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Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle
2m4f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 57.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 5 hurdles 4 omitted
Result
J J Slevin
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat close to pace early - still second at halfway - pushed into contention before two out then took over early in the run-in - stayed on strongly to prevail
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Settled midfield in early stages - moved through to hit front approaching second-last - matched approaching final two furlongs then overtaken early in straight - unable to find more and held late for second
Shane Fitzgerald
Shane Nolan
Settled midfield early after a small error at the 2nd - back in 7th at halfway - urged for effort approaching 3 out - improved into contention 2 out - up to third turning for home - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Carl Millar (7)
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the back half - improved to dispute 3rd three out - serious blunder at the following fence ended any chance of challenging - one-paced on the run-in to finish 4th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front pair early - dropped to 5th by halfway - moved up to 3rd with 3 to go - urged into contention but slipped back to 5th nearing the last and stayed on same speed to finish
Gavin Brouder (5)
Eoin Griffin
Held up towards back - improved into 9th before 3 out and up to 7th under pressure approaching last - stayed on same gait to finish sixth
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Set the pace early - settled in touch and up to 3rd by halfway - pushed along but making no headway in 6th two out and held on for 7th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
T M Walsh
Settled towards the back of the pack - asked for effort two out but made no headway into last - stayed on same speed to finish eighth
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Held up in the pack - improved into 5th by 2 out - pushed along and slipped back before the last - held on for ninth without finding more
Conor Owens (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back throughout - dropped away with no impression before 3 out - clumsy at the last and unable to find more finishing 10th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled at the back - lost touch with the field before 3 out - well beaten up the straight
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Handy behind front group early - slipped back through field by halfway - well beaten before 3 out - no response at finish - eventually 12th
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled midfield - 8th at halfway - urged and stumbled 3 out with little response - dropped away before the last well held
Mark Walsh
Padraig Roche
Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway before fading before 3 out - well held and allowed to finish steadily from the last
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Sat behind the pace - 6th at halfway - urged on and slipped backward before 3 out - soon well beaten and finished last
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.