17:05
Wexford Heritage Trails Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
2m4f100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 9.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Ricky Doyle
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back of the field - made progress 3 out - pushed into second spot 2 out - moved ahead before the last and kept on strongly to the line
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled around midfield early - improved into contention after 3 out - fifth with 2 out to travel - moved up to third at the last - edged into second inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish second
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Settled just off the front group along the rail - pushed along entering the straight and down to 6th with two to go - improved into 4th by the last - held on for third in the closing stages
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Settled around midfield - moved up on the outside approaching 3 out - pushed to hit the front turning into the straight - hit a rough one at 2 out - overtaken before the last and unable to find more on the run-in finishing 4th
Phillip Enright
T J O'Mara
Towards the back of the pack - serious blunder at the 5th - struggling from 3 out and still a lowly 9th at 2 out - moved into 5th place at the last - plugged on but never looked like troubling the principals
Kieran Callaghan (5)
Jonathan Fogarty
Shared front spot early to 3rd - stayed close then contested top spot again 8th to 10th - pushed along after 3 out - 4th at 2 out - unable to close and beaten into 6th
Liam Quinlan (3)
Michael Flannery
Sat handy behind pace - moved through strongly to hit front after 5 out - pushed along and overtaken after 3 out then unable to fight back
Brian Hayes
Michael Winters
Shared front spot early - lost it 3rd then regained by 8th - dropped back after 5 out - pushed along 3 out - dropped away to finish 8th
Mr J P Berry (7)
J A Berry
Held up early - pushed along and made no headway from 3 out - edged closer late but well held
Kieren Buckley
Thomas Gibney
Settled close up early - hit the front from the 3rd - shared command by the 8th before being outrun approaching 5 out - pressed for effort 3 out - dropped away tamely to finish 10th
John Shinnick (5)
Michael G Kennedy
Held up at the rear throughout - urged along early and unable to make ground - well held from 4 out to finish
Mr S J Butler (7)
Mary Ellen Doyle
Sluggish start needing early urging - settled towards the back - improved onto the outer flank around halfway - pressed for effort with four to go - dropped away and finished a long way adrift
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front early - lost ground after blundering 7th before finding another gear into the straight - pushed along in 3rd when came down two out
Non-runners: Evans Secret (reserve), Loup De Tallane (reserve), Rockbrook (unsuitable ground), Whatsitabout (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.