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Winter Festival Hospitality On Sale Now Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-109, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 49.02s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Went straight to front early - kicked clear before 2 out - kept finding more to the line for an easy win
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled towards the back of the field early - improved into second after the 7th - dropped to third by 4 out - back up into second before 2 out - hit last and lost momentum - held to line unable to challenge winner
Shane Fitzgerald
Shane Nolan
Held up early - still back through 7th - headway from 10th to 4th entering straight - up to 3rd before 2 out - stayed on to finish third
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Sat close to the pace early - up to 3rd after the 7th - moved into 2nd four out - slipped back to 4th before two out and held no more late
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Needed early urging - settled near back early then closer from 2nd - up to 5th after 7th - slipped back to 6th making no headway before 2 out - held steady effort to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Settled with the pack early - fourth after the 7th but scratchy at the 8th - slipped back to 5th and hit the 2 out - stumbled again at the last and found nothing more - held on to finish 6th
Cian Walsh (7)
Paul Mulligan
Held up towards the back - knocked about after the 7th - drifted away from the pack - lost touch after 3 out and finished well held
James Smith (7)
Matthew J Smith
Held up at back - untidy over opening two fences - drifted off the pack before 3rd and stayed adrift - some awkward leaps along the way - stayed on before 2 out without threatening leaders - fell 7th from last
Mr Finn Buckley (7)
Edward Buckley
Handy in the pack - fourth from the front by the 7th fence - blundered there and fell
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Leanne Breen
Up with the pace early - fell away to the back half of the field after the 4th - 7th after the 7th - pushed at in that position before the 10th - faded from 4 out and pulled up 2 out
Non-runners: Brideswell Lad (lame), Joya Del Mar (unsuitable ground), Midleton Rare (temperature), Quite Incredible (unsuitable ground), Tankardstown Diva (unsuitable ground), Wa Wa (unsuitable ground), Western Model (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.