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Kog Logistics 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle
2m1f207y, Hurdle, 3yo, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 20.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Daniel King
Paul W Flynn
Settled behind pace early - third with two out - moved to front soon after and asserted - pushed further ahead approaching the final stages - kept finding through the closing stretch to win going away
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - improved into 6th approaching 2 out - asked for effort - into 2nd at the last and stayed on to go down by under two lengths
Jack Kennedy
Gerard O'Leary
Held up in midfield near the rail - still 7th two out - urged forward approaching last - up into 4th at the last then found 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on but never a threat to leaders
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Held up towards back of the pack - urged forward approaching two out - eighth and outpaced entering straight - moved into 5th but bumped inside final furlong then stayed on to finish 4th
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Sat handy early - moved into 2nd before 3 out - hit front before 2 out - pushed along and overtaken after 2 out - held 3rd at the last and unable to threaten again finishing 5th
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Towards the back early - erred at the first - still 8th with two to jump before making ground into 7th - hung markedly approaching the last and jumped it poorly - unable to peg back the leaders on the run-in and finished sixth
Sean O'Keeffe
Donal Hassett
Held a forward spot early - 4th with 3 furlongs left - pressed for effort soon after and unable to close - finished well held in 7th
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Settled in the pack - urged wide after 3 out - pressed for effort but couldn't close - well held in 8th
Jordan Gainford
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to the pace early - lost ground to 8th with a small error two out - faded out of contention finishing well held
Corey McGivern (7)
Paul Mulligan
Towards the back throughout - erred at the 2nd and nudged into contention at the 5th - well held in 10th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up in the pack from the off - drifted wide near the opening obstacle - made no impression thereafter - well beaten in 11th
Gavin Brouder (5)
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards back - fighting the bridle to improve into contention wide before drifting left 4th and error next - dropped away and beaten some way home
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Set the pace early - lost the advantage before losing touch approaching the second last - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Bacchanalian (reserve), Bid Up (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.