15:25 Limerick

Sunday 12 March 2023

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  • 5YO plus  |   3m  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:25  |   Winning time: 6m 47.2s
1st
Horse silk
7
10/1
T: P NolanJ: S W Flanagan
Prominent, 4th at 3rd, 3rd after 6th, improved to 2nd after 4 out, closed 2 out, led after 2 out, edged left last, kept on best under pressure run-in op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
6
5/1
T: D QueallyJ: D L Queally
Rear, 8th after 8th, headway after 3 out, progress to lead narrowly 2 out, headed after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in, not reach winner op 9/2 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
11/4j
T: P FentonJ: B Hayes
Tracked leader, led at 2nd, slight mistake at 5th, reduced lead and not fluent at 6th, headed after 6th, led at 7th, headed 2 out, dropped to 3rd before last, no extra closing stages op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
1
3
11/4j
T: P G KellyJ: P K Donovan (5)
Close up, dropped to 5th at 3rd, 7th after 8th, progress to 4th after 3 out, no impression last, no extra closing stages op 3/1 tchd 5/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
1
4/1
T: R P CodyJ: D Meyler
Rear of mid-division, headway after 2nd, 4th after 8th, progress in 3rd before 3 out, dropped to 5th before 2 out, no extra before last op 11/4
6th
Horse silk
20
8
40/1
T: S FaheyJ: B P Kennedy (7)
Towards rear, 9th after 8th, 8th after 3 out, no impression 2 out where mistake, weakened op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¼
9
40/1
T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara
Rear, not fluent at 1st, headway at 3rd, 6th after 8th, 7th after 3 out, no impression and weakened 2 out op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
13
5
20/1
T: L CaseyJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division, rear of mid-division at 3rd, headway to close before 6th, led narrowly after 6th, headed at 7th, mistake 4 out and lost place, weakened before 2 out where mistake and pecked op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
54
2
12/1
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Led at sedate pace, wandered at 1st where not fluent and jumped left, not fluent at 2nd where headed, dropped to 4th after 6th, 5th after 8th, mistake at 9th, slow jump at 10th, weakened op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
10
200/1
T: A LeahyJ: S Fitzgerald (3)
Towards rear, in rear at 1st where mistake, 10th after 8th, not fluent in 9th at 10th, weakened and detached 3 out, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out op 80/1 tchd 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.00Pl:€2.90, €2.10, €1.30EX:€66.40Trifecta:€295.90SF:€58.40

Forecasts

Japers Jack (11/4), Friends N Commerce (11/4), Easy Fella (4/1), Desert Heather (5/1), Fortunefavorsdbold (10/1), Fantasio D'alene (12/1), Apples In Winter (20/1), Like Ta Ma (40/1), Mag Dillane (40/1), Spoken Story (200/1)

Verdict

FRIENDS N COMMERCE is on the up and is worth a chance to land this open-looking event. Easy Fella is a big threat if he avoids mistakes and Japers Jack is worthy of consideration.

  1. FRIENDS N COMMERCE (IRE)
  2. EASY FELLA (IRE)
  3. JAPERS JACK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Angels Dawn
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 7
15/8

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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