16:50 Limerick

Sunday 30 April 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

Michael English Plays Live At Limerick Racecourse July 27th Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 2m 27.15s

1^st

(12)

Hyperdrive

39-2

10/3f

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: T P Madden (5)

Settled 4th, 5th halfway, 6th 3f out, ridden to close on leaders 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead close home op 11/4

2^nd

(3)

Epitaph

39-6

4/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: P B Beggy

Ran 5th on inner, 7th halfway, 8th 3f out, closed on leaders 1f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, kept on, headed close home

3^rd

(1)

Khudha

38-13

4/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: N G McCullagh

Tracked leader in 2nd, 4th halfway, ridden and headway to lead narrowly under 1f out, soon headed, kept on op 9/2 tchd 7/2

4^th

(6)

Galtymore

39-8

10/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Billy Lee

Mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th 3f out, progress to 3rd 2f out, ridden and almost on terms 1f out, kept on, no extra close home

5^th

2 ¼

(7)

Future Frontier

38-11

10/1

T: K J CondonJ: A J Breslin (7)

Raced 3rd, 2nd 4f out, improved to lead over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, under pressure and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

6^th

(5)

Marvellous Ways

38-8

20/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Sean Davis (7)

Towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along 3f out, progress to 6th under 2f out, soon ridden, no impression on leaders, kept on one pace 1f out tchd 25/1

7^th

(4)

Cosimo Medici

39-7

12/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Towards rear, 10th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden into 7th 1f out, kept on one pace op 10/1

8^th

(11)

Jack Baur

38-4

50/1

T: T DoyleJ: Killian Leonard (5)

Rear, 12th halfway, ridden and headway to 8th 1f out, kept on one pace

9^th

4 ½

(9)

John Honeyman

39-6

33/1

T: A KeatleyJ: M A Gallagher

Slowly away, raced in detached rear, improved to 11th halfway, no impression under 2f out

10^th

6 ½

(8)

Family Crest

39-7

12/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Anastasia O'Brien (3)

Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, 7th on outer 3f out, ridden entering straight, no extra 2f out op 14/1

11^th

(14)

Cosy Club

39-3

12/1

T: A KeatleyJ: C J McGovern (5)

Broke well to lead, headed over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out op 14/1

12^th

(10)

Schindlers Ark

39-2

20/1

T: C O'BrienJ: Ronan Whelan

Mid-division, good headway to 2nd halfway, 3rd 4f out, dropped to 6th 2f out, weakened under 2f out, eased under 1f out

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Non-Runners

(13)

Inescapable⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Anastasia O'Brien

(2)

Steelyeyed⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: P Martin J: O J Orr

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.70Pl:€1.40, €1.60, €1.90EX:€9.20Trifecta:€62.00Tricast:€55.62SF:€15.55

Forecasts

Hyperdrive (10/3), Epitaph (4/1), Khudha (4/1), Inescapable (5/1), Galtymore (10/1), Future Frontier (10/1), Steelyeyed (10/1), Cosimo Medici (12/1), Family Crest (12/1), Cosy Club (12/1), Marvellous Ways (20/1), Schindlers Ark (20/1), John Honeyman (33/1), Jack Baur (50/1)

It looks likely to pay to side with horses drawn low in this contest with the return to a sounder surface likely to suit COSIMO MEDICI and he can make a winning handicap debut from stall four in this contest. The selection finished third on good ground at Gowran Park prior to disappointing at the same venue on soft three weeks later. Joseph Murphy's charge was keen enough when making his seasonal debut at Dundalk last week but should strip fitter for that outing and he can get the better of Epitaph who finished a head runner-up here last week with Hyperdrive for the in form Jessica Harrington taken to prove best of those drawn high in what looks an open three-year-old handicap.