13:40 Limerick

Tuesday 29 December 2020

All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Grant Thornton Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 4m 39.80s

1^st

Grand Roi

411-4

6/1

T: G ElliottJ: D F O'Regan

Led, joined 7th, led again travelling well before 2 out, pushed along to assert before last, ridden and kept on well run-in op 9/2 tchd 4/1

2^nd

Wolf Prince

411-4

85/40

T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore

Raced in 4th, 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression in moderate 3rd before next, kept on one pace from before last, went 2nd final strides op 3/1

3^rd

Indiana Jones

411-4

8/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Phillip Enright

Raced in 2nd, on terms 7th, not fluent next, pushed along and headed before 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace, lost 2nd final strides op 10/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 11/1

4^th

Lunar Display

410-11

50/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Donagh Meyler

Held up in rear, pushed along in moderate 4th before 2 out, ridden and no impression when mistake last, no extra op 40/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Galopin Des Champs

411-4

1/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Raced in 3rd, pushed along before 7th, ridden and lost place before 3 out, soon weakened and eased, pulled up before 2 out op 4/5 tchd 8/11

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Non-Runners

Gua Du Large³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€2.00, €1.30EX:€13.80Trifecta:€47.60SF:€19.08

Forecasts

Galopin Des Champs (1/1), Wolf Prince (85/40), Gua Du Large (4/1), Grand Roi (6/1), Indiana Jones (8/1), Lunar Display (50/1)

Following a big-money transfer from Nicky Henderson, GRAND ROI made a solid-enough start for new connection on reappearance in October and expected to build on that, is marginally preferred to Galopin des Champs.

GRAND ROI (FR)
GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (FR)
WOLF PRINCE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Soviet Pimpernel

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 4

J: Kevin Sexton | T: Peter Fahey

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €21,000.002nd: €7,000.003rd: €3,500.004th: €1,750.005th: €1,050.006th: €700.00