden and lost second before 2 out - went second again approaching last - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 18/1)
8 G Poor Liz Doyle 160 lbs 12/1 1.25
4th
Led - clear from 3rd - reduced lead after 3 out - pushed along and faced challenge when edged right and bumped rival before 2 out - soon headed - weakened approaching last(op 9/2)
9 M AVG Niall Patrick Hennessy 156 lbs 4/1 1.5
5th
Held up in rear - headway into midfield 3 out - soon pushed along - no impression before 2 out
7 M Poor David Harry Kelly 159 lbs 50/1 13
6th
Midfield - pushed along after 3 out - kept on approaching last - never on terms(op 25/1)
6 M Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 151 lbs 22/1 .5
7th
Midfield - lost position and towards rear 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - kept on approaching last - never near to challenge(op 40/1)
7 G Poor R Donohoe 152 lbs 33/1 16
8th
Midfield - brief headway 3 out - pushed along and no impression before 2 out(op 50/1)
7 G Poor D E Fitzgerald 159 lbs 40/1 1
9th
Towards rear - some headway 3 out - no impression before 2 out
4 G Poor Paul Nolan 163 lbs 50/1 1.75
10th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - pushed along halfway - weakened from 3 out(op 28/1)
5 M Poor J F O'Shea 146 lbs 66/1 4.75
11th
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 3 out - soon no extra(op 25/1)
N/A Poor Neill McCluskey 151 lbs 50/1 3.75
12th
Midfield - not fluent 6th - pushed along and weakened from 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
N/A Poor Thomas Cooper 158 lbs 80/1 0.1
13th
Midfield - slow jump 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - pushed along and weakened from 3 out(tchd 14/1)
8 M Poor M A Cahill 146 lbs 12/1 6
14th
Never better than midfield - pushed along towards rear after 3 out - soon no extra(op 10/1)
8 G AVG Eoin Griffin 159 lbs 11/1 9.5
15th
Towards rear throughout(op 40/1)
6 G Poor P A Fahy 162 lbs 50/1 6
99th
Prominent - went third halfway - dropped to midfield 4 out - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 15/2)
N/A Poor E McNamara 163 lbs 8/1 -
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