18:20
Students Raceday October 10th Maiden Hurdle
2m5f80y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 20.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
J P Dempsey
Sat just behind pace - moved up to 4th after the 6th - advanced into contention approaching 3 out - up to 2nd by 2 out and edged in front before the last - held on gamely to the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to pace early - up to 3rd after the 6th - into 2nd after the 8th - made ground 3 out - went ahead before 2 out - overtaken before the last - stayed on well but narrowly denied
Kevin Sexton
Matthew A Daly
Settled with the pack early - still mid-division approaching the eighth - moved into contention from there - up to third by two out - stayed on well but couldn't reach the front two finishing third
Ross Berry (7)
C A Murphy
Held up towards the back early - down in 11th after halfway - found some late headway - kept on without threatening the leaders to finish fourth
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Handy in the front rank early - dropped to 5th before a minor error four out - unable to close on the leading pair late and held in 5th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P G Fahey
Settled towards the back - 9th after the 6th - moved closer from 2 out before a clumsy jump at the last - stayed on into 6th but never in contention on the run-in
Michael J Molloy (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled with the pack early - slipped back to 10th after the 6th - made progress 3 out but couldn't close from 2 out - bumped lightly before the last and finished well held
Sam Ewing
W J Burke
Set the pace and stretched clear before the 2nd - margin narrowed after the 4th - overtaken and dropped back before 2 out where not jumped cleanly - faded from there
Brian Hayes
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention approaching 2 out - flattened out before the last - well held in 9th
Daniel King
Patrick Joseph Hayes
Settled around midfield - dropped away steadily from the rear before 2 out to finish well held
Michael O'Sullivan
D E Fitzgerald
Held up at back - moved into the pack before fading again from 3 out - well held at the finish in 11th
Gavin Brouder (5)
E Sheehy
Held up early towards the back - lost touch by the 6th - rallied to reach the pack 4 out but blundered there - dropped away after 3 out and well held to the line
Dylan Robinson
David J Phelan
Held up at the back - improved before the 5th - up to 2nd after the 6th - third out wide after the 8th - drifted wide off a bend before 4 out and dropped back then faded from 3 out
Danny Mullins
P A Fahy
Settled midpack early - lost touch and struggled from the 8th before fading four out - pulled up ahead of three out
Non-runners: Keep It Cool (family bereavement), Mother Ship (family bereavement)
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.