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End Of Season Celebration September 6th Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 50.70s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Shared advantage early - untidy 4 out - edged clear before last - driven out and challenged through the run-in to prevail late
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held a midfield position early - improved into 5th passing 3 out - moved to inner rail and asked for effort before last - took up 2nd place and driven to chase the leader home but unable to reel in winner
Gavin Brouder (5)
J A Nash
Settled in the pack early - still 7th two out - urged into contention with late headway before the last - moved into 3rd on the run-in but couldn't threaten the front two
Trevor Ryan (5)
Andrew Slattery
Shared front spot early before losing it after 3rd - tracked pace group through mid-race - asked for effort past 2 out but couldn't close on the front pair - stayed on to take 4th
Mr B J Walsh (7)
Barry John Walsh
Settled handy on the wide side - shared the advantage after the 3rd then edged in front approaching the last - driven out but faded on the run-in to finish 5th
J J Slevin
Stephen Ryan
Raced handy early before easing into midfield - slipped to 6th 4 out - driven approaching 2 out but made no headway - drifted right at the last and stayed on same speed for 6th
Paddy Cleary (7)
Kevin Michael Smith
Settled in the pack on the rail - pushed along in 9th two out - unable to close before the last but stayed on to finish 7th
Alex Harvey (5)
T G McCourt
Settled at the back early and untidy over a few obstacles - made ground onto the pack from the 3rd - improved into the middle order approaching 4 out - pushed along into 8th after 2 out but had nothing more to offer and finished at an even effort
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Sat handy behind the front group - hit a flat spot 4 out - shaken up to loom in third and edged closer wide before the last - had nothing more in hand and dropped away on the run to line finishing 9th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back throughout - clumsy jumping 3rd - driven into 10th after two out and unable to find more
Sam Ewing
Patrick Martin
Slow to enter the stalls - settled well off the pace early - crept closer late from 3 out - well held at the finish
Donagh Meyler
Karl Thornton
Held up at the back - driven to keep tempo before 3 out where hit the fence - unable to find more and well held in 12th
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled midpack early - blundered at 1st and 3rd - slipped towards the back through the race - no response from 3 out and well held at the finish
Liam Quinlan (3)
J G Murray
Slow to settle towards the back of the field early - lost more ground before the halfway stage - well off the pace with no impact and finished a distant last
Non-runners: Barney Van Winkle (reserve), Jack Booner (reserve), The Glimmer Man (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.