29 Jan 2023 14:42 Naas
Winner: €28,500 (Penalty: €17,100); Distance: 1m 7f 151y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Echoes In Rain (FR) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 34352-F / 9 | Flat (126), Jump (56) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Barnane Stud | 5/6 | |
| held up towards rear, progress at 2nd, took closer order at 3rd, closed in 3rd after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, led and asserted before last, kept on well, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 10 L | Cash Back (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 41432-0 / 12 | Flat (2149), Jump (78) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins The 119 Partnership | 20/1 | |
| led, not fluent at 1st, headed 3 out, led after 3 out, headed and no impression on leader before last, kept on same pace run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Bob Olinger (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 111P-25 / 10 | Jump (32) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Robcour | 15/8 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon niggled along in 4th, no impression after 2 out, kept on same pace in moderate 3rd closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Meet And Greet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3123-03 / 9 | Jump (32) | Phillip Enright | O McKiernan Keep The Faith… | 6/1 | |
| mid-division on outer, improved to 2nd after 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, headed after 3 out, dropped to 3rd 2 out, not fluent last, one paced in moderate 4th closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 17 L | Darasso (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 3-72331 / 10 | Jump (59) | L P Dempsey | J P O'Brien Mr John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, dropped towards rear and not fluent at 2nd, under pressure in 5th before 2 out where slight mistake, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 78 L | Derry Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | / 7 | Flat (95) | Sean O'Keeffe | Kevin Coleman Dreamers Alliance… | 250/1 | |
| ran freely in rear, soon slightly detached, detached after 2nd, weakened before 4 out, never a factor, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
