15:30
Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Listed)
Listed, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 14.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Shared front spot early - lost command after 3rd then sat second at halfway - back in command after 3 out - asked for effort approaching 2 out - driven out and finished strongly
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - moved up on the outside to 4th entering the straight - driven forward to loom second two out - stayed on gamely but couldn't find more late to finish second
Danny Mullins
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - moved into 6th 3 out - up to 5th soon after - fourth by the last and stayed on to grab 3rd close home
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd turning for home - eased back to 3rd approaching two out - stayed on without finding more and slipped to 4th late
Simon Torrens
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close to the front group early - up to 3rd by halfway before being asked for effort turning into the straight - couldn't quicken and slipped to 5th after two out - stayed on at one speed from the final flight to finish 5th
Cian Quirke (5)
Andrew Slattery
Held up in the back division - checked at the opening fence - moved into 6th after the 3rd last - serious error two out ended any chance of getting involved - plugged on from the last to finish 6th
Phillip Enright
E J O'Grady
Held up towards the back - hampered at the first - still ninth at halfway - asked for effort after three out but had nothing more to offer and stayed on at one gear from the second-last to finish seventh
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Sat behind front group early - 7th at halfway - asked for effort out wide after 3 out but made no dent on those in front
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - hampered at the opening obstacle - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Settled towards the back of the pack early - came down at the opening obstacle
Mark Walsh
Mrs John Harrington
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then found nothing more - eased and pulled up before the following fence
Sam Ewing
Thomas Mullins
Shared the front spot early - moved clear from the 3rd - driven and lost the lead after 3 out - unable to respond and eased out of contention before the following fence
Non-runners: Burvea (unsuitable ground), Hasten Slowly (unsuitable ground), Intellotto (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.