17:30
Smiddy's Pub Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 53.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Mr O McGill (7)
Noel C Kelly
Sat just behind pace on inside - 5th at halfway - up to 4th passing two out and 3rd before the last - driven to close in and hit front after the last - kept going strongly to score
Mr J M Halford (7)
M Halford & T Collins
Held up towards the back and scratchy at the opening fence - moved into contention on the outer before sharing the front from the third - clear from there under pressure nearing the last - stumbled slightly at the final fence and driven onward - overtaken again after jumping it - unable to fight back and stayed on at one speed for second
Jack G Gilligan (7)
Darren Collins
Sat handy behind front group - third at halfway - up to second approaching two out - driven to close nearing final fence - dropped back to third at the last - unable to threaten and stayed on at same rate for third
Aidan Kelly (5)
Aidan Anthony Howard
Set the early gallop - challenged and lost the advantage after the 3rd - back in 2nd at halfway - jumped untidily 2 out and dropped to 3rd - making no inroads in 4th approaching the last - one-paced run-in to finish 4th
Michael O'Sullivan
T M Walsh
Sat close behind front group early - 4th at halfway - urged into 7th after two out - unable to close in 6th approaching last - stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Eoin G Kelly (7)
Adrian Murray
Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - improved into 4th but hit the second-last awkwardly - driven and made no dent on those in front before the last - 5th there and stayed on same speed to finish 6th
Tom Harney (7)
Liz Doyle
Held a midfield spot early - clipped the second and lost fluency - down in 8th at halfway - driven on approaching two out - still hit last and made no headway before fading to finish seventh
Danny Mullins
E J O'Grady
Settled in the pack early - drifted left through the obstacles - 7th at halfway - untidy over two fences before the last but held 5th - driven to chase the front pair without closing before the final fence - held on for nothing more late
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Settled around midfield early - 6th at halfway then dropping to 9th under a drive with two out to go and unable to close - kept on same pace to finish 9th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Towards the back throughout - hampered at the 3rd - struggling before the 5th and jumped untidily there - well held from 3 out
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled at the back throughout - not jumping cleanly at the 1st - nudged into stride after the 4th - blundered and needed rousing at the 5th - making no inroads before 3 out - faded to finish a well-beaten 11th
P J O'Hanlon
W J O'Doherty
Settled at the back and driven early - hampered at the 1st - untidy at the 2nd - lumbered right and lost ground at the 3rd - driven once more before the 5th - made no inroads approaching 3 out - faded to finish 12th
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.