19:10 Limerick

Thursday 22 July 2021

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Knocklong Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Good  |   18 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:10  |   Winning time: 3m 50.4s
1st
Horse silk
5
9/4f
T: C ByrnesJ: C A Landers (3)
Soon chased leaders, closed up travelling smoothly straight, on terms approaching last, soon led, ridden out and stayed on well closing stages op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
1
7/1
T: H De BromheadJ: M P O'Connor (7)
Disputed lead, headed after 2nd, prominent after until on terms again from 8th, led approaching straight, joined approaching last, soon headed and kept on without matching winner op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
6
12
9/1
T: D McNamaraJ: R Deegan (5)
Soon mid-division, closed up on outer approaching straight, no impression approaching last, one pace op 17/2
4th
Horse silk
1
15
910-13
50/1
T: D McDonoghJ: E Walsh (5)
Soon mid-division, closed up towards outer approaching straight, no impression approaching last, one pace op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
14
611-0
22/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: D F O'Regan
Waited with, soon towards rear, slightly impeded 3rd, soon headway, no impression and slight mistake last, kept on without threatening run-in op 18/1
6th
Horse silk
sh
17
16/1
T: A J McNamaraJ: J B Foley (7)
Disputed lead, headed after 2nd, tracked leaders after, no impression approaching last where slight mistake, one pace op 20/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
16
710-13
40/1
T: P ByrneJ: B Browne (3)
Keen, soon chased leaders, one pace approaching last op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
3
7/1
T: J F GleesonJ: W J Gleeson (7)
Mid-division early, slight mistake 2nd, slightly impeded 3rd, slightly impeded again approaching straight, kept on same pace without threatening after op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¾
13
20/1
T: Miss K McGivernJ: S F O'Keeffe
Mid-division, slightly impeded 3rd, slightly slow 4th, no impression approaching last where impeded, one pace op 14/1 tchd 22/1
10th
Horse silk
1
9
40/1
T: J P RyanJ: C M Quirke (7)
Slowly away, soon towards rear, not fluent 2nd, badly hampered 3rd, kept on without threatening straight tchd 50/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
6
911-7
18/1
T: W J BurkeJ: S Fitzgerald (7)
Waited with in rear, impeded 3rd, kept on without threatening straight op 20/1
12th
Horse silk
3 ½
11
25/1
T: L YoungJ: C F Hart (7)
Soon prominent, not always fluent jumping, no extra approaching last op 28/1
13th
Horse silk
22
10
66/1
T: E SheehyJ: Sarah Kavanagh (7)
A little keen, soon prominent, slight mistake 2nd, soon led, wandered slightly before 3rd, joined from 8th, headed approaching straight, soon weakened op 50/1 tchd 80/1
14th
Horse silk
17
4
66/1
T: P BreenJ: A W Short
Mid-division, badly hampered 3rd, dropped to rear and no impression from 8th
15th
Horse silk
2
18
410-11
50/1
T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey
Mid-division early, slight mistake 1st and pushed along briefly, not fluent 2nd and at times after and pushed along at stages, dropped towards rear from 8th and no danger

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
611-13
14/1
T: D HoganJ: S A Mulcahy (7)
Soon chased leaders, fell 3rd op 12/1 tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
7
22/1
T: Stephen Gerard CareyJ: S D Torrens (3)
Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along from 8th, soon headway, chased leaders straight, pulled up quickly approaching last op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
8
11/2
T: E McCarthyJ: P T Enright
Soon chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, no extra straight, soon pulled up op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.90Pl:€1.20, €3.00, €1.30, €4.00EX:€21.30Trifecta:€49.60Tricast:€129.45SF:€16.87

Forecasts

Gendarme (9/4), All The Angels (11/2), Cornerkova (7/1), Jack Holiday (7/1), Time And Times (9/1), Drummer (14/1), Still Alive (16/1), Novano (18/1), Eaton Lady (20/1), Lopito (22/1), Brosna Aran (22/1), Nomadic Star (25/1), Go Battle (40/1), Kilashee (40/1), Alterno (50/1), Poetica (50/1), I'vedoneitall (66/1), Western Dreaming (66/1)

Verdict

GENDARME justified market support as he ran out a good winner of a big-field handicap at Tramore (2m) 18 days ago, notably jumping and travelling well, and gets the nod to come out on top again. Time And Times and Cornerkova are others also fancied to get involved.

  1. GENDARME (IRE)
  2. TIME AND TIMES (IRE)
  3. CORNERKOVA (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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