Byrnes & Mullins double up in Limerick feature Run For Oscar (18/1) sprang a surprise in the five-runner Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle over two miles at Limerick. The 11-year-old, victorious in the Cesarewitch in 2022, was pursued by strong-travelling odds-on favourite Daddy Long Legs into the straight as the pair moved on from their rivals and was more fluent over the last than the market leader, scoring in the end by two lengths in the Grade 3 contest. Owned by the Top Of The Hill Syndicate, it was a ninth success in all codes for the winner. Winning trainer Charles Byrnes said "I was conscious coming here that today's course would be watered but wouldn't have markers, so I booked Danny as he'd be the best man to keep out wide. "There is definitely 20 to 30 lengths in the difference, there has to be, and Paul Townend (on runner-up Daddy Long Legs) followed Danny as well. "On ratings he had a bit to do, but we knew he had been working very well and we were hopeful of a good run. He has been a great horse, but I doubt he'll go for the Galway Hurdle as today was a bonus." It was a quick double for trainer and jockey after Eastmore's win in the preceding contest. Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
