17:50
Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle (80-116)
2m140y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-116, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 2.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Tom Harney (7)
Liz Doyle
Sat close to pace early - handy through midfield around 6th - moved into contention approaching 3 out - up to second before 2 out - hit front before last though awkward there - powered clear to prevail
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
T M Walsh
Held up at the back - found room and made headway after 3 out - up to 5th at 2 out - fourth by the last - kept on into 2nd but held at the finish
Liam McKenna (5)
Patrick J McKenna
Went straight to front - lost advantage before 3rd then settled second from 6th - made ground before 3 out to regain command before 2 out - overtaken before last - stayed on at one speed up the run-in but eased back into third late on
Cian Quirke (5)
Paul Stephen Kiely
Settled midpack early - moved up into 3rd approaching 2 out - slipped back to 4th with no real threat late - stayed on one-tone through the run-in to finish 4th
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Patrick Joseph Hayes
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved to 6th approaching 4 out - up to 5th by 2 out - unable to close before 2 out - clumsy at the last and held on for 5th
J J Slevin
Seamus Neville
Handy early - moved into contention after 2nd - slipped back to 7th before 4 out - struggled to make ground into 2 out - stayed on late without threatening finished 6th
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - improved position after 3 out - stayed on late without getting competitive
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul Power
Settled with leading group early - lost place before 4 out - unable to threaten front-runners before 2 out - well held at the finish
Dylan Robinson
Tom McGuinness
Settled towards the back - stumbled slightly at the opening fence - pushed along after the second last - crept through late but always outpaced - finished ninth well beaten
Kieren Buckley
Edward Cawley
Settled with leading group early - up to 3rd by 6th before dropping back after 3 out - faded and got untidy at 2 out to finish well held
Paddy Cleary (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled around midpack early - dropped back after the third-last - form gave way approaching two out - well beaten in 11th
Paddy Cody (7)
Kieran Purcell
Settled handy early - moved closer after 2nd then hit front before 3rd and pushed clear by 4th - jumped awkwardly at 6th and 4 out - margin shrinking after 3 out - overtaken and dropped away rapidly before 2 out - finished well beaten in 12th
Phillip Enright
T J O'Mara
Held up towards the back - crept into contention before 4 out but weakening after 2 out - blundered and fell at the 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.