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:
1
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
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
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 16½
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
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 18¾
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
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)
F
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