Race cards · Mon 26 Dec
Monday 26 December · Limerick, Eire
12:25 CJ Sheeran 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 12500
- Runners
- 13
Race preview
LUDUS showed more when fifth on his second start over hurdles in Cork. He won over an extended 1m6f on the Flat in Britain and should have a future over flights. His trainer, Gordon Elliott, won this race last year. Realism was behind Ludus in ninth in that aforementioned race, but is a potential improver. He was only 4/1 for that hurdling debut and was third in a Group 3 on the Flat. There are a couple of horses switching to hurdling after winning on the Flat in Britain - Byker and Kanzino - and both should be given a market check. The former's comprehensive victory at Windsor in October has been franked by the runner-up.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludus | 05 | Jordan Gainford | G Elliott | 11 0 | 11-4 | |
| 2 | Paradise Lost | B J Cooper | C O'Brien | 11 0 | 9-2 | ||
| 3 | Metamorpheus | C A Landers | T Doyle | 11 0 | 100-1 | ||
| 4 | Danza Della Luna | Philip Donovan | D Hogan | 10 7 | 40-1 | ||
| 5 | Byker | Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes | 11 0 | 10-3 | ||
| 6 | Bayou Belle | P7 | Peter Smithers | J P Fahey | 10 7 | 50-1 | |
| 7 | Chequer Square | J G Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 11 0 | 80-1 | ||
| 8 | Realism | 9 | Brian Hayes | J P O'Brien | 11 0 | 3-1 | |
| 9 | Scarbrook | 50 | R Deegan | E Sheehy | 11 0 | 25-1 | |
| 10 | Cornmarket | 00 | D Moloney | M Flannery | 11 0 | 80-1 | |
| 11 | Chemdawg | Phillip Enright | O McKiernan | 10 7 | 12-1 | ||
| 12 | Kanzino | Daniel King | D Hogan | 11 0 | 8-1 | ||
| - | Aegirine | Richard Condon | E M O'Sullivan | 10 7 | 100-1 | ||
| NR | Dubai Clover | 48 | C P McNamara | J C McConnell | 10 7 |