14:20
Buckley Agri New Holland Irish EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 12.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Set the pace from the off - drifted right at the third-last - driven out after the following fence - stayed on strongly from the last to score comfortably
Daniel King
N Stokes
Tracked front-runner early - still second at halfway - driven up to narrow gap after three out - urged on after two out - failed to threaten and clipped last - held on gamely for second
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close to the front group early - 3rd at the midpoint - urged forward after 3 out but flattened out and hit the second-last awkwardly - stayed on at the same speed from the last to finish 3rd
Cian Quirke (5)
C O'Keeffe
Sat close to the front pack early - 5th at halfway - driven on after 3 out - stayed on steadily to take 4th up the run-in
Danny Mullins
Michael Hourigan
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - hit the fence 4 out - driven out after the following obstacle with no gain on the leading pair from 2 out - eased back to finish 5th
Phillip Enright
Rodger Sweeney
Settled around midfield - 7th at the midway point - stayed on at one gear from 3 furlongs out - finished sixth
Donagh Meyler
Ms Margaret Mullins
Held a midfield spot early - stayed one-paced from the last three furlongs to finish 7th
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - still 13th at halfway - stayed on same gait from 3 out - well held in 8th
Oakley Brown (5)
Liam G O'Brien
Held up towards the back - still 9th at the midway point - one-paced effort from 3 out - beaten well into 9th
Peter Smithers (7)
S M Duffy
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held at the finish
No. 16
4yo, 10-12, OR –
J: Tiernan Power Roche (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 12th at halfway and never threatened those in front from 4 out - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Held up at the back - no impact through the contest - well held at the finish
Shane Fitzgerald
Michael C Griffin
Held up at back of field - lost touch with rivals early - well beaten throughout - finished last of all
Philip Byrnes
Turlough O'Connor
Held up at the back - no impact on the contest - dropped well adrift and finished last of all
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the pace early - held 6th at halfway then dropped away under pressure after 5 out - unable to respond and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Biddynora (unsuitable ground), Frenchfort Legend (unsuitable ground), Mexican Moonshine (unsuitable ground), Mystical Goddess (reserve), Our Girl Ellie (reserve), Sansrisk (unsuitable ground)
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.