30 Jan 2024 15:10 Limerick
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,000); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Brilliant Question (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 10 13) | 38PP/45 / 8 | Flat (92), Jump (45) | R P Geoghegan | K A Heffernan Andrew Joseph Flaherty | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, progress into 6th after 3 out, 3rd entering straight, pressed leader before 2 out, led before last, pushed out to assert run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 5½ L | Carlas Big Jim (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 7) | P99522 / 7 | Jump (19) | J G Gilligan | L J Archdeacon Mrs W M Fitzpatrick | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders and slight mistake 1st, led and disputed from next, led after 3 out, pressed before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 5½ L | Go Gill Go (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6) | 3-9730F / 10 | Jump (47) | Conor Clarke | J Grace James Grace | 11/1 | |
| mid-division early, soon settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 2nd before straight, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, no impression before last and flashed tailed, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 12 L | Kellie's Dream (IRE) (filly, bay, 12 0) | 416956 / 8 | Jump (24) | T Ryan | A Slattery S Lowther & D McCready | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 8 L | Likable Chancer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 2P2253 / 11 | Jump (103) | D King | D Howard Ms Annette Daffy | 10/1 | |
| prominent briefly, soon settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1 L | Fourleaf Shamrock (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 6) | 080 / 5 | Jump (24) | Danny Gilligan | J J Mangan James O'Doherty | 100/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 4th, slight mistake 5 out, progress into 6th entering straight, ridden and no impression in 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | HD | Tingarran Express (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 3-6F055 / 8 | Jump (47) | M P O'Connor | Miss D O'Shea ISE Express Syndicate | 6/1 | |
| disputed early, tracked leaders after 3rd, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra before straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 5½ L | Thelonglad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 000-400 / 7 | Jump (18) | Philip Donovan | M J McDonagh Michael J McDonagh | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th entering straight, no extra before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 3½ L | Pana To Milan (IRE) (filly, brown, 11 5) | P90358 / 7 | Jump (18) | L A McKenna | M Winters Leave Him Alone… | 9/2 | |
| led and disputed, headed after 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 8 L | Man River (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 600/368 / 7 | Flat (199), Jump (29) | Peter Smithers | P F O'Donnell Kenneth Duggan | 16/1 | |
| mid-division best, towards rear 5 out, ridden and no extra 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 3½ L | Flemens Intrest (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 41-060 / 9 | Jump (51) | John Shinnick | David Barry John Cotter | 15/2 | |
| mid-division early, closer in 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4 |   | 32 L | Joeswayornoway (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 10) | P65-053 / 8 | Flat (945), Jump (18) | Shane Fenelon | E Sheehy Joe Walsh | 10/1 | |
| pushed along early, soon mid-division, mistake 4 out, soon weakened and tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3 |   | 5½ L | Beeverstown Place (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | P-00304 / 8 | Jump (19) | Niall Moore | M A Cahill Noel Guiry | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, pushed along at times, slight mistake 5 out, soon ridden, no extra before 3 out, weakened and tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | You Make Me Smile (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 57-0000 / 7 | Flat (190), Jump (18) | Richard Condon | P A Fahy T & R Hennessy… | 80/1 | |
| mid-division best, dropped towards rear when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Monoxide (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) | 626602 / 9 | Flat (220), Jump (7) | Reserve 1 | N McCluskey Neill McCluskey | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
