15:25
Regan Tractor And Jeep Sales Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)
2m4f63y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 15.30s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled just behind the front group - 4th with 5 to jump - shared the front around the turn - hit the front and going strongly 3 out - opened up before the last - stayed on comfortably to score
Ricky Doyle
John Joseph Murphy
Held up towards the back - awkward jump 4th then error and pushed along 8th - moved into contention after 4 out - 6th turning into straight - blunder 3 out but up to 4th soon after - into 3rd and unable to close on leader by the last - snatched 2nd close home - held on for the remainder without finding extra
Cian Quirke (5)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled midpack wide - moved through after 4 out - up to 3rd entering straight - into 2nd before 2 out - pushed along but unable to close before last - eased back to 3rd close home and finished one-paced
Conor Owens (7)
R Donohoe
Settled just behind front group - up to 3rd 5 out - shared the lead turning into straight - driven and lost the front spot 3 out - couldn't get closer in 3rd 2 out - urged on in 4th and stumbled at last - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Sat just off the front group early - 6th with 5 to jump - urged forward turning in - still 5th after 2 out but couldn't close - stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Settled in the pack early - errors at the 2nd and 6th fences - up to 5th with five to jump - well placed turning into the straight - driven to chase the leaders but couldn't gain three out - held 6th from two out and unable to find more - beaten into 6th
Ben Harvey
D McNamara
Settled midfield early - urged forward approaching 4 out and 7th soon after - no headway made under pressure and stumbled 2 out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Philip Donovan (5)
C W J Farrell
Set the pace early - driven on but overtaken turning into the straight then found nothing when stumbling 3 out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Darragh O'Keeffe
J P Flavin
Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway approaching the straight - held no chance late - finished 9th
Donagh Meyler
Mrs C O'Leary
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along in 10th turning for home - dropped away to finish well behind
James O'Sullivan
P J Rothwell
Tardy start and driven to get involved - never far off last throughout - minor error 5th - ridden once more from 4 out - faded and finished well detached in 11th
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Handy behind front group early - stumbled at the first before going second 5 out - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching the straight - well beaten by the finish
Richard Deegan
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back - up into midfield order - fell 7th
Simon Torrens
Denis W Cullen
Settled in the middle group early - stumbled at the 6th and lost ground before being clipped by a rival at the following fence - faded and was pulled up after the 8th
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up at the back - bumped lightly 7th - driven to close up spot before 5 out and lost momentum - pulled up after the following fence
Non-runners: Glenmorefiftyfour (allergies), Johnny Cakes (allergies), Leroy Leroy (reserve), We Will Rock You (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.