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2m2f100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 28.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - driven into midfield turning in - hit 7th after two out - up to 5th at the last - asked for effort to go second with a furlong left and edged in front right at the finish
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Sat behind pace - back in 7th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 3 out - hit front soon after - driven past the last but caught close to the line
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled in the pack early - 11th at halfway - improved into 4th approaching 3 out and up to 2nd before the last - couldn't find more and edged back into 3rd close home
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd before 3 out then slipped back to 4th - flattened out from the last to finish 4th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up at back of the pack - still down in 12th at the halfway stage - improved into 6th by 3 out and up to 4th approaching the last - one-paced thereafter finishing 5th
Simon Torrens
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the front pack early - up to 8th at halfway then improved to 5th 3 out - couldn't quicken and finished 6th one-paced
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Set the pace early - clear from the third before being caught approaching 2 out - drifted right and dropped away before the last finishing seventh
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - moved up to 2nd early in straight before fading with little response approaching 3 out - finished well held in 8th
Michael O'Sullivan
Barry Connell
Held up towards back of field - crept into contention from 4 out - never landed a blow - well held at finish
Shane Fitzgerald
Patrick J Flynn
Shared front spot early - blundered at first - sat behind pace-setter from third - urged forward on rail turning in - had nothing left and dropped away from 3 out to finish tenth
Mike O'Connor
Sean Aherne
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield by halfway - driven after 4 out but faded soon after finishing well behind
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the pace early - held 6th at halfway before fading approaching 4 out - never a threat from that point home
Mark McDonagh
David Kenneth Budds
Held up towards the back - jumped errors and made no progress from 4 out - well held at the finish
Danny Mullins
M J Tynan
Held up towards back of field - made no headway from 4 out - well beaten at finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Ms M Flynn
Up with the front group - 9th at halfway - lost momentum 5 out and blundered at the following fence - quickly spent and faded - well behind at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
W J Burke
Settled near the back - errors throughout - moved up to 3rd at halfway - driven forward after 4 out but making no inroads - catastrophic blunder 3 out and finished a distant last
Non-runners: Copper Coast (reserve), Essential Part (reserve), Spellacy's Cross (reserve)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.