18:23
Cummins Homevalue Hardware Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
2m165y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-109, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 7.10s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
John Patrick Ryan
Sat behind the front-runner early - narrowed the gap by halfway - eight lengths back in second three out - crept nearer approaching the final fence - moving strongly to loom up turning in - went to the front soon after - kept finding more to win comfortably
Ambrose McCurtin
M Flannery
Tracked the pace early - 4th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't close after 2 out - kept going up the straight to grab second
Mark Walsh
Desmond McDonogh
Settled towards the back early - moved through field two out - pushed into third before the last with a small error - unable to close entering the straight - kept going late but missed second by a whisker
Ben Harvey
Paul Mulligan
Sent straight to front - opened a big margin early - gap narrowed by halfway - stretched back out to eight lengths at the 3rd last - driven along and gap shortened nearing final fence - overtaken soon after turning in and held for fourth
Donagh Meyler
Tom Dreaper
Settled off the pace - midfield around halfway - pressed on into contention two out - then found nothing and dropped away late
Liam McKenna (5)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Held up towards the back - small errors at the 1st and 3rd - pressed for effort but found nothing two out and dropped away
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by halfway - lost touch and clipped a fence 3 out - well held at the finish
J J Slevin
Norman Lee
Sat close to the pace early - held third spot by halfway - came down two out
Non-runners: Baltinglass Hill (unsuitable ground), Dame Rapide (unsuitable ground), Stormalong (unsuitable ground), Tell Us This (unsuitable ground)
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.