15:20 Limerick

Thursday 28 December 2017

All12:3513:1013:4014:1014:4515:2015:55

Parkway Shopping Centre Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 6m 2.00s

1^st

The Grey Guy

1010-11

5/1

T: B O'KeeffeJ: P F Mangan

Mid-division, closer in 6th before 6 out, not fluent 4 out, improved into 3rd after 3 out and ridden before next, switched to inner to challenge before last, led run-in and kept on best close home op 6/1 tchd 4/1

2^nd

About You

511-0

7/1

T: M HouriganJ: Kevin Sexton

Mid-division, closer in 5th before 6 out, improved into 2nd after 3 out and ridden to challenge after next, disputed lead before last, headed run-in and kept on without matching winner op 8/1

3^rd

4 ¼

The Church Gate

611-7

9/4f

T: M J SmithJ: A E Lynch

Chased leaders, 2nd before 6 out and soon improved to dispute lead, left in lead 4 out, pushed along before 2 out where not fluent, ridden and joined before last, headed and no extra in 3rd run-in op 2/1

4^th

Hawk Eye Down

810-5

7/1

T: Paul PowerJ: Miss J M Cook (7)

Chased leaders and 3rd before 6 out, slightly hampered 4 out and not fluent next, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no extra and kept on same pace from 2 out op 12/1

5^th

Foreign Bay

710-13

16/1

T: S J MahonJ: R T Dunne

Chased leaders and 4th before 6 out where not fluent, ridden and dropped to 5th after 3 out, no extra and kept on same pace from before next

6^th

Flathertys Gap

810-11

20/1

T: L WhitmoreJ: A W Short (7)

Towards rear, mistake 5th and reminders, 9th before 6 out and ridden in 7th from 3 out, soon no extra and kept on same pace from next

7^th

1 ½

Hackets Folly

910-12

25/1

T: William P MurphyJ: Simon Torrens (7)

Raced mainly in rear, ridden from 5 out and went moderate 8th 3 out, soon no extra and kept on same pace from next op 20/1

8^th

Frenchfort

1010-7

25/1

T: V T O'BrienJ: A J Flaherty (7)

Mid-division, 10th before 6 out, ridden in 9th from 3 out and soon no impression, tailed off tchd 33/1

9^th

Hes Our Vinnie

811-6

12/1

T: T O'BrienJ: D E Splaine

Chased leaders on inner, not fluent 4th, dropped to mid-division from 7th, ridden in 6th from 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, stopped to walk run-in tailed off tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Ali Bin Nayef

511-1

14/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Brian Hayes

Chased leaders on outer, not fluent 3rd, 4th when brought wide and pulled up before 6 out op 10/1

Itsallhappening

610-13

5/1

T: N MeadeJ: J M Moore

Soon led, mistake 1st, joined after 6 out, mistake and unseated rider 4 out tchd 9/2

Charlotte Wells

510-8

20/1

T: J NeilanJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Mid-division, 8th before 6 out and pushed along after next, dropped to rear before 3 out and pulled up before next op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Danse Away¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: T J Nagle-Jr J: R P Treacy

Paudi The Punter⁵¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 11

T: G T Lynch J: E T Daly

West Light⁶³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: M J McDonagh J: S J Gray

Battling Spirit²¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 10

T: Jonathan Sweeney J: Katie O'Farrell

Dundeedy Lad²¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: R Tyner J: Phillip Enright

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.70Pl:€2.00, €2.50, €1.20EX:€36.90Trifecta:€175.70Tricast:€102.74SF:€40.77

Forecasts

The Church Gate (9/4), Battling Spirit (9/4), The Grey Guy (5/1), Itsallhappening (5/1), About You (7/1), Hawk Eye Down (7/1), Hes Our Vinnie (12/1), Danse Away (14/1), Ali Bin Nayef (14/1), Foreign Bay (16/1), West Light (16/1), Flathertys Gap (20/1), Charlotte Wells (20/1), Hackets Folly (25/1), Frenchfort (25/1), Dundeedy Lad (25/1), Paudi The Punter (33/1)

There should be a number of willing runners to lead here in the early stages of this contest. Ali Bin Nayef, He's Our Vinnie and Foreign Bay like to get on with things usually and could set the race up for the likes of the returning Itsallhappening, the likable Battling Spirit and the improving THE CHURCH GATE to battle for the win.

The Church Gate
Itsallhappening
Battling Spirit

Previous Winners

2016

Barrys Jack

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 6

J: John J Fitzpatrick | T: P Coffey

22/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,084.002nd: €2,196.003rd: €1,046.004th: €472.005th: €184.00