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)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Reflectionist (FR) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 165 lbs 11/10F Won 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)
2nd 1 Dragon's Pass (IRE) 9 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 159 lbs 6/1 11 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)
3rd 7 Huit Reflets (FR) 8 G Poor Liz Doyle 160 lbs 12/1 1.25 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)
4th 4 Lilian Bland (IRE) 9 M AVG Niall Patrick Hennessy 156 lbs 4/1 1.5 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)
5th 10 Walk In Time (IRE) 7 M Poor David Harry Kelly 159 lbs 50/1 13 Held up in rear - headway into midfield 3 out - soon pushed along - no impression before 2 out
6th 14 Kanors Girl (IRE) 6 M Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 151 lbs 22/1 .5 Midfield - pushed along after 3 out - kept on approaching last - never on terms(op 25/1)
7th 11 War God (IRE) 7 G Poor R Donohoe 152 lbs 33/1 16 Midfield - lost position and towards rear 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - kept on approaching last - never near to challenge(op 40/1)
8th 9 Up The Club (IRE) 7 G Poor D E Fitzgerald 159 lbs 40/1 1 Midfield - brief headway 3 out - pushed along and no impression before 2 out(op 50/1)
9th 3 Flyin Hawaiian (GB) 4 G Poor Paul Nolan 163 lbs 50/1 1.75 Towards rear - some headway 3 out - no impression before 2 out
10th 16 Darkest Dawn (IRE) 5 M Poor J F O'Shea 146 lbs 66/1 4.75 In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - pushed along halfway - weakened from 3 out(op 28/1)
11th 15 Social Distancing (IRE) N/A Poor Neill McCluskey 151 lbs 50/1 3.75 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 3 out - soon no extra(op 25/1)
12th 12 Tullig Wood (IRE) N/A Poor Thomas Cooper 158 lbs 80/1 0.1 Midfield - not fluent 6th - pushed along and weakened from 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
13th 17 Miala Araya (IRE) 8 M Poor M A Cahill 146 lbs 12/1 6 Midfield - slow jump 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - pushed along and weakened from 3 out(tchd 14/1)
14th 8 Mr Macphisto (IRE) 8 G AVG Eoin Griffin 159 lbs 11/1 9.5 Never better than midfield - pushed along towards rear after 3 out - soon no extra(op 10/1)
15th 6 Plusthevat (IRE) 6 G Poor P A Fahy 162 lbs 50/1 6 Towards rear throughout(op 40/1)
99th 5 Sixty Seconds (IRE) N/A Poor E McNamara 163 lbs 8/1 - Prominent - went third halfway - dropped to midfield 4 out - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 15/2)