12:55 Limerick
Wednesday 28 December 2022
All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45
CUBE Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus  |  2m 5f  |  Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)  |  15 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 12:57Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 30.60s
T:Â E M O'SullivanJ:Â Miss M O'Sullivan (5)
Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, 7th halfway, took closer order from 6 out and improved to lead after 3 out, pushed along from next and kept on well run-in op 2/1
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â Sean O'Keeffe
Mid-division, mistake 5th, 5th halfway, not fluent 3 out and soon went 4th, further progress into 2nd before next where again not fluent, ridden before last and no impression on winner run-in op 10/11
T:Â M F MorrisJ:Â Ricky Doyle
Mid-division, not fluent at times, 9th halfway, progress from 3 out and ridden in 4th before next, no impression on principals and went moderate 3rd before last op 8/1
T:Â E McCarthyJ:Â Gary Noonan (7)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, took closer order from 4 out and went 2nd after next, pushed along and no extra in 3rd before 2 out, dropped to moderate 4th before last tchd 50/1
T:Â T GibneyJ:Â E Walsh (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slightly hampered 3 out and soon pushed along in 5th, no extra and kept on same pace from before next tchd 66/1
T:Â T O'ConnorJ:Â Mr T O'Connor (7)
Mid-division, not fluent 1st and 6th, dropped towards rear and 12th halfway, no impression from 4 out, some modest late headway tchd 125/1
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â K Callaghan (7)
Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 6th, improved to lead 5 out, not fluent 3 out and headed, soon no extra and weakened op 7/1 tchd 13/2
T:Â S O O'BrienJ:Â Donagh Meyler
Mid-division, not fluent 1st, 10th halfway, pushed along and no impression from before 3 out, kept on one pace op 100/1
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â D F O'Regan
Mid-division, 8th halfway, not fluent 4 out and pushed along, no impression from next op 12/1 tchd 28/1
T:Â P T FoleyJ:Â Shane Fitzgerald (3)
Led, headed 5 out, not fluent next and mistake 3 out, soon no extra and weakened op 33/1
T:Â D DugganJ:Â Tom Kelly (7)
Towards rear and 11th halfway, not fluent 6 out and again next, no extra from before 3 out op 200/1
T:Â Mrs D FosterJ:Â Kieren Buckley (5)
Towards rear and 13th halfway, not fluent 5 out, pushed along and no impression from next, tailed off tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1
T:Â T P O'ConnorJ:Â Gavin Brouder (5)
Slow into stride and always towards rear, 14th halfway, no impression from 4 out, tailed off op 66/1
Also Ran
T:Â Brendan WalshJ:Â A McCurtin (3)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd and 6th, 6th halfway, no impression and weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 200/1
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â J B Foley
Towards rear, not fluent 6th and soon detached, pulled up before 2 out op 40/1
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Silver King29
Weight: 11-4|Â Â Age: 6
T: O McKiernan  J: Richard Condon
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€5.20Pl:€1.60, €1.20, €1.30EX:€7.20Trifecta:€23.30SF:€6.02
Forecasts
Seabank Bistro (8/11), Corbetts Cross (3/1), Franciscan Rock (11/2), Haxo (8/1), Silver King (10/1), I Am Rocco (18/1), Blackwater (25/1), Clounts Pride (33/1), Youralwaysdreamin (50/1), Wee Charlie (125/1), My Fellow (125/1), Freddie's Frontier (150/1), Fiery Brown (200/1), Kadys Dirha (200/1), Blue Motion (250/1), Drive To Survive (250/1)
SEABANK BISTRO, fourth in last season's Champion Bumper, produced a promising effort when third on return/hurdles bow at Punchestown 38 days ago and he can build on that and come out on top here. Corbetts Cross, Franciscan Rock and Haxo are others fancied to play a part.
- SEABANK BISTRO (IRE)
- CORBETTS CROSS (IRE)
- FRANCISCAN ROCK (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €7,501.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00
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