20:00 Limerick

Thursday 25 May 2023

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Springfort Hall Hotel Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 5m 57.10s

1^st

Glen Ava

710-7

25/1

T: C O'ConnellJ: Patrick M O'Brien (7)

Mid-division, headway into 2nd halfway, 4th 5 out, progress to lead entering straight, soon pushed along and headed briefly 2 out, ridden before last and kept on well run-in op 20/1 tchd 16/1

2^nd

Tullyhogue Fort

710-8

9/2

T: John F O'NeillJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 5th and slight mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out where left 3rd, kept on well run-in to go 2nd closing stages op 13/2

3^rd

2 ½

Gondor

811-9

13/2

T: Colm MurphyJ: Richard Condon (5)

Towards rear, slight mistake 4th, pushed along and headway after 3 out, 3rd entering straight and led briefly 2 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd run-in, no impression closing stages op 7/1

4^th

8 ½

Sanibel Island

1110-12

18/1

T: M HouriganJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division, some headway before 4 out, 6th 3 out, pushed along entering straight, slightly hampered and left 4th 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace op 22/1

5^th

4 ½

Sean Says

711-7

18/1

T: R SweeneyJ: Thomas Reilly (7)

Rear of mid-division, mid-division halfway, 8th entering straight and left 5th 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace tchd 20/1

6^th

Seskin Flyer

1210-1

28/1

T: P CareyJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5 out, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, no extra before 2 out op 50/1

7^th

Golden Glen

910-1

25/1

T: Brendan WalshJ: Shane O'Callaghan (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 3 out op 20/1

8^th

Shamror Lass

610-4

40/1

T: Miss D O'SheaJ: Sean Flanagan

Towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 4 out

9^th

Wild Caprice

911-4

66/1

T: J P RyanJ: Liam Quinlan (5)

Tracked leader, 5th halfway, no extra after 3 out, soon weakened op 80/1

10^th

Steps Match

811-5

20/1

T: M ButlerJ: Kieren Buckley (3)

Always towards rear, never a factor, detached when mistake 7th, no threat from 4 out, no extra op 25/1

11^th

Well Joey

1211-4

33/1

T: P StaffordJ: Mark McDonagh (5)

Mid-division, slight mistakes 8th and next, towards rear and slightly hampered 4 out, no extra, tailed off op 22/1

12^th

Citizen's Army

810-11

40/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: J G Gilligan (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, slow 2nd, slow 6 out and in rear, no extra from 4 out, weakened, completely tailed off op 50/1

Also Ran

Full Noise

711-10

5/6f

T: R McNallyJ: Keith Donoghue

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 8th, 3rd 5 out, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, no extra and pulled up before 2 out op 4/6

Chainofconsequence

611-9

14/1

T: M J McDonaghJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 5th, 7th halfway, slight mistake 6 out, lost place and slight mistake 3 out, no extra and behind when pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

He Fitz In

711-2

18/1

T: D E FitzgeraldJ: Danny Mullins

Mid-division on outer, slightly hampered 6th, pushed along and no impression after 5 out, towards rear next and pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

Rudy Catrail

1210-0

25/1

T: E SheehyJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

Led, 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along and headed entering straight, 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 2 out op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Crimson Chief⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: J Morrison J: Reserve 2

Leahman⁹¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J Beamish J: Mike O'Connor

Everything Now²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€47.40Pl:€8.30, €1.40, €2.00, €2.40EX:€363.10Trifecta:€1,032.20Tricast:€871.69SF:€142.88

Forecasts

Full Noise (5/6), Tullyhogue Fort (9/2), Gondor (13/2), Chainofconsequence (14/1), Sanibel Island (18/1), Sean Says (18/1), He Fitz In (18/1), Steps Match (20/1), Glen Ava (25/1), Golden Glen (25/1), Rudy Catrail (25/1), Seskin Flyer (28/1), Well Joey (33/1), Everything Now (33/1), Shamror Lass (40/1), Citizen's Army (40/1), Wild Caprice (66/1), Crimson Chief (100/1), Leahman (100/1)

FULL NOISE landed a gamble with something to spare at Downpatrick last time and remains well treated on hurdle form so should take a bit of stopping again. Gondor shaped quite well in a big field at Leopardstown over Christmas and could be the chief threat if fully primed on his return to action. The shortlist is completed by Tullyhogue Fort, who has done well over hurdles since last seen over fences.

FULL NOISE (IRE)
GONDOR (IRE)
TULLYHOGUE FORT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Mica Malpic

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: L P Dempsey | T: E Bolger

10/3

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €525.005th: €315.006th: €210.00