Limerick (IRE) Races
Limerick (IRE)
17:35
Coast To Curragh On Saturday August 26th Handicap Hurdle
Limerick (IRE)
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Yielding To Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.30
Place: €1.90 €4.30 €4
Exacta: €63.60
Tricast: €444.40
Trifecta: €691.50
Non-Runners: Atlantic Wonder (reserve), Charlies Pride (unsuitable ground), Ellens Angel (coughing), Florey Spud (lame), Gonetomillgrove (coughing), Landue (reserve), Leroy Leroy (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Hard Rain (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Padraig Butler | 161 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Midfield - good headway home turn - led 2 out - ridden clear approaching last - kept on well and went further clear run-in - readily(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Star Official (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | R Donohoe | 164 lbs | 11/1 | 9 | Midfield - good headway on outer before 2 out - soon pressed leader - not fluent last - kept on but no match for winner(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Dontdooddson (FR) | 11 G | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(5)lbs
|
Darren Collins | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - pressed leaders before 2 out - disputing second run-in - kept on(op 18/1) | |
| 4th | 12 | Gendarme (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Gearoid Brouder
(5)lbs
|
C Byrnes | 154 lbs | 20/1 | 6.5 | Towards rear - still plenty to do 3 out - headway from 2 out - kept on well and went fourth run-in - never on terms(tchd 18/1) | |
| 5th | 17 | Taylors Three Rock (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | E McNamara | 155 lbs | 14/1 | 4 | Led - not fluent 2nd - headed 2 out - soon weakened - lost fourth run-in(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Itsalonglongroad (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Charles Coakley | 165 lbs | 33/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leaders after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 14 | Future Proof (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
James O'Sullivan
(3)lbs
|
P J Rothwell | 155 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | In rear - good headway 3 out - prominent home turn - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened | |
| 8th | 6 | Sheer Bravado (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Sean Aherne | 163 lbs | 9/4F | 6.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 4 out - headway when not fluent 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened - scoped wrong (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the third last and weakened; trainer said gelding scoped badly)(op 11/4) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Jack Holiday (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Mr R W Barron
(7)lbs
|
John F Gleeson | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 13 | Prominent - weakened quickly before 2 out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 10th | 21 | Windsor Diamond (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Sarah Kavanagh
(7)lbs
|
James M Barcoe | 144 lbs | 40/1 | 84 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - lost position then mistake 4 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 25/1) | |
| 99th | 3 | He's Ok (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Richard Condon
(5)lbs
|
W J Lanigan | 163 lbs | 40/1 | - | Midfield - weakened 3 out - soon pulled up | |
| 99th | 1 | Crowsatedappletart (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Kieran Callaghan
(5)lbs
|
Michael Winters | 163 lbs | 7/1 | - | Never better than midfield - jumped left 2nd - weakened 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Diamond Union (GB) | 6 G | Poor | E J O'Grady | 161 lbs | 25/1 | - | Always behind - not fluent 1st - mistake 2nd - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Walk In The Dark (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Mr H C Swan
(5)lbs
|
Brendan Maurice Walsh | 156 lbs | 7/1 | - | Always behind - not fluent 1st - mistake and pecked on landing 4th - not fluent and detached 5th - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 15/2 tchd 13/2) |