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2025 Membership On Sale Soon Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 46.70s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Donagh Meyler
Thomas Cooper
Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed into 4th turning for home - moved up into 2nd approaching the finish - fought back gamely to edge ahead on the line
Cian Quirke (5)
Shane Nolan
Settled in the pack early - moved into third turning for home looking comfortable - edged in front approaching the final fence - driven out after jumping last - caught right on the line to lose out by a short head
James Smith (7)
Desmond Kenneally
Small error 1st - settled towards the rear - moved up 5 out - up with the front pair and minor blunder 4 out - challenging 3 out - under pressure entering the straight - overtaken before the last - one-paced on the run-in to finish 3rd
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along and unable to close the gap turning in - up to 4th at the last then stayed on same gear to the line
Keith Donoghue
Matthew J Smith
Settled towards back of field - pushed along and clipped the second-last - stayed on same speed from final flight - finished 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
Shared the pace early - went clear after the first - caught and pushed along three out then overtaken - couldn't respond as straight approached and finished sixth
Oakley Brown (5)
William Durkan
Shared the running early - settled just behind pacesetter after the 1st - hampered by a small error at the 6th and dropped back - pushed along and made no further inroads 4 out - towards the back before 2 out - stayed on without gaining ground to finish 7th
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Shared the pace early - sat close to the front from the first fence - went up alongside the pace 3 out - asked for effort but found little more soon after and dropped away
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Sat just off the pace and bumped a touch at the opening fence - settled through the pack before improving into 5th approaching four out - pressed on but made no headway turning for home - held no more momentum before the last and finished well beaten in 9th
Mark Walsh
Paul Nolan
Shared the pace early - sat close up after the 1st - back in dispute 3 out - pushed along into the straight - lost the advantage before the last and could find nothing more
Michael O'Sullivan
Barry Connell
Held up at the back - small error 3rd - pushed along but unable to close before 2 out and faded to finish 11th
Non-runners: Sir Bob (nasal discharge)
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.