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Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 50.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Went straight to front early - drifted wide before 2nd - lost front spot 3rd - back in command before 2f out and pushed along - kept finding under pressure to score with plenty in hand
Richard Deegan
R Donohoe
Settled around midfield on inner - improving into 5th under pressure 2 out - still 5th passing last - moved into 3rd inside final furlong - closed to 2nd and finished strongly but couldn't get to winner
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Sat close up early fighting for control - hit front from 3rd - jumped awkwardly one out then - pushed along and lost lead 2 out - second turning for home - passed inside final furlong finishing 3rd - unable to find more late
Cian Quirke (5)
Paul Power
Sat handy behind the pace - hit the second and made a small error two out - pushed along in third but couldn't close before the last - dropped to fourth approaching the final furlong - held on without finding more
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Sat handy on the rails - pushed along in 4th two out and still there at the last - held on for 5th without finding more
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield by 3 out - pushed along in 6th but unable to close before finishing 6th
Jordan Gainford
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up at back - pushed along in 10th two out with no gain on leaders - well held at finish
Sean Flanagan
Cian Hughes
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Niall Moore (7)
John M Burke
Held up towards the back on the wide side - shifted around at the second - pushed along early in the straight but found little
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up early - lost touch through the straight - no threat to leaders - finished well held in 10th
Hugh Morgan
Tom McGuinness
Held up towards the back - unable to make an impression - well held throughout - eventually finished 11th
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
M A Gunn
Held up towards the back - pushed along around the 6th - unable to close and dropped away late
Jack Kearney (5)
Patrick Martin
Settled around midfield - blundered at the 2nd - pushed along in 7th two out then dropped away late
Simon Torrens
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along three out then dropped to 8th - lost touch late to finish 14th
Non-runners: Pinky (unsuitable ground), Wardens Whisper (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.