17:40 Limerick

Tuesday 18 May 2021

All16:4017:1017:4018:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Athlacca Handicap Chase (0-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 5m 7.70s

1^st

Black Samurai

711-6

3/1f

T: S AherneJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along early straight, 2nd 2 out, ridden and 1 length down when left in front at last, kept on well run-in tchd 10/3

2^nd

3 ¼

Wade Harper

1111-5

11/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)

Led,5 lengths lead after 5th, reduced advantage halfway, pressed entering straight, headed and dropped to 3rd 2 out, no impression when left 2nd at last, ridden and kept on one pace op 18/1

3^rd

3 ½

Cluan Dara

911-11

5/1

T: J P RyanJ: Shane Fitzgerald (7)

Held up in rear, headway on outer 3 out, 4th and ridden entering straight, no impression after 2 out, left 3rd and slightly hampered last, kept on one pace op 7/1

4^th

Four Courts

712-0

9/2

T: B CawleyJ: P J Cawley (7)

Towards rear, 6th halfway, closer 4 out, pushed along approaching straight and no extra before 2 out, left moderate 4th at last op 11/2

5^th

Colonel Lesley

511-8

7/1

T: J DulleaJ: C J Orr (3)

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, mistake 5 out, ridden and dropped to 5th entering straight, no extra before 2 out op 15/2

6^th

Johnnys Girl

910-12

11/2

T: N LeeJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slow 9th and dropped towards rear, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, soon no extra op 9/2

7^th

Aces Full

611-7

7/1

T: P BreenJ: Liam Quinlan (5)

Ran 6th, dropped to rear halfway, no extra from 4 out op 11/2

Also Ran

Greenway Machine

911-3

11/1

T: Ms H P MarkhamJ: Cian Cullinan (7)

Mid-division, 4th halfway, closer at 8th, challenged entering straight and travelled well to lead before 2 out, pushed along and 1 length advantage when fell last op 6/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Ice Cool⁶⁵

Weight: 10-8| Age: 12

T: V T O'Brien J: H Morgan

Mezyan¹⁸⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.70Pl:€1.60, €4.30, €1.10EX:€49.80Trifecta:€217.20Tricast:€161.76SF:€34.84

Forecasts

Black Samurai (3/1), Ice Cool (7/2), Four Courts (9/2), Cluan Dara (5/1), Johnnys Girl (11/2), Colonel Lesley (7/1), Aces Full (7/1), Mezyan (8/1), Wade Harper (11/1), Greenway Machine (11/1)

A tricky low-grade handicap chase in which CLUAN DARA could be the answer if bouncing back from a poor run at Tipperary last time. Ice Cool and Johnnys Girl are others with claims.

CLUAN DARA (IRE)
ICE COOL
JOHNNYS GIRL (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00