14:30
Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
2m1f165y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 22.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat behind the pace - stumbled early and dropped to 2nd - 3rd by halfway - squeezed for space and down to 5th approaching 2 out - back up to 3rd and improving before last - drove clear in the straight and stayed on strongly to win
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Seamus Fahey
Settled in the pack early - up to 6th by halfway - into 3rd and driven out after the second-last - moved through to hit the front for a moment early in the straight - unable to match the winner once challenged and stayed on at one speed
Carl Millar (7)
Cian Collins
Handy early - 4th at halfway - up to 3rd three out then went on approaching two out - flattened after clipping last and soon overtaken - back to 3rd straight and unable to close in final furlong
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Held up at back - still 8th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out but unable to close - error at the last then found extra to work up into 4th on the run-in
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up at the back - still 7th at halfway - driven approaching two out and up to 5th by the last but unable to close on the run-in
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Set the early pace - handed up spot approaching 3rd and tracked on into halfway holding second - shared front spot again 2 out - asked for more but found little in 4th approaching final furlong - couldn't quicken on the run to the line and finished sixth
Jack Kearney (5)
Gerard Keane
Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - driven approaching two out but made no headway and held on late for a well-held 7th
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat close up early and shared front spot - small error at first fence - went clear in front after second - driven up front until overtaken 2 out - then stumbled and faded back - trailed in eighth before last then allowed to finish in own time
Paddy Cleary (7)
Kevin Michael Smith
Held up at back of field from the off - still adrift with little response by halfway - lost touch with the field before 3 out - no response in the closing stages - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Ivane (unsuitable ground), Sandyman (coughing)
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.