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1.55 Martinstown Opportunity (C&G) M´dn H´dle of €14,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

Limerick Results Sun, 3rd Apr, 2016

Going - Heavy. Raining

Jackpot Pool - €715.30 Winning Units - 1 Dividend - €500.60. Placepot Pool - €27,071.00 Winning Units - 80.69 Dividend - €234.80. Tote Aggregate - €118514.00.

Martinstown Opportunity (C&G) M´dn H´dle of €14,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

1st - €8,610.00, 2nd - €2,800.00, 3rd - €1,400.00, 4th - €700.00, 5th - €350.00 11 Ran 8 hurdles

News Report
Race Conditions

1st

Hard To Call (IRE) 11-12 (John P McManus)
(4:27.3 0.93 secs slower on today's going ) ts²
Presenting (GB) - Jay Lo (IRE)(Glacial Storm (USA))
Breeder - Miss Sharon Spillane

(Ring price: 15/8 2/1 15/8 7/4 15/8 7/4 13/8 6/4) SP 6/4fav

Gordon Elliott

J W Kennedy

Tote Win €2.80 Place €1.30

settled 4th, good headway on inner to lead 2 out where mistake, soon driven and asserted, clear at last, kept on well, easily

5th Mar, 16 Gowran Park
4th Mdn Hdl This
Race 27th Apr, 16 Punchestown
8th Hdl

2nd

11L

Henry Howard (IRE) 11-8 (Luke McMahon)
(4:30.1) ts² Rated 107
Flemensfirth (USA) - Henrietta Howard (IRE)(King's Ride)
Breeder - Robert McCarthy

(Ring price: 11/1 10/1) SP 10/1

W P Mullins

N M Kelly(4)

Place €1.10

rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along before 2 out, 6th 2 out, soon ridden, good headway to 3rd at last, kept on to 2nd run-in without troubling winner

19th Mar, 16 Gowran Park
5th Mdn Hdl This
Race 6th May, 16 Downpatrick
5th Mdn Hdl Rated 107

3rd

Summerhill Lewis (IRE) 11-10 (P Donohoe)
(4:30.5)
Beneficial (GB) - Dato Vic (IRE)(Old Vic)
Breeder - Aidan Madden

(Ring price: 7/4 13/8 7/4 15/8 2/1) SP 2/1

Paul Nolan

J M Moore(2)

Place €1.50

soon led, not fluent 3rd, driven before 2 out where headed, soon ridden, no impression on leader before last, no extra run-in and dropped to 3rd

14th Mar, 16 Cork
2nd Mdn Hdl This
Race 16th Oct, 16 Cork
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 101

4th

Rapid Fritz (IRE) 11-8 (J R Robinson)
(4:32.6) ts¹
Kutub (IRE) - Another Pet (IRE)(Un Desperado (FR))
Breeder - James Robinson

(Ring price: 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Gerard Keane

M P Flanagan(4)

prominent in 2nd, pushed along and dropped to 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, no impression on leader, 4th at last, kept on one pace

19th Mar, 16 Gowran Park
6th Bmpr This
Race 17th Jun, 16 Down Royal
8th Mdn Hdl

5th

1.5L

Sandycove Island (IRE) 11-12 (Aine J Tierney)
(4:33.0)
Lahib (USA) - Twilight Breeze (IRE)(Night Shift (USA))
Breeder - F. Tierney

SP 66/1

Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney

C D Maxwell

rear, 8th at 3rd, progress to 6th approaching straight, 5th 2 out, soon ridden, no impression on leader, kept on one pace

28th Dec, 15 Limerick
8th Bmpr This
Race 22nd Apr, 16 Kilbeggan
5th Mdn Hdl

6th

4.5L

Tullodoc (IRE) 11-8 (Patrick Molloy)
(4:34.0)
Dr Massini (IRE) - Lakelough (IRE)(Mandalus)
Breeder - P Molloy

SP 50/1

David Harry Kelly

P W O'Reilly(4)

tracked leader in 3rd on outer, pushed along before 2 out where mistake in 4th, soon ridden, no extra, dropped to 6th at last, kept on same pace

13th Mar, 16 Horse And Jockey P
p.u. P to P This
Race 22nd Apr, 16 Kilbeggan
9th Mdn Hdl

7th

21L

Conna Cross (IRE) 11-12 (Hanford's Chemist Limited)
(4:38.8)
Lecroix (GER) - Country Time (IRE)(Curtain Time (IRE))
Breeder - Liam Norris

SP 9/2

James Joseph Mangan

D E Splaine

raced 5th, improved to 4th approaching straight, soon driven, dropped to 7th 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace

25th Feb, 16 Thurles
3rd Mdn Hdl This
Race 24th Nov, 16 Thurles
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 96

8th

6.5L

Ben Bourgas (IRE) 11-12 (Martin Flinter)
(4:40.3)
Beneficial (GB) - Saintly Rachel (IRE)(Religiously (USA))
Breeder - Martin & Maureen Flinter

(Ring price: 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Adrian Paul Keatley

S Corby

ran 6th on outer, closer 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and dropped to 8th approaching straight, no extra

16th May, 15 Punchestown
14th Bmpr This
Race 7th May, 16 Wexford
9th Flat Mdn

9th

Broder (IRE) 10-12 (John Joyce)
(4:40.5)
Brian Boru (GB) - Lady Mantell (IRE)(Luso (GB))
Breeder - David Brosnan

SP 40/1

John J Walsh

C A Landers(4)

in rear, not fluent at 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 10th halfway, driven after 3 out, soon detached in 9th, no extra

This
Race 6th May, 16 Cork
8th Mdn Hdl

10th

4.5L

Hurricane Hunzy (IRE) 10-12 (Christopher Buckley)
(4:41.6)
Scorpion (IRE) - Hunzy (IRE)(Desert King (IRE))
Breeder - Mr Christy Buckley

SP 66/1

John J Walsh

F J Hayes(4)

rear, 11th at 4th where mistake, ridden after 3 out, no impression in detached 10th after 3 out, no extra

This
Race 6th May, 16 Cork
13th Mdn Hdl

p.u.

Noonetomakethecall (IRE) 11-12 (TMLDJ Syndicate)

Tagula (IRE) - Tiffin Jo (IRE)(Fruits of Love (USA))
Breeder - John Joe Shaughnessy

SP 66/1

Shane Kieran Ryder

G N Fox

towards rear, 9th at 3rd, driven after 3 out, soon dropped to 11th, no extra, tailed off, pulled up approaching last

20th Mar, 16 Downpatrick
6th Mdn Hdl This
Race 4th May, 16 Tramore
10th Mdn Hdl

Off 1.55
Time 4m. 27.30 secs, which is 0.93 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €19.20
Tote Trifecta- €30.10
CSF- €17.27.

Non runner Cosmic Symbol (change in going)
2015 Riviera Sun 6 11-12 J S McGarvey 1/1Fav (Henry De Bromhead)
2014 Master Oscar 6 11-12 B R Dalton 9/2 (C Roche)
2013 Shanpallas 5 11-12 P T Enright 12/1 (C Byrnes)
2012 Wolf Hall 5 11-12 D N Russell 7/1 (C Byrnes)
2011 Total Reality 4 10-11 K M Donoghue (5) 11/10Fav (Denis W Cullen)

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Limerick Results Sun, 3rd Apr, 2016

Martinstown Opportunity (C&G) M´dn H´dle of €14,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.