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)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 4.09s

1^st

Automatic

612-0

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

2^nd

The Hunter Hoe

612-0

8/1

T: C O'DwyerJ: Ricky Doyle (3)

Tracked leaders, 2nd approaching 3 out, pushed along into straight, kept on without matching winner from 2 out op 7/1

3^rd

Gondor

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

4^th

Tribal Story

512-0

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

5^th

1 ½

Gurtnakisteen

512-0

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

6^th

1 ¼

Back O' The Net

411-8

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

7^th

6 ½

Lovely Moon

512-0

125/1

T: Michael RonayneJ: I J Power

Soon mid-division, no impression from before 3 out op 66/1

8^th

Whitequarryroad

712-0

50/1

T: S J MahonJ: Sean O'Keeffe (5)

Waited with, 11th after 3rd, no extra from before 3 out op 66/1 tchd 40/1

9^th

Mistertommyshelby

411-8

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

Ballinruddy

512-0

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

Rio Storm

712-0

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

Russian Dancer

612-0

7/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Phillip Enright

Chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, pulled up quickly after next op 17/2 tchd 10/1

Samsud

612-0

9/1

T: Miss E DoyleJ: Sean 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)

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.

Automatic
Gurtnakisteen
Ballinruddy

Prize Money

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