2024-12-29 Limerick 13:42
Limerick

Prestige Tarmacadam Rated Novice Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f

Going: Yielding To Soft

Prize: €6,785

Runners: 8

Winning time: 4m 59.03s (slow by 34.03s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

7 Ad Caelum

J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:John Patrick Ryan

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:102 SP:7/2

Held up in rear - good headway on outer before 2 out - led just after 2 out - good jump last - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)

2 1¾

1 Killaney King

J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:116 SP:4/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - led narrowly or disputed lead from 4th - led clearly 5 out - headed just after 2 out - kept on run-in - no match for winner(tchd 7/2 and 9/2)

3 12 13¾

8 Ask The Bookie

J:Daniel King T:Gillian Scott

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:105 SP:20/1

Held up in rear - headway when badly squeezed out home turn - soon switched right - kept on after 2 out - left in third when hampered last(op 40/1)

4 2¾ 16½

5 Rut Daniels

J:Ryan Treacy T:David Harry Kelly

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:107 SP:6/1

Led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - in touch with leaders 4th - edged left and bumped rival home turn - soon no extra - left in fourth last(op 11/1 tchd 13/2)

5 ¾ 17¼

4 Attaboyarchie

J:Miss E J Sweeney(7) T:Karl Thornton

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:112 SP:16/1

Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly after 3rd - headed and prominent 4th - in touch with leaders 3 out - dropped to rear home turn - soon no impression(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

6 1½ 18¾

6 Say It So

J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:107 SP:11/4F

Midfield - mistake 2nd - towards rear when pushed along 5th - headway after 3 out - prominent when edged right and bumped rival home turn - soon weakened gradually(op 10/3)

7 15 33¾

3 Maroto

J:J J Slevin T:Andrew McNamara

Age:7 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:113 SP:40/1

Took keen hold - midfield - led narrowly or disputed lead from 4th - prominent 5 out - weakened before 2 out(op 14/1)

2 Summer Melody

J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:114 SP:7/2

Led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - dropped to midfield 5 out - headway on inner home turn - soon went second - lost second and outpaced from 2 out - mistake and fell last(op 2/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €4.80

Tote place: €1.50 €1.60 €4.20

Exacta: €19.90

Trifecta: €232.60

CSF: €19.02