2025-04-25 Limerick 16:35
Limerick

Great National South Court Hotel Handicap

Distance: 1m50y

Going: Soft

Prize: €9,440

Runners: 14

Winning time: 1m 57.11s (slow by 14.31s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

3 Evening Blossom

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:88 SP:7/2

Made virtually all - faced challenge from over 1f out - soon ridden and kept on well(op 6/1)

2 ½

10 Fort Vega

J: Colin Keane T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:84 SP:2/1F

Prominent - edged right when challenging over 1f out - kept on final furlong(op 5/2 tchd 15/8)

3 2¼ 2¾

7 Lord Church

J: Ronan Whelan T: Emmet Mullins

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:85 SP:10/1

Travelled strongly - midfield - headway from 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on - eyecatcher(op 7/1)

4 3½ 6¼

8 Merisi Diamond

J: W J Lee T: Ms Joanna Morgan

Age:6 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:85 SP:11/1

Travelled strongly - midfield - steady headway on outer from over 2f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - stayed on (jockey said gelding kicked the back door of the stalls and the front door opened - but his mount did not charge forward)(tchd 10/1 and 12/1)

5 1½ 7¾

R18 On A Session

J: Chris Hayes T: Kieran P Cotter

Age:9 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:77 SP:80/1

Travelled strongly - midfield - headway from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 100/1)

6 ½ 8¼

15 Artful Approach

J: Jack Kearney(5) T: Stephen Thorne

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:80 SP:4/1

Prominent - lost ground under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

7 hd 8½

16 Bucaneer's Spirit

J: James Ryan(3) T: Jack W Davison

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:80 SP:16/1

Travelled strongly - led early - soon prominent - outpaced over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1)

8 1¾ 10¼

R17 Quatre Bras

J: Nathan Crosse T: Richard John O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:79 SP:80/1

Midfield - headway 4f out - short of room under 2f out - kept on but never dangerous (jockey said gelding had to take a little check turning in)(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and 100/1)

9 ¾ 11

5 Mr Rango

J: Rory Mulligan(7) T: John M Harney

Age:7 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:86 SP:14/1

Prominent - pressed leader after 3f - weakened from 2f out(tchd 12/1 and 28/1)

10 nk 11¼

12 Mercurial

J: Alan Casey(10) T: John J Nallen

Age:6 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:82 SP:28/1

Midfield on outer - headway after 3f - keeping on when short of room under 2f out - soon no extra(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

11 1 12¼

6 Usuario Amigo

J: Gary Carroll T: Richard John O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:86 SP:28/1

Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway 3f out - kept on but never near to challenge(op 14/1 tchd 40/1)

12 1¼ 13½

9 Bill Silvers

J: Leigh Roche T: William Durkan

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:84 SP:18/1

Towards rear on outer - outpaced over 2f out - no impression(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

13 2½ 16

11 Action Plan

J: Shane Foley T: Gerard O'Leary

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:82 SP:66/1

In touch with leaders - weakened from under 2f out(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)

14 1 17

4 Masoun

J: Declan McDonogh T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:88 SP:16/1

Midfield - going okay when short of room under 3f out - no impression(op 11/1)

15 ¾ 17¾

1 Titanium

J: Ben Coen T: Ciaran Murphy

Age:6 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:90 SP:33/1

Dwelt start - always behind(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)

16 1¼ 19

13 Oriole

J: Keithen Kennedy(5) T: Mark Fahey

Age:6 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:82 SP:28/1

Dwelt start - always behind (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)

No More Porter

J: Adam Caffrey T: Adrian McGuinness

Age:7 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:81 SP: -

Killeaney Bear

J: Andrew Slattery T: Andrew Slattery

Age:4 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:76 SP: -

Tokenomics

J: Robbie Colgan T: David Marnane

Age:4 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:90 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.80

Tote place: €1.40 €1.10 €2.30

Exacta: €14

Trifecta: €134

Tricast: €71.85

CSF: €11.52