15:20
Caleb & Ezra Starkey Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
2m1f165y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 18.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
H Smyth
Sat behind pace early - second at halfway then slipped to third 3 out - driven after that and back to second nearing final flight - in front inside final 150 yards - stayed on strongly to win
Sean Flanagan
Nigel Thomas Slevin
Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - took over before the last under a good hold - driven on the run-in and collared over 150 yards out - stayed on at one speed to finish 2nd
Liam McKenna (5)
Seamus Fahey
Held up towards back of pack - still 9th at halfway - improved into 7th 3 out - urged wide to move up before edging into 3rd on the run-in for third
Kevin Sexton
Aidan Melia
Held up at the back - still 10th at halfway - improved into 6th after the last then pushed on to take 4th close home
John Shinnick (5)
David Kenneth Budds
Handy early behind front pack - 8th at halfway - asked for effort out wide approaching two out - stayed on same speed to finish 5th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Settled in the pack early - up to 7th at halfway - moved into 4th before three out - driven after the following fence but had nothing left and dropped away from the last
Charlie Todd
Ian Williams
Set the pace early - stumbled two out - driven on the rail nearing last - overtaken and slipped to third then found nothing and lost place inside final furlong and a half
James O'Sullivan
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - blundered 4 out and pushed along - stayed on at one speed from 2 out - passed the line in 8th
J J Slevin
Garrett James Power
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - driven on inside after 3 out then found little and dropped away from there
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up at the back from the outset - no impression made - well beaten in the end
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Held up towards the back - moved into 6th by halfway - driven from three out then faded before the following fence
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Sat close behind pace - 4th at halfway - 5th with 3 to jump - driven approaching the following fence then found little and dropped away before the last
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - hit a couple of obstacles - unable to make headway from 3 out and well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Ben Vrackie (coughing), Princess Preskina (coughing)
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.