14:45 Limerick

Saturday 22 April 2023

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:2517:0017:30

Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 1m 35.81s

1^st

(1)

Empty Metaphor

39-8

6/1

T: C O'ConnellJ: Declan McDonogh

Soon disputed, led after 1f, ridden 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed closing stages, all out op 11/2 tchd 13/2

2^nd

(8)

Toughen Up

39-8

4/1

T: A OliverJ: Gary Carroll

Disputed early, tracked leader after 1f, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, pressed leader closing stages, just held op 9/2

3^rd

(9)

Fort Vega

39-8

17/2

T: S LaveryJ: Robbie Colgan

Mid-division, progress into 5th 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on into 3rd under 1f out, kept on well closing stages op 9/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

(11)

Magnanimous Mehmus

39-8

3/1

T: A MurrayJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on same pace tchd 11/4

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Portreath

39-8

12/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Nathan Crosse

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 18/1

6^th

2 ¼

(4)

Monitola

39-8

13/2

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, soon no impression and kept on one pace op 6/1

7^th

(6)

Change Sings

39-8

11/4f

T: P TwomeyJ: Scott McCullagh (3)

Prominent early, soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out op 5/2

8^th

(5)

Get Set Jet

39-8

200/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: M A Gallagher

Dwelt and towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out op 150/1

9^th

1 ½

(7)

News At Dawn

39-8

40/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Rory Cleary

Mid-division, ridden and no extra 2f out op 28/1

10^th

(12)

Goldmoyne

39-8

125/1

T: T DoyleJ: M A Enright

Slowly away and rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out

11^th

1 ¼

(10)

Teejaydee

39-8

125/1

T: K J CondonJ: Donagh O'Connor

Always towards rear, ridden and no extra over 2f out tchd 100/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Winston Spencer²⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Leigh Roche

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.60Pl:€2.00, €2.50, €4.30EX:€34.60Trifecta:€214.50SF:€31.61

Forecasts

Change Sings (11/4), Magnanimous Mehmus (3/1), Toughen Up (4/1), Empty Metaphor (6/1), Monitola (13/2), Fort Vega (17/2), Portreath (12/1), Winston Spencer (16/1), News At Dawn (40/1), Goldmoyne (125/1), Teejaydee (125/1), Get Set Jet (200/1)

Paddy Twomey's CHANGE SINGS gets the nod to build on a promising debut run at Dundalk recently and prove too strong for Empty Metaphor, who should find this easier than the Group 3 he contested on his reappearance. Toughen Up may prove best of the rest.

CHANGE SINGS (IRE)
EMPTY METAPHOR (IRE)
TOUGHEN UP (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Baroque Artist

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 3

J: M A Enright | T: J A Stack

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00