12 Mar 2023 15:25 Limerick
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €7,500); Distance: 3m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (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 |
7 |
| - |
Fortunefavorsdbold (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
2-56F3 / 6 |
Jump (24) | S W Flanagan | P Nolan All Stars Sports… |
10/1 | |
| prominent, 4th at 3rd, 3rd after 6th, improved to 2nd after 4 out, closed 2 out, led after 2 out, edged left last, kept on best under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| ½ L |
Desert Heather (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) |
1112F3 / 7 |
Jump (18) | D L Queally | D Queally H Gettings |
5/1 | |
| rear, 8th after 8th, headway after 3 out, progress to lead narrowly 2 out, headed after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in, not reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 3¼ L |
Japers Jack (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
24-3522 / 5 |
Jump (31) | B Hayes | P Fenton Japers Jack Syndicate |
11/4 | |
| tracked leader, led at 2nd, slight mistake at 5th, reduced lead and not fluent at 6th, headed after 6th, led at 7th, headed 2 out, dropped to 3rd before last, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 1 L |
Friends N Commerce (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
23-6623 / 8 |
Jump (18) | P K Donovan | P G Kelly D Cunningham |
11/4 | |
| close up, dropped to 5th at 3rd, 7th after 8th, progress to 4th after 3 out, no impression last, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 3¼ L |
Easy Fella (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
53462 / 7 |
Jump (18) | D Meyler | R P Cody Four In One Syndicate |
4/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway after 2nd, 4th after 8th, progress in 3rd before 3 out, dropped to 5th before 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 20 L |
Like Ta Ma (IRE) (mare, not availiable, 11 5) |
P-51266 / 6 |
Jump (10) | B P Kennedy | S Fahey Daniel Lynch |
40/1 | |
| towards rear, 9th after 8th, 8th after 3 out, no impression 2 out where mistake, weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 4¼ L |
Mag Dillane (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
835 / 6 |
Jump (17) | C P McNamara | E McNamara John J Leahy &… |
40/1 | |
| rear, not fluent at 1st, headway at 3rd, 6th after 8th, 7th after 3 out, no impression and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| 13 L |
Apples In Winter (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) |
5624 / 6 |
Jump (24) | D E Mullins | L Casey D Casey |
20/1 | |
| mid-division, rear of mid-division at 3rd, headway to close before 6th, led narrowly after 6th, headed at 7th, mistake 4 out and lost place, weakened before 2 out where mistake and pecked | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| 54 L |
Fantasio D'alene (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
4722/FP- / 8 |
Jump (428) | J C Gainford | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
12/1 | |
| led at sedate pace, wandered at 1st where not fluent and jumped left, not fluent at 2nd where headed, dropped to 4th after 6th, 5th after 8th, mistake at 9th, slow jump at 10th, weakened | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Spoken Story (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
8 / 5 |
Jump (74) | S Fitzgerald | A Leahy Irish Equine Syndicate |
200/1 | |
| towards rear, in rear at 1st where mistake, 10th after 8th, not fluent in 9th at 10th, weakened and detached 3 out, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||