15:30
Dairygold Maiden Hurdle
2m6f, Hurdle, 5yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 5m 37.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat second early - clipped the 6th and 7th before edging up to lead just before the last two - driven out on the run-in to pull clear and score
Kieren Buckley
Brendan W Duke
Made the running - cloudy jumps at the second-last and last cost momentum - no more to give on the flat and finished second
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat just behind the front group and clipped the first fence - well placed in 4th before three out then pushed along into 3rd - couldn't get to the front pair by the last and held the effort to finish third
Ian Power
Liam G O'Brien
Settled midpack close to rail - squeezed for space early then blundered 7th - improved from 8th into 6th approaching 3 out - up into 4th before last and stayed on at one gait to finish 4th
Michael O'Sullivan
Thomas Cooper
Held up towards midfield wide - stumbled second - improved position by five out - driven on approaching three out - one-paced finish for fifth beaten 21 lengths
No. 5
6yo, 11-5, OR 108
J: Tiernan Power Roche (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled just behind the front group early - jumping errors through the race including one four out - driven into fourth before two out and unbalanced there again - lost touch with no more to offer and finished sixth
Shane Fitzgerald
David Kenneth Budds
Settled in the pack early - urged up into 8th three out then edged into 7th without finding more - stayed on at the same rate to finish well beaten in 7th
Sean Flanagan
Liz Doyle
Held a midfield spot on the wide side - jumped raggedly early - improved to 5th 4 out then dropped away under pressure to finish 8th with nothing more to offer
Richard Deegan
R P Rath
Sat in the pack through the first half - urged into 9th from 3 out - found nothing more and dropped away to finish last
J J Slevin
Seamus Neville
Sat close to front pack early - dropped away before 5 out - driven but couldn't find more from 3 out and finished miles adrift
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Held up at the back - stumbled at 1st and shaky again at 4th - lost touch with the rest and found nothing more before 5 out - well beaten at the finish
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held around midfield early - clumsy jump 5th before pushed along 4 out with nothing left - dropped right out to finish well behind in 12th
Gavin Brouder (5)
D E Fitzgerald
Slow into stride and settled at the back - scrappy over obstacles - fell after being carried out by a faller 5 out
Gearoid Brouder (5)
Peter McCreery
Slow to break and settled towards the back - untidy over the 4th - checked 5 out and veered left before coming down
Jordan Gainford
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back of the pack - needed urging along from the 5th and lost touch with the rest before 5 out - drifted right and was well beaten when pulled up approaching 2 out
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Towards the rear throughout - untidy at the 2nd and struggling in 11th from 4 out - well behind before the 3rd and pulled up
E Walsh
Thomas P O'Connor
Held up in midfield throughout - lost touch with the pack approaching 4 out - well beaten and pulled up before 2 out
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Held up towards the back - untidy over the first and needing urging along from 6 out - lost touch with the rest and drifted right with contact at 5 out - pulled up before the following fence
Non-runners: Another Question (reserve), Mr McWhinny (reserve), Riyami (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.