16:35 Limerick

Friday 25 April 2025

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3517:1017:40

Great National South Court Hotel Handicap

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 57.11s

1^st

(9)

Evening Blossom

49-12

7/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Tracked leader, soon led, strongly pressed over 1f out, kept on best final furlong op 6/1

2^nd

(16)

Fort Vega

59-8

2/1f

T: S LaveryJ: C T Keane

In touch, 5th halfway, headway over 2f out, strongly challenged leader over 1f out, not match winner final furlong op 5/2 tchd 15/8

3^rd

2 ¼

(15)

Lord Church

49-9

10/1

T: E MullinsJ: R P Whelan

Rear of mid-division, dropped to 13th over 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, never nearer op 7/1

4^th

3 ½

(18)

Merisi Diamond

69-9

11/1

T: Ms J MorganJ: W J Lee

In touch, dropped to 9th halfway, progress over 2f out, improved to 4th final 150 yards, kept on same pace tchd 10/1 and 12/1

5^th

1 ½

(4)

On A Session

99-1

80/1

T: K P CotterJ: C D Hayes

Towards rear, 11th 3 1/2f out, progress 2f out, 6th inside final furlong, kept on same pace to 5th close home op 25/1 tchd 100/1

6^th

(1)

Artful Approach

49-4

4/1

T: Stephen ThorneJ: J Kearney (5)

Soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, under pressure over 1f out, dropped to 5th and weakened closing stages op 9/2 tchd 7/2

7^th

(10)

Bucaneer's Spirit

49-4

16/1

T: J DavisonJ: J J G Ryan (3)

Led, soon headed and prominent, 4th halfway, under pressure 1 1/2f out, soon lost place, one paced inside final furlong op 18/1

8^th

1 ¾

(14)

Quatre Bras

49-3

80/1

T: R O'BrienJ: N M Crosse

Mid-division, 8th halfway, no impression over 1f out, one paced final furlong op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and 100/1

9^th

(19)

Mr Rango

79-10

14/1

T: John M HarneyJ: R M Mulligan (7)

Close up, 2nd halfway, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 12/1 and 28/1

10^th

(17)

Mercurial

69-6

28/1

T: J NallenJ: A J Casey (10)

Rear of mid-division, progress before halfway, 6th halfway, lost place and under pressure 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong op 25/1 tchd 33/1

11^th

(8)

Usuario Amigo

49-10

28/1

T: R O'BrienJ: G F Carroll

Towards rear, slightly detached over 3f out, effort under 2f out, progress over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never on terms op 14/1 tchd 40/1

12^th

1 ¼

(13)

Bill Silvers

59-8

18/1

T: W DurkanJ: L F Roche

Dwelt slightly, raced in rear, towards rear after 2f, 12th over 3f out, no impression 2f out, no extra final furlong op 14/1 tchd 12/1

13^th

2 ½

(3)

Action Plan

49-6

66/1

T: Gerard O'LearyJ: S Foley

In touch, 7th halfway, lost place and under pressure 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out op 50/1 tchd 80/1

14^th

(6)

Masoun

49-12

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh

Mid-division, 10th 3 1/2f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out op 11/1

15^th

(5)

Titanium

610-0

33/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: B M Coen

Dwelt, raced in rear, slightly detached over 3f out, no impression under 2f out, weakened over 1f out, never a factor op 40/1 tchd 25/1

16^th

1 ¼

(12)

Oriole

69-6

28/1

T: M FaheyJ: K G Kennedy (5)

Slowly away, raced in rear, slightly detached over 3f out, no headway, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Killeaney Bear¹⁹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 3

(11)

Tokenomics¹⁹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: D Marnane J: R C Colgan

(2)

No More Porter²⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: A McGuinness J: Adam Caffrey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.80Pl:€1.40, €1.10, €2.30, €2.90EX:€14.00Trifecta:€134.00Tricast:€71.85SF:€11.52

Forecasts

Fort Vega (2/1), Evening Blossom (7/2), Artful Approach (4/1), Tokenomics (13/2), Lord Church (10/1), Merisi Diamond (11/1), Mr Rango (14/1), Bucaneer's Spirit (16/1), Masoun (16/1), Bill Silvers (18/1), No More Porter (25/1), Mercurial (28/1), Usuario Amigo (28/1), Oriole (28/1), Titanium (33/1), Action Plan (66/1), On A Session (80/1), Quatre Bras (80/1)

ARTFUL APPROACH gets the vote to build on his promising reappearance second at Leopardstown. Colin Keane's mount Fort Vega is another who arrives on the back of a good placed effort in a big-field handicap and heads the many dangers. Lord Church and Masoun are other likely types on first start for respective new trainers Emmet Mullins and Joseph O'Brien.

ARTFUL APPROACH (IRE)
FORT VEGA (FR)
MERISI DIAMOND (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €9,600.002nd: €3,200.003rd: €1,600.004th: €800.005th: €480.006th: €319.00

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