Limerick (IRE)
16:30
Professor Maria Hinfelaar Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Limerick (IRE) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €6 Place: €2.10 €3.70 €2.70 Exacta: €77.20 Tricast: €388.52 Trifecta: €550.90
Non-Runners: Ask The Bookie (unsuitable ground), Mickey Hulie (unsuitable ground), Minority Interest (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in last - raced wide with one circuit to go - steady headway from 7th - raced extremely wide home turn - pressed leader 2 out - led run-in - ridden and went clear final 110yds - comfortably(tchd 11/2)
6 G Poor C Byrnes 155 lbs 4/1F Won
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2nd
Prominent - led after 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - headed run-in - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 14/1)
5 M Poor Terence O'Brien 146 lbs 12/1 4.75
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3rd
Held up in rear - raced wide with one circuit to go - some headway after 3 out - raced extremely wide and still plenty to do home turn - switched right before 2 out - bit short of room approaching last - kept on well run-in - went third towards finish(op 7/1)
4 G Poor Donal Hassett 159 lbs 8/1 .5
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4th
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - kept on run-in - briefly went third final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 18/1)
9 G Poor Brendan Maurice Walsh 148 lbs 14/1 .75
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5th
In touch with leaders - mistake 6th - raced in fourth when not fluent 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 100/1)
7 G Poor William J McLernon 139 lbs 66/1 2.75
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6th
Pressed leader - led 1st - hit 5th - headed after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/2)
5 M Poor M A Cahill 155 lbs 9/2 1.75
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7th
Midfield - raced wide home turn - brief headway before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 66/1 tchd 33/1)
4 F Poor Maike Magnussen 149 lbs 40/1 7
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8th
Towards rear - weakened before 2 out(tchd 9/2)
4 G Poor Paul Power 151 lbs 5/1 13
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9th
Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)
9 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 143 lbs 25/1 1.75
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10th
Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1)
4 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 147 lbs 18/1 2
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99th
Led early - headed 1st - mistake 2nd - lost ground quickly 6th - struggling 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out(op 28/1)
10 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 155 lbs 33/1 -
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99th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out(tchd 11/2)
6 G Poor Karl Thornton 148 lbs 9/2 -
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99th
Slowly away - held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - outpaced 7th - struggling 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 7/1)
6 G Poor Edward Buckley 155 lbs 9/1 -
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99th
Midfield - not fluent 2nd - weakened before 2 out - pulled up approaching last(tchd 16/1)
4 G Poor David Kenneth Budds 163 lbs 18/1 -
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