15:00 Limerick

Sunday 11 October 2020

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:30

David Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   3m  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 6m 18.3s
1st
Horse silk
4
15/2
T: J J HanlonJ: B J Cooper
Mid-division, progress after 3 out, ridden to challenge entering straight, narrow lead before 2 out where slight mistake, kept on well from last op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
11/1
T: T O'BrienJ: S D Torrens (5)
Chased leaders early, 8th halfway, slight mistakes 8th and 6 out, ridden before straight, stayed on into 4th 2 out, 2nd and slight mistake last. kept on same pace run-in op 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
10/1
T: G P CromwellJ: C D Maxwell
Held up towards rear, progress entering straight, ridden into 9th before 2 out, 6th 2 out, 5th last, kept on run-in op 12/1 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
11
28/1
T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (7)
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 1st, progress after 3 out, ridden into 3rd before 2 out, no impression last, kept on same pace tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
nse
5
16/1
T: N MaddenJ: N P Madden
Mid-division, reminders after 3 out, soon progress, ridden in 5th entering straight, under pressure 2 out, kept on same pace from before last tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
12/1
T: M J BoweJ: B Hayes
Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, improved to dispute before straight, ridden and narrowly headed before 2 out, no extra in 4th last, kept on one pace op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
8/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: S W Flanagan
Held up early, soon mid-division, closer in 4th 3 out, ridden and no extra entering straight, under pressure in 7th 2 out, kept on one pace op 5/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
8
13/2
T: T GibneyJ: D J O'Keeffe
Prominent and disputed at times, led after 4 out, ridden and joined before straight, headed entering straight, no extra 2 out op 6/1
9th
Horse silk
12
1
18/1
T: G P CromwellJ: C P McNamara (5)
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 1st, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace op 20/1 tchd 16/1
10th
Horse silk
10
14
4/1f
T: E McNamaraJ: R P Treacy (3)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to lead approaching 6 out, slight mistake 4 out, soon headed, disputed again before straight, ridden and headed entering straight, soon no extra op 11/2
11th
Horse silk
6
13
25/1
T: A McNamaraJ: A W Short
Led and disputed, headed 6 out where slight mistake, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened op 22/1 tchd 28/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
15/2
T: D HoganJ: D Meyler
Mid-division, closer in 5th 6 out and slight mistake, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened entering straight op 10/1
13th
Horse silk
9 ½
2
15/2
T: E McNamaraJ: S F O'Keeffe (3)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened tchd 13/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
50/1
T: E J O'GradyJ: P Townend
Soon towards rear, slight mistakes 7th and 6 out, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.50Pl:€1.40, €4.30, €5.50EX:€54.10Trifecta:€649.50Tricast:€850.01SF:€89.46

Forecasts

Drifting Back (4/1), Agent Boru (13/2), Balinaboola Steel (15/2), Young Dev (15/2), Oscar Montel (15/2), Miss Cedille (8/1), Tokyo Getaway (10/1), Ask Heather (11/1), Halsafari (12/1), Fit To Be Tied (16/1), Clash Of D Titans (18/1), Classic Concorde (25/1), Fiveaftermidnight (28/1), Time For Mabel (50/1)

Verdict

BALINABOOLA STEEL is in a rich vein of form and, in a race where most of the others have something to prove, he's taken to follow up his Listowel success following a small rise. Ask Heather would be a danger if she's ready to go on reappearance, while Drifting Back shouldn't be ruled out.

  1. BALINABOOLA STEEL (IRE)
  2. DRIFTING BACK (IRE)
  3. ASK HEATHER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Spyglass Hill
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
6/1

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00

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