15:05 Limerick

Thursday 29 December 2022

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:3515:0515:35

Geary's Garage Kilmeedy Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f  |   Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 5m 6.1s
1st
Horse silk
6
611-12
7/1
T: M A MolloyJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, close 3rd on outer entering straight, disputed before 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, pushed along before last, asserted and stayed on well run-in op 12/1 tchd 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
11
4/1
T: D QueallyJ: K C Sexton
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 3 out and challenged entering straight, disputed before 2 out where headed narrowly, ridden before last, no impression run-in, kept on same pace op 5/1 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
12
3
33/1
T: Louise G LyonsJ: C M Quirke (7)
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, led 8th, pushed along and pressed entering straight, headed before 2 out where mistake in 3rd, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 25/1 tchd 40/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
50/1
T: N LeeJ: G Brouder (5)
Towards rear, 11th 3 out, pushed along in 6th before next, no impression in moderate 4th when slight mistake last, kept on one pace op 40/1 tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
12
6/1
T: E McCarthyJ: G B Noonan (7)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, 5th 3 out, pushed along and no impression before next, kept on one pace op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
14
9
511-12
11/10f
T: D HickeyJ: R Deegan
Mid-division, pushed along and headway after 3 out, close 4th on inner entering straight, no impression before 2 out, weakened before last where mistake op 5/4 tchd Evens
7th
Horse silk
7 ½
14
100/1
T: M WintersJ: S D Torrens
Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, ridden and no impression after 3 out, 7th before 2 out, no extra op 66/1 tchd 125/1
8th
Horse silk
7
1
40/1
T: M WintersJ: Miss A L Fitzgibbon (7)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 2nd before 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 28/1 tchd 50/1
9th
Horse silk
8 ½
13
28/1
T: C ByrnesJ: P J Carberry
Rear of mid-division, mistake 5th, some headway on inner before 4 out, ridden and no impression after next, weakened before 2 out op 15/2
10th
Horse silk
9 ½
10
100/1
T: M J McDonaghJ: C A Landers
Led, ran freely, not fluent 7th, headed next, weakened after 3 out op 66/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
16/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: K Callaghan (7)
Mid-division on outer, 6th halfway, lost place and mistake 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
7
411-12
20/1
T: S CurlingJ: P T Enright
Rear, pushed along and detached before 5 out, soon weakened and pulled up after next op 14/1 tchd 12/1
PU
Horse silk
8
10/1
T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara
Mid-division, took keen hold, in touch in rear of mid-division when bad mistake 3 out, soon pulled up op 11/1 tchd 9/1
PU
Horse silk
15
200/1
T: V T O'BrienJ: E Dwan (7)
Mid-division, dropped to rear and pushed along halfway, soon detached, no extra and pulled up after 4 out op 100/1

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Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Buddy One32
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: P J Gilligan  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.50Pl:€2.80, €1.40, €5.90EX:€47.70Trifecta:€1,370.60SF:€36.37

Forecasts

Sonny May (11/10), Desert Heather (4/1), Buddy One (4/1), Jewelinthesky (6/1), Go Boy (7/1), Sixty Seconds (10/1), Famous Agent (16/1), Ishan (20/1), Kalahari Diamond (28/1), Coolavin Boy (33/1), Brownstone (40/1), Coole Vision (50/1), Pana To Milan (100/1), Thelonglad (100/1), Royal Diver (200/1)

Verdict

If able to at least reproduce the form of his latest effort at Punchestown, SONNY MAY may well be the answer to a maiden bigger on quantity than quality. He promises to be suited by this stiffer test and gets the nod ahead of Buddy One, who also stepped up on what he's previously shown when sixth at Navan last time. Desert Heather hasn't shown much in 3 previous starts under Rules (all over fences) but she's been in good form in points of late and merits respect on this hurdles debut.

  1. SONNY MAY (IRE)
  2. BUDDY ONE (IRE)
  3. DESERT HEATHER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Brulure Noire
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 4
40/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,501.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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