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Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
2m2f120y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-109, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 33.50s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Held a midfield spot wide - moved forward approaching three out and level with front markers soon after - urged into contention before the finish and edged there but hit the last awkwardly then found extra in the closing stages to score
Donagh Meyler
Adrian Murray
Up with the front group early - some jumping errors on the way - moved to 2nd by halfway - hit the front before 3 out and quickly matched by a rival - kept on under pressure run-in before overtaken inside the final 100 yards and had no more to give
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards back of pack - headway from 3f out - pressed into contention approaching final furlong before squeezed for space inside final 150 yards - stayed on to snatch 3rd near the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
H Rogers
Held up towards the back early - moved into midfield out wide - advanced from 3 out to share command approaching the last - pushed along and overtaken on the run-in then found nothing more to finish 4th
Alex Harvey (5)
James Andrew Fahey
Settled in the pack early - moved forward to sit close up in 3rd then 5th by halfway - pushed along after the second-last and slipped back to 7th approaching the last - rallied into 5th on the run-in - unable to reach the front group at the finish
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Settled midpack near the rail - moved out and improved from 4 out despite a mistake then chased the front group before the last - driven out but unable to close home to finish sixth
Kevin Sexton
Paul W Flynn
Sat close behind pace-setters early - moved up to challenge for command approaching the second-last then squeezed for effort but lost front spot before the final fence - had nothing left and dropped away toward finish
P J O'Hanlon
Darren Collins
Settled just behind pacesetter early - slipped to third by halfway then faded further approaching three out - driven from the following fence with little response - held steady effort to the line finishing eighth
Kieren Buckley
Miss Tracy M Reilly
Held up towards the back - clipped the first - urged forward from 4 out - stayed on at one gait to finish ninth
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled in the pack - urged to keep place approaching 4 out then slipped backwards through the field - clipped a fence 2 out and had nothing left to offer
Liam McKenna (5)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Held up at the back - improved a little from 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and unable to find more thereafter - eventually well beaten in 11th
Eoin G Kelly (7)
Adrian Murray
Held up at the back - crept into contention nearing 4 out - pushed along in 9th after 2 out then lost ground before the last
Ben Harvey
Paul Mulligan
Went straight into command - clipped a fence 5th and driven forward past three out then lost the advantage - soon empty and dropped away well beaten
J J Slevin
Stephen Ryan
Sat close up early - faded to midfield after the 2nd fence - jumped awkwardly in 5th - urged on but slipped back before 3 out - had nothing left and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Rockbrook (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.