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Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 18 runners
Winning time 3m 51.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the front - hampered at the first - moved up to challenge and pressed for effort two out - hit the front approaching the last - matched close home before finishing strongly to score
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to pace early - moved smoothly into contention after two out then pushed along - lost front spot near last - fought back level inside final furlong - kept responding to the line - caught in final strides finishing second
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Bumped and left clear early - fought for the bridle - ran wide approaching 2nd - lost the advantage after 3rd - pressed into 4th spot with urging 2 out - blundered at the last while 3rd and unable to find more
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Started towards the back and stumbled at the opening fence - settled in the pack from the 3rd - improved into 5th and pushed along 2 out - held that spot at the last - stayed on steadily to finish 4th
Donagh Meyler
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back early on fighting the bridle - moved into second and stayed handy - went in front after the following fence and opened up a big advantage - impeded by a loose horse at the 6th - pushed along and matched stride for stride two out - overtaken soon after - slipped to fourth before the last - unable to find more and well held
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled around midfield - blundered and knocked sideways at the opening fence before being pushed along in eighth two out - unable to close the gap and finished well held in 6th
J J Slevin
Peter Maher
Sat close to the pace wide - hit hard at the opener then slipped back to 7th before 2 out - pushed along late but made no headway finishing well held
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards back of pack - errs first fence and knocked sideways after it - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held throughout to finish eighth
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Held a central spot wide of rivals - hampered at the opening fence - pushed along in sixth two out then dropped away late
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Settled in the pack towards the wide - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Sean Flanagan
Martin Hassett
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along three out and dropped to 10th soon after - unable to make further headway finishing well held
Mark McDonagh
E J O'Grady
Held a spot in the middle of the field wide - checked at the 1st - slipped towards the back by the 3rd - pushed along at the 5th before fading out of contention
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Mrs Mary Whelehan
Held up at the rear from the off - made no impression through the race - well beaten at the finish - eventually came home 13th
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Up with the front group - severely hampered at the 1st and then struck by further trouble 100yds on losing several places - shifted left and clashed at the 3rd - never landing a blow from 4 out - faded into 14th
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Held up early - error at 3rd - unable to build any impression - well held throughout
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled towards the back of the pack - blundered and lost jockey at the opening obstacle
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Travelled well in a forward position early - jinked left approaching the first and parted company there
Daryl Jacob
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Clear in front approaching first - jinked left and threw rider at the opening fence
Non-runners: Ardera Gun (reserve), Balko d'Ange (coughing), Kingkong Ciergues (coughing), Oh So Charming (unsuitable ground), To The Wire (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.