16:20
William Hill Check Out Our Top Price Guarantees Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 17 runners
Winning time 4m 54.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield early - moved into 5th two out then up to 2nd entering the straight going strongly - driven forward to hit front before the last - kept finding under pressure up the run-in - slowed up approaching the line - won with plenty in hand
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up in last - driven 2 out in 12th - made headway to 4th at the final fence but could not land a blow on the winner - moved into 3rd inside the final furlong and stayed on into 2nd at the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Handy early - pushed into second two out then third before the last - stayed on same effort to finish third
Mr R W Barron (5)
Donal Commins
Sent forward from the off - fighting for control early - opened a big gap by halfway - gap narrowed and pushed along after 2 out - overtaken before the last - into 4th inside the final furlong unable to threaten the front pair
Jack Foley
Aidan Anthony Howard
Sat close to front group early - pressed for effort in 6th two out - unable to close in the straight - finished 5th
Sam Ewing
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up towards the back - crept into contention before 3 out - 10th with 2 to jump - 7th at the last with nothing left to find
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 8th but bumped two out - pushed along - up to 5th at the last but unable to find more - eventually well held in 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
Brian M McMahon
Held up at the back - pushed along in 13th two out - crossed the line eighth having made no headway at the finish
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to the front early - slipped back through the pack by the 6th and still in touch in 11th before two out - unable to threaten late finishing well held in 9th
Michael O'Sullivan
Alan Fleming
Sat handy on the inside - bumped in 7th spot two out then pressed for effort - lost ground late to finish tenth
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held throughout
Diarmuid Moloney (7)
Darren Collins
Held up towards the back on the wide side - minor stumble at the 4th then pushed along by the 8th - dropped away 2 out and finished well beaten in 12th
Mr E P O'Brien (5)
Richard Hennessy
Settled in the pack - pushed along after three out then dropped away - always struggling to get into contention
Phillip Enright
T J O'Mara
Held up towards the back - driven into contention 2 out - unable to close and beaten well over 12f
Gavin Brouder (5)
D E Fitzgerald
Handy early - up with the pace 2f from home - fell at the second-last
James Smith (7)
Kevin Michael Smith
Settled midfield - pushed along three out then hampered - lost place - eased and pulled up before the last
Simon Torrens
Aidan Anthony Howard
Settled just behind the pace - up in fourth and going well approaching the last two flights - suffered interference and lost jockey two out
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.