Friday 8 April · Ballinrobe, Eire
17:35 McGrath Limestone Works Handicap Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 1f 142y
- Going
- Good to Yielding
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 17000
- Runners
- 12
Race preview
THE DARA MAN returned to form after a four months' break when bolting up over fences at Limerick recently and can follow up over hurdles if showing up here in the same form. The John Ryan-trained gelding has already shown a liking for this course and distance having won a maiden hurdle last summer. Noble Birth (also engaged to run at Limerick on Thursday) filled the runner-up three times in bumpers and again on his handicap debut behind Mandarin Monarch at Navan last month, while Magnor Glory appeared to find 2m4f a bit too far at Fairyhouse last time. Wouldn't You Agree won a competitive handicap at Killarney last August and has been set some tough tasks since, while Harvey's Quay is another to consider having won at Clonmel on his penultimate start.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnor Glory | 6-15535 | C D Maxwell | T O'Brien | 10 0 | 5-1 | |
| 2 | The Dara Man | 354981 | Liam Quinlan | J P Ryan | 10 12 | 3-1 | |
| 3 | Wouldn't You Agree | 2513P4 | Donagh Meyler | E Griffin | 11 10 | 9-1 | |
| 4 | Mythical Hero | 30-15P5 | T N Brett | Ms M Mullins | 11 0 | 20-1 | |
| 5 | Aarons Day | 867-499 | B Browne | O McKiernan | 11 5 | 7-1 | |
| 6 | Zoffanien | 5P0095 | D G Hogan | D Hogan | 11 13 | 9-1 | |
| 7 | Varna Gold | 32B576 | J G Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 10 12 | 5-1 | |
| 8 | Longclaw | 140-009 | Liam McKenna | M J Smith | 11 2 | 50-1 | |
| 9 | Ujumpthelastuwin | 8F0-F6F | Sean Flanagan | G P Cromwell | 11 0 | 20-1 | |
| 10 | Andratx | F29700 | Phillip Enright | M M McNiff | 10 12 | 28-1 | |
| - | Harvey's Quay | 40-7319 | J S McGarvey | E J O'Grady | 10 11 | 11-1 | |
| - | Mattie's Mountain | 13-54P7 | R Deegan | E McCarthy | 10 7 | 10-1 | |
| NR | Noble Birth | 386526 | Jordan Gainford | G Elliott | 10 5 |