30 Nov 2018 15:05 Limerick
Winner: €11,999 (Penalty: €7,392); Distance: 3m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Therellalwaysbeone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 8/5234P- / 14 | Jump (232) | C A Landers | T Foley Saorcha Fitzgerald | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, improved into 2nd from 4th, further progress to dispute lead from 6th, headed and dropped to 2nd before 5 out, led before 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 4 L | Silver Planeur (FR) (filly, not availiable, 10 7) | 420-4S1 / 11 | Jump (33) | C P McNamara | E McNamara Rathkeale House… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, left in 4th from 8th, ridden before 2 out and went 3rd before last, kept on into 2nd run-in, not threatening winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14 |   | ½ L | The Ballyboys (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 4P21U6 / 12 | Jump (12) | D J McInerney | R Hackett Liam Hackett | 4/1 | |
| towards rear early, slightly hampered 8th, soon improved into a closer 5th, further progress into 3rd after 3 out, ridden to challenge in 2nd before last where not fluent, no impression and dropped to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 5 L | Naturally Blond (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 63U305 / 13 | Jump (8) | P A Gallagher | Patrick Cronin Patrick Cronin | 12/1 | |
| led, joined 6th, regained lead before 5 out, headed before 2 out and soon ridden, no extra in 4th before last and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 7 L | Clontarf (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | B465U-9 / 10 | Jump (12) | A W Short | D A McLoughlin O Maguire | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th from 3 out and soon ridden, no impression from 2 out and kept on into 5th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 10 L | Captainofthefleet (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) | 076F6-0 / 12 | Flat (415), Jump (19) | E O'Connell | E O'Connell Ab Initio Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, 9th from 3 out, soon pushed along and no impression, some moderate headway from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | HD | Fleurys Fort (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 478361 / 11 | Jump (8) | S A Mulcahy | L Young Call It Off Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, hampered 8th, soon improved into a closer 7th, good progress into 3rd from 5 out, ridden and lost place before 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | ½ L | Nerual (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 6) | U2-8637 / 8 | Jump (19) | Reserve 1 | Miss E Doyle Mr Nick Carter | 5/1 | |
| mid-division early before soon dropping towards rear, not fluent 4th, reminders from 7th, pushed along and no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 1½ L | All Good Things (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 4084U0 / 9 | Jump (20) | K J Brouder | J Nash Mrs N Sheppard | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent in 3rd at 5th, lost place from 5 out, ridden from 3 out and no impression from before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 12 L | Sizing Joshua (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 0P6-60 / 7 | Jump (146) | D Robinson | M F Morris Ann & Alan Potts… | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped towards rear from halfway, pushed along and no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 16 |   | - | Global Racing (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 10) | 72-9670 / 9 | Jump (1) | Reserve 2 | J J Hanlon Mr J M B Cookson | 0/0 | ||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Force Of Forces (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 12) | 413P-55 / 10 | Jump (197) | T N Brett | I Madden I Madden | 20/1 | |
| mid-division early, not fluent 1st, improved into 4th after 4th, not fluent next, 3rd when stumbled and unseated rider after 8th | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Rightback Atya (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | F51F4-9 / 14 | Jump (206) | J P O'Sullivan | P J Rothwell Eustace D Theodore… | 0/0 | ||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Face Value (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | U/358P5- / 10 | Flat (442), Jump (455) | C J Orr | P Stafford Sean F Gallagher | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent at times, slightly hampered 8th, ridden in 8th from 5 out, soon dropped to rear and no extra, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Khudha (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 5540-P5 / 5 | Flat (181), Jump (32) | Mr L P Gilligan | A Fleming Atlantic Wave Syndicate | 0/0 | ||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Sir Ector (USA) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | 8730-22 / 13 | Flat (70), Jump (28) | Liam McKenna | J J Lambe Mrs L Carr | 12/1 | |
| chased leader in 2nd early before soon dropping to mid-division, big jump 4th, another big jump and unseated rider 8th | ||||||||||
| 17 |   | - | Kilcolman Dj (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 000780 / 6 | Jump (18) | Reserve 3 | E M O'Sullivan P J Hammond | 0/0 | ||
