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William Hill Proper Betting 3-Y-O Hurdle
1m7f185y, Hurdle, 3yo, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 46.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gerard O'Leary
Towards the back early - pulled hard in the early stages - up with the front group in 4th from 2nd - blundered 5th - moved into 3rd and urged forward 2 out - switched to inner and into 2nd entering straight - hit the front at the last and kept on strongly to win
Daniel King
Paul W Flynn
Made the running - driven on turning for home - lost the advantage close to the finish and stayed on at one speed to the line
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat just behind front-runner early - clipped first fence - pushed along and third turning into final stretch - couldn't close on pair up front and stumbled at last - stayed on same gear to finish third
Conor Smithers (7)
Ms Helen P Markham
Sat close behind the front pair in 3rd - fighting for control early - blundered at the first and clipped the second - pushed along and slipped to 4th two out with no danger to those ahead
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - unbalanced early at the first - never a factor in 5th from 4 out - beaten well before the finish
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to front early - lost touch after the 2nd and slipped to the back - asked for effort from the 3rd but found little - well beaten from then to the finish
Richard Deegan
R Donohoe
Held up at the rear throughout - clipped fences early and lost footing nearing the 3rd - pushed along and lost touch before the 4th - soon detached at the back - eased and pulled up with three to jump
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.