16:45 Limerick

Thursday 23 July 2020

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Well Done To All Frontline Staff From Limerick Racecourse (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Yielding  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:45  |   Winning time: 4m 4.09s
1st
Horse silk
1
10/11f
T: W J BurkeJ: Rachael Blackmore
Disputed lead early, prominent, on terms from 2nd, led after 3rd, slight mistake 5th, went on from before 3 out, pushed along from next, edged led and kept on run-in op 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
7
9
8/1
T: C O'DwyerJ: R A Doyle (3)
Tracked leaders, 2nd approaching 3 out, pushed along into straight, kept on without matching winner from 2 out op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
17
3
512-0
10/1
T: Colm MurphyJ: M P Fogarty
Soon chased leaders, disputed 3rd approaching straight, soon pushed along to chase front pair and no impression, not fluent last, one pace op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
10
10
125/1
T: P J GilliganJ: Mr L P Gilligan (7)
Disputed lead early, soon led, joined from 2nd, headed after next, slight mistake 6th, under pressure from 3 out, no extra and one pace from before straight op 100/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
9/2
T: C ByrnesJ: C A Landers (5)
Chased leaders, a little keen, no impression when a little slow 3 out, one pace op 4/1 tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
50/1
T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne (5)
Waited with, slight mistake 2nd, 10th after 3rd, soon headway, chased leaders and under pressure from 3 out, no extra in 5th and not fluent 2 out op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
6 ½
5
125/1
T: Michael RonayneJ: I J Power
Soon mid-division, no impression from before 3 out op 66/1
8th
Horse silk
28
11
50/1
T: S J MahonJ: S F O'Keeffe (5)
Waited with, 11th after 3rd, no extra from before 3 out op 66/1 tchd 40/1
9th
Horse silk
9
13
150/1
T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (3)
Waited with, 9th after 3rd, not fluent 5th, soon no danger op 100/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
25/1
T: P W FlynnJ: L P Dempsey
Waited with, a little keen, towards rear, slightly impeded after 5th, no extra from before 3 out, pulled up straight tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
6
66/1
T: Daniel O'learyJ: R P Treacy (3)
A little unruly at start, slowly away and lost ground, in rear, pushed along 4th, slightly impeded after 5th, no extra from before 3 out, pulled up straight op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
7
7/1
T: E J O'GradyJ: P T Enright
Chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, pulled up quickly after next op 17/2 tchd 10/1
PU
Horse silk
8
612-0
9/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: S W Flanagan
Tracked leaders, pushed along briefly from 4th, lost position and slight mistake 6th and under pressure, no extra from before 3 out, pulled up straight op 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.10Pl:€1.02, €2.40, €3.10EX:€9.90Trifecta:€61.50SF:€9.86

Forecasts

Automatic (10/11), Gurtnakisteen (9/2), Russian Dancer (7/1), The Hunter Hoe (8/1), Samsud (9/1), Gondor (10/1), Ballinruddy (25/1), Back O' The Net (50/1), Whitequarryroad (50/1), Rio Storm (66/1), Tribal Story (125/1), Lovely Moon (125/1), Mistertommyshelby (150/1)

Verdict

The three newcomers Ballinruddy, Rio Storm and Samsud are all worth a mention given they would not have to be special to make an impact first time out. Gurtnakisteen showed some promise when midfield in a bumper last month, and has claims if able to show some improvement for the switch to hurdles. However, the safest option is to stick with AUTOMATIC. The selection holds solid hurdles form and was second to a 120-rated animal on his penultimate start but ran nowhere near that level when last seen. However, he was found to be making an abnormal respiratory noise post-race and so is worth another chance on his return from a 266-day break.
  1. Automatic
  2. Gurtnakisteen
  3. Ballinruddy

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €599.005th: €360.006th: €240.00

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