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Name: JT McNAMARA LADBROKES MUNSTER NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3)
Start: 2023-10-22T13:55:00
End: 2023-10-22T17:25:00
Location: Limerick

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16:15 Sunday 22 October 2023
JT McNAMARA LADBROKES MUNSTER NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3)	Distance : 3m
Prize : €10,000 Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Chase	Going : Heavy
Race Type : Chase

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		8. GEVREY (FR)	8. GEVREY (FR)	-3 <	142+	>	131	R. A. Doyle	7	10-12	6/17	6/17
1			bg SADDLER MAKER (IRE) - SKARINA (FR) DARK MOONDANCER	J: R. A. Doyle T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 7 Wgt: 10-12 Eq: (s) OR: 138	-3 <	142+	>	131	Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(s)	(138)		6/17
gained ample compensation for his Kerry National mishap and should remain competitive in valuable staying handicaps; in touch, travelled strongly, took closer order end of back straight, led home turn, untidy 2 out, asserted before last.
in touch, took closer order end of back straight, led home turn, untidy 2 out, asserted before last
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2	2	2¼	11. LARGY DEBUT (IRE)	11. LARGY DEBUT (IRE)	0 <	134	>	123	D. J. O'Keeffe	8	10-6	11/26.5	11/26.5
2		2¼	bg SHIROCCO (GER) - DEBUT (IRE) PRESENTING	J: D. J. O'Keeffe T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 10-6 OR: 132	0 <	134	>	123	Henry de Bromhead, Ireland		(132)		11/26.5
added yet another placed effort to his collection, simply bumping into a better-handicapped rival this time; patiently ridden, travelled smoothly, good progress between 3 out and 2 out, went second last, kept on.
held up, progress between 3 out and 2 out, went 2nd last, kept on
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3	3	½	1. COKO BEACH (FR)	1. COKO BEACH (FR)	<	153	+4 >	142	Danny Gilligan (5)	8	11-12	20/121	20/121
3		½	grg COKORIKO (FR) - SOLANA BEACH (FR) TAKE RISKS (FR)	J: Danny Gilligan (5) T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (b) OR: 152	<	153	+4 >	142	Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(b)	(152)		20/121
proved easy to back after 6 months off but ran well teaming up with his talented conditional for the first time, seeing things out better than is sometimes the case; handy, shuffled back briefly circuit out, back in contention when driven entering straight, upsides briefly 2 out, lost second jumping last, plugged on.
handy, shuffled back briefly circuit out, driven entering straight, upsides briefly 2 out, lost 2nd last, plugged on
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4	4	1¼	4. A WAVE OF THE SEA (IRE)	4. A WAVE OF THE SEA (IRE)	-33 <	141+	>	130	M. P. Walsh	7	11-1	11/26.5	11/26.5
4		1¼	bg BORN TO SEA (IRE) - JE T'ADORE (IRE) MONTJEU (IRE)	J: M. P. Walsh T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland Age: 7 Wgt: 11-1 Eq: (s) OR: 141	-33 <	141+	>	130	Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland	(s)	(141)		11/26.5
was gambled on and wasted no time getting back to form, reaching the frame in this race for the third year running; waited with, untidy 4 out, good progress home turn, challenged 2 out, plugged on.
waited with, untidy 4 out, progress home turn, challenged 2 out, plugged on
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5	5	1¾	2. RUN WILD FRED (IRE)	2. RUN WILD FRED (IRE)	-22 <	148+	-25 >	137	Keith Donoghue	9	11-9	14/115	14/115
5		1¾	chg SHANTOU (USA) - TALKIN MADAM (IRE) TALKIN MAN (CAN)	J: Keith Donoghue T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 9 Wgt: 11-9 Eq: (b) OR: 149	-22 <	148+	-25 >	137	Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(b)	(149)		14/115
proved easy to back but shaped encouragingly after 12 months off, this steadily-run affair not playing to the strengths of such a stout stayer - he's potentially well handicapped if able to build on this; mid-division, challenged from home turn, kept on.
mid-division, challenged from home turn, kept on
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6	6	1¼	9. REAL STEEL (FR)	9. REAL STEEL (FR)	-11 <	131?	H (104) >	120	C. P. McNamara	10	10-8	18/119	18/119
6		1¼	bg LOUP BRETON (IRE) - KALIMINA (FR) MONSUN (GER)	J: C. P. McNamara T: Eric McNamara, Ireland Age: 10 Wgt: 10-8 Eq: (s) OR: 134	-11 <	131?	H (104) >	120	Eric McNamara, Ireland	(s)	(134)		18/119
shaped as if back in form under more positive tactics than of late; close up, took keen hold, challenged between last 2, no extra run-in.
close up, challenged between last 2, no extra run-in
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7	7	4	5. FRONTAL ASSAULT (IRE)	5. FRONTAL ASSAULT (IRE)	-1 <	134+	-6 >	123	J. W. Kennedy	8	11-0	13/27.5	13/27.5
7		4	bg PRESENTING - THE FOLKES CHOICE KING'S THEATRE (IRE)	J: J. W. Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 11-0 Eq: (b) OR: 140	-1 <	134+	-6 >	123	Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(b)	(140)		13/27.5
looked his connections' first string on jockey bookings but ran to just a similar level as last time; led after second (not settle fully), headed home turn, not persevered with once held.
led after 2nd, headed home turn, brushed aside from straight
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8	8	1¾	3. THE GOFFER (IRE)	3. THE GOFFER (IRE)	+4 <	137?	-13 >	126	Donagh Meyler	6	11-5	4/15f	4/15f
8		1¾	bg YEATS (IRE) - BALLYLOUGH LADY (IRE) MISTER LORD (USA)	J: Donagh Meyler T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 11-5 Eq: (t) OR: 145	+4 <	137?	-13 >	126	Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(t)	(145)		4/15f
failed to build on the promise of last month's Kerry National fifth, his form a bit in-and-out of late; mid-division, not fluent ninth, hampered 5 out, in touch until shuffled back leaving home turn, one paced.
mid-division, not fluent 9th, hampered 5 out, in touch when shuffled back leaving home turn, one paced
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9	9	2¼	13. THE LITTLE YANK (IRE)	13. THE LITTLE YANK (IRE)	-8 <	118	H (111) >	107	D. E. Mullins	8	10-2	12/113	12/113
9		2¼	bg WESTERNER - LONG WALK HOME (IRE) PRESENTING	J: D. E. Mullins T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 10-2 OR: 128	-8 <	118	H (111) >	107	John Patrick Ryan, Ireland		(128)		12/113
found this too competitive back up markedly in trip; waited with, brief headway out very wide home turn, soon done with.
waited with, brief effort wide home turn, soon beaten
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10	10	10	6. MARS HARPER	6. MARS HARPER	+16 <	119?	+21 >	108	Jordan Colin Gainford	7	10-13	13/27.5	13/27.5
10		10	bg SULAMANI (IRE) - KIZZY MAY (IRE) DEFINITE ARTICLE	J: Jordan Colin Gainford T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 7 Wgt: 10-13 Eq: (s) OR: 139	+16 <	119?	+21 >	108	Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(s)	(139)		13/27.5
found his run of good form coming to a halt faced with a test that seemed too much for him; mid-division, not fluent third, forced wide home turn, weakened straight.
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, forced wide home turn, weakened straight
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11	11	51	10. CAVALRY MASTER (IRE)	10. CAVALRY MASTER (IRE)	+45 <	65	+6 >	54	J. S. McGarvey	9	10-6	40/141	40/141
11		51	grg MILAN - MAGIE DE TOULOUSE (FR) NORTHERN CRYSTAL	J: J. S. McGarvey T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 9 Wgt: 10-6 Eq: (s+t) OR: 132	+45 <	65	+6 >	54	Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(s+t)	(132)		40/141
was easy to back and looked very rusty on return from another 18 months off (left Henry de Bromhead in interim); dropped out, very slow tenth, tailed off some way out.
dropped out, slow 10th, tailed off some way out
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ur	ur		7. DEFI BLEU (FR)	7. DEFI BLEU (FR)	<		>		Gavin Peter Brouder (5)	10	10-12	14/115	14/115
ur			bg SADDLER MAKER (IRE) - GLYCINE BLEUE (FR) LE NAIN JAUNE (FR)	J: Gavin Peter Brouder (5) T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 10 Wgt: 10-12 Eq: (s+t) OR: 138	<		>		Gordon Elliott, Ireland	(s+t)	(138)		14/115
was let down by his jumping after 6 months off; led until after second, still close up when unseated rider 5 out.
led until soon after 2nd, stayed prominent, unseated rider 5 out
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Non Runners: WALK AWAY (IRE). Fences: 10.	Winning Owner: Denis Gallagher Racing Syndicate
Time: 6m 27.7s Closing Sectional: (5f): 73.6s (109.7%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 125%, Betfair SP 101.2%
A third Munster National win for Gordon Elliott, who saddled no less than 8 of the 12 runners; the pace was quite steady, with as many as 10 still tightly grouped turning in. GEVREY (FR) gained ample compensation for his Kerry National mishap and should remain competitive in valuable staying handicaps; in touch, travelled strongly, took closer order end of back straight, led home turn, untidy 2 out, asserted before last. LARGY DEBUT (IRE) added yet another placed effort to his collection, simply bumping into a better-handicapped rival this time; patiently ridden, travelled smoothly, good progress between 3 out and 2 out, went second last, kept on. COKO BEACH (FR) proved easy to back after 6 months off but ran well teaming up with his talented conditional for the first time, seeing things out better than is sometimes the case; handy, shuffled back briefly circuit out, back in contention when driven entering straight, upsides briefly 2 out, lost second jumping last, plugged on. A WAVE OF THE SEA (IRE) was gambled on and wasted no time getting back to form, reaching the frame in this race for the third year running; waited with, untidy 4 out, good progress home turn, challenged 2 out, plugged on. RUN WILD FRED (IRE) proved easy to back but shaped encouragingly after 12 months off, this steadily-run affair not playing to the strengths of such a stout stayer - he's potentially well handicapped if able to build on this; mid-division, challenged from home turn, kept on. REAL STEEL (FR) shaped as if back in form under more positive tactics than of late; close up, took keen hold, challenged between last 2, no extra run-in. FRONTAL ASSAULT (IRE) looked his connections' first string on jockey bookings but ran to just a similar level as last time; led after second (not settle fully), headed home turn, not persevered with once held. THE GOFFER (IRE) failed to build on the promise of last month's Kerry National fifth, his form a bit in-and-out of late; mid-division, not fluent ninth, hampered 5 out, in touch until shuffled back leaving home turn, one paced. THE LITTLE YANK (IRE) found this too competitive back up markedly in trip; waited with, brief headway out very wide home turn, soon done with. MARS HARPER found his run of good form coming to a halt faced with a test that seemed too much for him; mid-division, not fluent third, forced wide home turn, weakened straight. CAVALRY MASTER (IRE) was easy to back and looked very rusty on return from another 18 months off (left Henry de Bromhead in interim); dropped out, very slow tenth, tailed off some way out. DEFI BLEU (FR) was let down by his jumping after 6 months off; led until after second, still close up when unseated rider 5 out.

16:15 Limerick Result on Sunday 22 October 2023

The 3M 16:15 JT McNAMARA LADBROKES MUNSTER NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3) at Limerick was run on Heavy. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of €10,000. There were 12 runners. The winning horse was GEVREY (FR) who won by 2¼. GEVREY (FR) was ridden by R. A. Doyle. GEVREY (FR) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 6/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

LARGY DEBUT (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 2.25 - they had an ISP of 11/2
COKO BEACH (FR) finished 3rd and was beaten by 2.75 - they had an ISP of 20/1
A WAVE OF THE SEA (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 4.00 - they had an ISP of 11/2
RUN WILD FRED (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 14/1
REAL STEEL (FR) finished 6th and was beaten by 7 - they had an ISP of 18/1
FRONTAL ASSAULT (IRE) finished 7th and was beaten by 11 - they had an ISP of 13/2
THE GOFFER (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 13 - they had an ISP of 4/1f
THE LITTLE YANK (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 15 - they had an ISP of 12/1
MARS HARPER finished 10th and was beaten by 25 - they had an ISP of 13/2
CAVALRY MASTER (IRE) finished 11th and was beaten by 76 - they had an ISP of 40/1

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16:15 Sunday 22 October 2023

JT McNAMARA LADBROKES MUNSTER NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3)

16:15 Limerick Result on Sunday 22 October 2023