Race Result Limerick Sat, 5th May, 2012

Going - Hurdle/Bumper: Good, Good to Yielding in places. Chase: Good. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €5,000.00 Winning Units - 1 Dividend - €3,750.00. Placepot Daily Double Pick Six Tote Aggregate - €62332.76.

www.limerickraces.ie M´dn H´dle of €10000.00 5-y-o

2m. Maiden Hurdle 1st - €6900.00, 2nd - €1700.00, 3rd - €800.00, 4th - €500.00 OFF 1:45. 14 Ran.

1st		Clondaw Warrior (IRE) 11-5 (Paul J McMahon) (Time 3:55.3) (Morning price: 4/6 8/11) (Opened 8/13 4/6) SP 8/13fav Tote Win €1.60 Place €1.02	John Joseph Hanlon B Hayes(7)
		made all, slightly slow 1st and 3rd but jumped well in the main, pushed out to assert run-in, comfortably
2nd	3L	Jimjim Mac Cool (IRE) 11-12 (Mrs Marguerite Joyce) (Time 3:56.0) (Morning price: 10/1 12/1) (Opened 12/1) SP 14/1 Place €5.10	Henry De Bromhead A E Lynch
		always prominent, challenged in 2nd approaching last, no impression and kept on same pace run-in
3rd	0.5L	Gray Hession (IRE) 11-12 (Alan D Gray) (Time 3:56.1) (Morning price: 16/1 12/1) (Opened 10/1) SP 8/1 Place €1.30	John Laurence Cullen J L Cullen
		tracked leaders, 5th into straight, kept on same pace under pressure from before last
4th	1L	Moby Dick (GB) 11-7 (Mrs Edel O'Donnell) (Time 3:56.3) (Morning price: 7/2) (Opened 5/1 11/2) SP 5/1	Seamus G O'Donnell R J Jones(5)
		soon tracked leaders, ridden in 4th into straight, kept on same pace from before last
5th	nk	Hangersonallgone (IRE) 11-12 (Thomas O'Doherty) (Time 3:56.4) (Morning price: 14/1) (Opened 10/1 11/1) SP 10/1	D E Fitzgerald B J Geraghty
		prominent, 2nd into straight, no impression and kept on same pace approaching last
6th	19L	Luvley Kerry (IRE) 11-12 (Island Bridge Racing Syndicate) (Time 4:00.7) (Morning price: 66/1) SP 100/1	Eoin Christopher McCarthy S W Flanagan
		soon mid-division, 8th approaching 6 out, no danger after 3 out, kept on without threatening under pressure
7th	nk	Mussel Lane (GB) 11-12 (B Collins) (Time 4:00.8) (Morning price: 50/1) SP 100/1	E McNamara E J McNamara
		waited with, moderate 7th after 3 out, kept on same pace
8th	2L	The Swetest Thing (IRE) 10-12 (Mrs Claire Doyle) (Time 4:01.3) (Morning price: 40/1) (Opened 50/1) SP 66/1	Timothy Doyle M P Burke(7)
		towards rear, no danger after 3 out, kept on without threatening
9th	3L	Follyfoot (IRE) 11-5 (D Lawlor) (Time 4:01.9) (Morning price: 25/1) SP 40/1	M Phelan E Mullins
		towards rear, went moderate 8th after 3 out, kept on same pace
10th	3.75L	Roman Cavalry (IRE) 11-12 (Gigginstown House Stud) (Time 4:02.8) (Morning price: 20/1) SP 33/1	M F Morris D N Russell
		chased leaders, 7th approaching 3 out, soon no extra
11th	0.5L	Bramante (GB) 11-5 (Patrick Lyster) (Time 4:02.9) (Morning price: 8/1) (Opened 20/1 16/1) SP 20/1	Conor O'Dwyer B R Dalton(7)
		soon mid-division, no impression after 3 out
12th	0.75L	Dakota Fire (IRE) 11-5 (Optimistic Seven Syndicate) (Time 4:03.1) (Morning price: 20/1) (Opened 25/1) SP 33/1	Patrick Neville T J Doyle
		chased leaders, dropped to moderate 6th and no extra from after 3 out
13th	21L	Esther's Twilight (IRE) 11-5 (T A Hegarty) (Time 4:07.7) (Morning price: 50/1) SP 66/1	John Joseph Hanlon S G McDermott
		never better than mid-division
14th	2.5L	Dreaming On (IRE) 11-0 (R P Cody) (Time 4:08.3) (Morning price: 33/1) SP 33/1	Eoin Doyle M P Butler(5)
		towards rear for most, never a factor

Non runners Goosing Around (change in ground), Uneverknowwithjoe (scoped wrong)

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Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
T P Treacy - Fractured tibia and fibula in a schooling accident Mon, 13th May
D G Lavery - Fractured pelvis in a fall at Wexford Fri, 17th May
T C Carroll - Suffered a collapsed lung & fractured ribs in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
K C Sexton - Double fracture right collarbone in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
Megan Carberry - Fractured hand in a fall at the Curragh Sat, 25th May
M P Burke - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
No Jockey - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
R P Cleary - Suffered concussion in a fall at Leopardstown Thu, 13th Jun

Suspended Jockeys

D G Hogan - Five day whip ban at Cork, starts Fri, 7th Jun
B Hayes - Ten day ban for making insufficient effort at Tramore, starts Fri, 14th Jun
D M Grant - Five day ban for dropping hands & failing to gain best finishing position at Tramore Sat, 15th Jun

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