Race Result Limerick Mon, 2nd May, 2005

Going - Soft (Heavy in places).. Fine

Jackpot Not Won. Pool of €1,439.50 carried forward to Tipperary on Wed, 4th May. Placepot Pool - €333.50 Winning Units - 16 Dividend - €15.60. Tote Aggregate - €91578.00.

U-Bet Bookmaker (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (Rated 70-102) of €10500.00 4-y-o plus

3m. Hcap Hurdle 1st - €7255.50, 2nd - €1785.00, 3rd - €840.00, 4th - €525.00 OFF 3:43. 18 Ran.

1st		Dun Doire (IRE) 10-9 (Dunderry Racing Syndicate) (Opened 7/1) SP 9/2fav Tote Win €11.00 Place €2.70	A J Martin Mr J W Farrelly(7)
		towards rear, progress in 8th from 4 out, went 2nd on inner entering straight, switched to outer and ridden to challenge approaching last, stayed on well run-in to lead inside final 100yds
2nd	nk	Rock Snow Drop (IRE) 11-4 (Pierce Gerard Molony) (Opened 7/2) SP 5/1 Place €1.40	Michael Cunningham Mr J T McNamara
		chased leaders, improved to lead before straight, strongly pressed before last, no extra and headed final 100yds, kept on one pace
3rd	2.5L	Moscow's Dream (IRE) 10-4 (J Doherty) SP 6/1 Place €1.60	G M O'Neill Ms K Walsh(7)
		rear of mid-division, went 10th approaching 6 out, progress into 3rd approaching straight, kept on same pace under pressure from before 2 out
4th	12L	Mama Jaffa (IRE) 10-6 (Mrs Karina Healy) (Blinkers) SP 16/1 Place €5.90	C F Swan Mr L P Flynn(5)
		tracked leaders, dropped to 12th from 7 out, no impression from next, kept on well without threatening from 3 out
5th	8L	Smell The Coffee (IRE) 10-3 (James McNamara) (Cheekpiece) SP 12/1	E McNamara Mr C Motherway(7)
		mid-division, mistake 5th, dropped to 17th from 7 out, kept on without threatening from next
6th	4.5L	Just (IRE) 10-2 (J & N Syndicate) (Blinkers) (Opened 6/1) SP 8/1	Michael Hourigan Mr R M Moran(7)
		mid-division, closer in 7th from 7 out, 4th before 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure in 5th from before straight
7th	8L	Hot Fudge (IRE) 9-13 (Incl 2lbs overweight) (Mrs W H Young) SP 14/1	L Young Miss E A Lalor(7)
		mid-division, closer order in 6th from before 6 out, no impression under pressure from well before straight
8th	0.5L	Beau Memories (IRE) 11-2 (Sidestreet Syndicate) (Opened 7/1) SP 8/1	Stephen Ryan Mr P Fahey
		mid-division, 7th from 4 out, 6th and ridden approaching straight, soon no impression
9th	4.5L	Asgard Run (IRE) 9-11 (Rabbit Burrows Syndicate) SP 25/1	P T Flavin Mr J P Flavin(7)
		tracked leaders, closer in 3rd approaching 5 out, 2nd before 3 out, soon no extra under pressure
10th	Dht	Compo (IRE) 10-11 (P O'Gorman) (Opened 9/2) SP 6/1	E McNamara Mr J J Codd
		tracked leaders, moderate 2nd from 4th, closer order and led 5 out, strongly pressed and headed before straight, soon no extra
11th	20L	Lord Graney (IRE) 10-10 (Mrs T J Kidd) (Cheekpiece) (Opened 6/1) SP 8/1	T J Kidd Mr P Cashman(3)
		mid-division, 11th from 7 out, no impression from next
12th	13L	Nickels N Dimes (IRE) 9-13 (Downtown Syndicate) (Blinkers) SP 25/1	John Monroe Mr B F Cawley(7)
		tracked leaders, ridden and lost place approaching 5 out, soon weakened
13th	4L	Pondhill Lad (IRE) 10-1 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Camillus Slevin) SP 33/1	Miss Frances Slevin Mr N T Slevin(7)
		led and clear, slight mistakes 3rd and 5th, reduced lead from before 7th, headed 5 out, soon weakened
14th	shd	Via Del Vento (IRE) 10-1 (Incl 1lbs overweight) (A J McNamara) SP 12/1	A J McNamara Mr R P McNamara(7)
		always towards rear, never a factor
15th	2.5L	Millview Rose (IRE) 10-9 (Alan Lucey) SP 20/1	Alan Lucey Mr C J Moran(7)
		chased leaders, lost place and weakened from before 4 out
16th	35+L	Handmade (IRE) 10-0 (John Joseph Murphy) SP 16/1	John Joseph Murphy Mr C P Huxley(7)
		mid-division, slight mistake 5th, dropped towards rear from 7 out, soon weakened, tailed off
17th	10L	Blackwater Fever (USA) 10-6 (New Barn Lane Syndicate) SP 16/1	T J O'Mara Mr R P Quinlan(7)
		mid-division, 12th from 7 out, soon no danger, tailed off
p.u.		Sunshine N Wine (GB) 9-11 (P Corcoran) (Tongue Strap) SP 20/1	P Corcoran Mr S W Jackson(7)
		mid-division, dropped to 14th from 7 out, soon weakened and behind when pulled up after 3 out

Non runners Banraft (non-runner), Knock Lad (non-runner), Final Act (non-runner)

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Injured Jockeys

Mr J J Codd - Fractured left wrist in a fall at Inch pt-to-pt Wed, 27th Mar
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E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May

Suspended Jockeys

R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug
L A McKenna - Seven day ban for use of the whip at Ayr Wed, 8th May

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