30 Jan 2020 15:40 Limerick
Winner: €11,999 (Penalty: €7,200); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft to Heavy (soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Bajan Excell (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 3U13 / 9 | Flat (86), Jump (11) | J M Moore | G P Cromwell Brendan Keogh | 7/4 | |
| soon led, joined approaching 4th, soon headed and disputed lead at times after, led again into straight, went on before last where slight mistake, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 4½ L | Nobel Joshua (AUT) (gelding, brown, 10 7) | 9965 / 6 | Flat (124), Jump (15) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Avalon Surfacing… | 7/2 | |
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd from 5th, pushed along approaching straight, switched right approaching 2 out, chased winner run-in and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3 L | Fassbender (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 630 / 9 | Flat (150), Jump (96) | Phillip Enright | M M McNiff John A Doyle | 14/1 | |
| waited with in rear, tended to race towards inner, closed up before straight, soon challenged and every chance, one pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Cafe Con Leche (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 4) | 633 / 9 | Flat (103), Jump (20) | D G Hogan | D Hogan Anthony David Bustin… | 6/1 | |
| prominent, on terms before 1st where slowed up slightly, soon headed, tended to race towards inner, 5th from 5th, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along before straight and effort, one pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 13 L | Politicise (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 2362 / 9 | Flat (125), Jump (15) | Darragh O'Keeffe | A McGuinness Cian Collins | 11/4 | |
| a little slow at 1st, soon tracked leaders, 4th from 5th, pushed along to challenge approaching straight, no impression from 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 5 L | Pretty Fantasy (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 2) | P706 / 4 | Flat (86), Jump (15) | C D Maxwell | G P Cromwell Mr Brendan Keogh | 25/1 | |
| led early, slowed up before 1st and joined, soon headed, on terms approaching 4th, led and disputed after, headed into straight, dropped to last before 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
