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2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, M, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 46.05s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Held up at back - up to 12th then into 5th - improving after 4 out - swept to front approaching the home bend - edged in front 2 out and kept up the pressure to the line
Diarmuid Moloney (7)
Darren Collins
Set the pace early before being overtaken - settled midfield through the middle stages - improved position before 3 out - hit the front around the home turn - outpaced again 2 out - stayed on well up the run-in - couldn't reel in the winner and finished 2nd
Richard Deegan
R Donohoe
Handy early - up to 4th then dropped to 5th before rallying into 3rd - couldn't get near front pair after two out - hit last - stayed on late but never looked like landing it
Gavin Brouder (5)
J A Nash
Held up towards the back of the field - 8th then 5th before edging closer to 4th approaching the last two furlongs - stayed on one dimension through the closing stages - finished 4th
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up at the back early - down the field passing the fifth - lost more ground four out - hint of a stumble three out - rallied to move into 7th two out - stayed on for fifth late without troubling the front
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to pace early - hit the front after the 2nd and stretched clear before the 5th - margin narrowed by 3 out - overtaken approaching the home turn - slipped to 4th with 2 to jump - faded late finishing sixth
Simon Torrens
Noel C Kelly
Settled around midfield - 6th then 5th and unable to close the gap two out - dropped away before the last to finish seventh
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled with the pack early - held 5th but dropped rearward and blundered approaching 2 out - faded from there to finish well beaten
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
P Cluskey
Settled midfield - slipped back before finding a bit more headway - couldn't build on it and gave ground before 2 out - faded from there to finish well beaten
James O'Sullivan
Anthony McCann
Held up towards the back - hit a marker at the 4th and sat tenth at the 5th - pushed along after but made no headway - dropped away before two out and finished well beaten
Donagh Meyler
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back of the pack early - improved into 7th then 5th before fading again heading into the back markers - lost touch and was eased to a halt before 2 out
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Handy early - settled third then fifth before regaining fourth - dropped back 3 out and pushed along - faded and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (allergy), Bayou Belle (ran yesterday), Chatterbox (unsuitable ground), Goodie Girl (unsuitable ground), Mayos Vendangeur (coughing), Realtin Lonrach (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.