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John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-109, 17 runners
Winning time 6m 0.03s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 hurdles
Result
Mr O McGill
Noel C Kelly
Held up at the back of the field - urged forward before 3 out - improved wide entering the straight to move into second 2 out - hit the front approaching the last and stayed on strongly to win
Miss E Cody (2)
R P Cody
Held up towards the back - pushed along and made progress three out - moved through on the outside to hit the front turning into the straight - overtaken nearing the final flight - couldn't respond to winner and stayed on at the same rate
Mr S Connor
D E Fitzgerald
Sat close to front group early - back in 6th at halfway - driven into contention approaching straight to move up to 3rd after two out - stayed on same gear under pressure to finish third
Mr E T Mellerick (4)
David Kenneth Budds
Settled midpack early - urged on and slipped back to 10th turning in - made progress from 2 out to move into 5th at the last - finished off the effort strongly
Ms N M Bradley (4)
Eoin Griffin
Held up at the back early - moved into contention to hit the front after the 5th - matched for command approaching 5 out - shaken up and lost command entering the straight - slipped to 4th after 2 out and stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Mr P J O'Neill
D E Fitzgerald
Handy early and hit the front for a spell after the 2nd - fourth at the halfway point - clipped the fence 3 out - driven with no headway approaching 2 out and unable to find more late
Mr D McGill
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack early - improved to 5th approaching the straight but couldn't threaten the leading pair by 2 out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish well held
Mr D Allen
Terence O'Brien
Handy up front and shared advantage early - went on 3rd then lost front spot after 5th - third at halfway - fought back for a share of the front turning in - eased back to 5th two out and found nothing more finishing eighth
Mr C J Shine
Michael Barry
Held up towards the back early - still behind the pack at halfway - improved into contention after 3 out to sit 6th entering the straight under pressure - unable to threaten leaders 2 out and faded to finish well held
Mr D Doyle
John E & Thomas Kiely
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved from three out to be seventh entering the straight but found nothing before two out - unable to quicken and finished well held
Ms H Phillips (4)
Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway then dropped away entering the straight - had nothing left before 2 out
Mr J M Halford
C W J Farrell
Held up towards the back of the pack - lost touch with rivals after 3 out - no response late to finish well beaten
Ms E C Costello (2)
Aengus King
Sat behind pace early - up in second by halfway and shared the front before 5 out - driven and passed entering straight then had nothing more to give - eventually well held in 13th
Mr P J Cawley
Michael J McDonagh
Held up at the back throughout - hint of a blunder 4th - unable to find more from 3 out - well held at the finish
Mr C A Bowman (4)
Cian Collins
Held up at the back - not going pace to challenge - lost touch after 3 out - no response finishing well behind
Mr J P Sutton (2)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat just behind the front group early - slipped towards the back by halfway - dropped away from the field approaching 3 out - lost touch and finished well behind
Mr L P Shanahan (2)
Norman Lee
Held a midfield position early - lost touch after 4 out and fell away steadily - finished far behind well beaten
Non-runners: Fr Humphrey (ran yesterday)
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.