15:20 Limerick
Thursday 28 December 2017
All12:3513:1013:4014:1014:4515:2015:55
Parkway Shopping Centre Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
- 4YO plus  |  2m 5f  |  Heavy  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:23Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 2.0s
T:Â B O'KeeffeJ:Â P F Mangan
Mid-division, closer in 6th before 6 out, not fluent 4 out, improved into 3rd after 3 out and ridden before next, switched to inner to challenge before last, led run-in and kept on best close home op 6/1 tchd 4/1
T:Â M HouriganJ:Â K C Sexton
Mid-division, closer in 5th before 6 out, improved into 2nd after 3 out and ridden to challenge after next, disputed lead before last, headed run-in and kept on without matching winner op 8/1
T:Â M J SmithJ:Â A E Lynch
Chased leaders, 2nd before 6 out and soon improved to dispute lead, left in lead 4 out, pushed along before 2 out where not fluent, ridden and joined before last, headed and no extra in 3rd run-in op 2/1
T:Â Paul PowerJ:Â Miss J M Cook (7)
Chased leaders and 3rd before 6 out, slightly hampered 4 out and not fluent next, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no extra and kept on same pace from 2 out op 12/1
T:Â S J MahonJ:Â R T Dunne
Chased leaders and 4th before 6 out where not fluent, ridden and dropped to 5th after 3 out, no extra and kept on same pace from before next
T:Â L WhitmoreJ:Â A W Short (7)
Towards rear, mistake 5th and reminders, 9th before 6 out and ridden in 7th from 3 out, soon no extra and kept on same pace from next
T:Â William P MurphyJ:Â S D Torrens (7)
Raced mainly in rear, ridden from 5 out and went moderate 8th 3 out, soon no extra and kept on same pace from next op 20/1
T:Â V T O'BrienJ:Â A J Flaherty (7)
Mid-division, 10th before 6 out, ridden in 9th from 3 out and soon no impression, tailed off tchd 33/1
T:Â T O'BrienJ:Â D E Splaine
Chased leaders on inner, not fluent 4th, dropped to mid-division from 7th, ridden in 6th from 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, stopped to walk run-in tailed off tchd 14/1
Also Ran
T:Â J J HanlonJ:Â B Hayes
Chased leaders on outer, not fluent 3rd, 4th when brought wide and pulled up before 6 out op 10/1
T:Â N MeadeJ:Â J M Moore
Soon led, mistake 1st, joined after 6 out, mistake and unseated rider 4 out tchd 9/2
T:Â J NeilanJ:Â P D Kennedy (3)
Mid-division, 8th before 6 out and pushed along after next, dropped to rear before 3 out and pulled up before next op 25/1
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Non-Runners
14
Dundeedy Lad21
Weight: 10-6|Â Â Age: 4
T: R Tyner  J: P T Enright
NR
4
Danse Away1
Weight: 11-2|Â Â Age: 5
T: T J Nagle-Jr  J: R P Treacy
NR
17
Paudi The Punter51
Weight: 10-4|Â Â Age: 11
T: G T Lynch  J: E T Daly
NR
16
West Light63
Weight: 10-5|Â Â Age: 9
T: M J McDonagh  J: S J Gray
NR
3
Battling Spirit21
Weight: 11-5|Â Â Age: 10
T: Jonathan Sweeney  J: Katie O'Farrell
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€5.70Pl:€2.00, €2.50, €1.20EX:€36.90Trifecta:€175.70Tricast:€102.74SF:€40.77
Forecasts
The Church Gate (9/4), Battling Spirit (9/4), The Grey Guy (5/1), Itsallhappening (5/1), About You (7/1), Hawk Eye Down (7/1), Hes Our Vinnie (12/1), Danse Away (14/1), Ali Bin Nayef (14/1), Foreign Bay (16/1), West Light (16/1), Flathertys Gap (20/1), Charlotte Wells (20/1), Hackets Folly (25/1), Frenchfort (25/1), Dundeedy Lad (25/1), Paudi The Punter (33/1)
There should be a number of willing runners to lead here in the early stages of this contest. Ali Bin Nayef, He's Our Vinnie and Foreign Bay like to get on with things usually and could set the race up for the likes of the returning Itsallhappening, the likable Battling Spirit and the improving THE CHURCH GATE to battle for the win.
- The Church Gate
- Itsallhappening
- Battling Spirit
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €7,084.002nd: €2,196.003rd: €1,046.004th: €472.005th: €184.00
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