18:35 Limerick

Friday 20 April 2018

All16:3017:0017:3518:0518:3519:0519:35

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 5m 31.90s

1^st

Lakemilan

611-7

2/1

T: T O'BrienJ: D J McInerney (5)

Held up, 5th halfway, improved into moderate 3rd 4 out, 2nd next, closed on clear leader after 3 out, led before 2 out where slight mistake, asserted before last, pushed out briefly run-in, easily

2^nd

Zipporah

1111-7

9/1

T: Miss D O'SheaJ: Brian Hayes

Led and disputed, led after 5th, 5-lengths clear before 8th, left well clear 5 out, reduced advantage after 3 out, headed before 2 out, ridden and no extra before last, kept on one pace op 8/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Gold Smoke

611-7

6/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: C A Landers (7)

Held up towards rear, progress into moderate 4th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, no impression in 3rd and slight mistake 2 out, kept on one pace op 8/1

4^th

Field Exhibition

811-7

10/1

T: L CaseyJ: Phillip Enright

Mid-division, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd 4 out, 3rd next, soon ridden, no extra entering straight, 4th 2 out, kept on one pace op 7/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

4 ¾

Theatre Run

711-7

25/1

T: M A CahillJ: A W Short (5)

Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, soon no extra, kept on one pace behind op 16/1

6^th

Harry Smiles

611-7

33/1

T: N LeeJ: A E Lynch

Close up and disputed, headed after 5th, dropped to 3rd at 6th, slight mistake next, dropped to moderate 5th 6 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon weakened and tailed off

Also Ran

Moonlight Escape

511-4

6/4f

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

Chased leaders, improved into 2nd at 6th, slight mistake next, 5-lengths 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 5 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.80Pl:€1.10, €3.70EX:€17.50Trifecta:€93.10SF:€19.31

Forecasts

Moonlight Escape (6/4), Lakemilan (2/1), Gold Smoke (6/1), Zipporah (9/1), Field Exhibition (10/1), Theatre Run (25/1), Harry Smiles (33/1)

Tough and game mare over hurdles since the turn of the year MOONLIGHT ESCAPE will be expected to transfer her solid timber form to the larger obstacles on chasing debut here following a win at Cork earlier this month. Lakeinmilan and Gold Smoke are the best of the rest.