Limerick (IRE)
12:58
Signsplus Maiden Hurdle
Limerick (IRE) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €25.70 Place: €5.60 €1.10 €1.10 Exacta: €100.90 Trifecta: €119.30
Non-Runners: Cocovic (reserve), Ellis Mor (reserve), Long Branch (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Laafi (FR) 5 G AVG William Durkan 161 lbs 18/1 Won Disputed lead - led clearly after 1st - faced challenge and pushed along from 2 out - ridden briefly and ran on well run-in - readily(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
2nd 2 Kainsbourg (FR) 4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 15/8 2.75 Disputed lead - prominent after 1st - not fluent but went second 2 out - no extra run-in - no match for winner(op 5/2 tchd 7/4)
3rd 6 Autoportrait (FR) 4 G AVG M F Morris 150 lbs 13/8F 3.5 Disputed lead - prominent after 1st - lost second 2 out - soon no extra(op 6/4 tchd 7/4)
4th 12 Park That (IRE) 4 G AVG E Bolger 153 lbs 40/1 11 Midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - no extra before 2 out(op 33/1)
5th 15 Torps (IRE) 4 G Poor E McNamara 153 lbs 16/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - no extra when not fluent 2 out(op 12/1)
6th 4 Queenie St Clair (IRE) 4 F Poor E Sheehy 154 lbs 150/1 9 Towards rear - steady headway from 3 out - never dangerous(op 125/1)
7th 9 Mack The Chemist (IRE) 5 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 153 lbs 10/1 1.25 Disputed lead - prominent after 1st - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 3rd - weakened before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
8th 11 Order Of The Dance (IRE) 4 G AVG E J O'Grady 153 lbs 150/1 5 Midfield - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened gradually(op 125/1)
9th 18 Nutbush City (GB) 5 M Poor Andrew Lee 139 lbs 125/1 8 Never better than midfield - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 3 out(tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1)
10th 14 Shadow Paddy (IRE) 5 G Good Eoin Christopher McCarthy 148 lbs 100/1 27 Towards rear - not fluent 5 out - no impression after 3 out(tchd 80/1 and tchd 125/1)
11th 7 Comanche Moon (IRE) 5 G Poor C Byrnes 148 lbs 150/1 1.75 Towards rear throughout - not fluent 4 out(op 125/1)
12th 16 Diamond Steel (IRE) 4 F Poor Henry De Bromhead 146 lbs 100/1 1.5 Towards rear throughout(op 80/1)
13th 13 Pleasureofpressure (IRE) 5 G Poor P J Rothwell 153 lbs 200/1 0.3 In rear throughout(tchd 250/1)
14th 8 Highland Earl (IRE) 4 G AVG Liam P Cusack 146 lbs 150/1 0.1 Towards rear throughout(op 125/1)
15th 10 Mujeres Isla (IRE) 4 G Poor Robert Tyner 153 lbs 125/1 28 Midfield - jumped left and mistake 1st - hung left and pushed along after 3rd - dropped to rear 3 out - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 200/1)
99th 1 Bright N Shine (IRE) 5 G Poor Terence O'Brien 156 lbs 80/1 - Midfield - weakened 3 out - mistake and fell last(op 50/1)
99th 17 Karamoja (FR) 4 F AVG W P Mullins 146 lbs 7/2 - Midfield - not fluent 3rd - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said filly stopped quickly)(op 11/4 tchd 4/1)
99th 5 Arch Hall (IRE) 4 G Poor Joseph Anthony Murray 153 lbs 18/1 - In touch with leaders - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)