15:38
Rathgormack Handicap Hurdle
2m3f118y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 4.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Mark Walsh
Padraig Roche
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - moved into 4th three out - urged forward and up to 3rd approaching the final fence - eased out wide and finished strongly to get up on the line
Kieran Callaghan (5)
W P Mullins
Sat behind pace early - shared front spot from 4th - lost front position approaching 3 out - driven forward to retake advantage soon after - urged and edged behind before the final fence - back in charge some fifty yards from home - unable to find more and slipped back into second at the line
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
Settled just behind the front-runner early - shared command from the second station - went in front approaching two out - driven up but overtaken again soon after - urged back in front at the last - unable to find more and slipped to third with the line in sight - stayed on at one gear to the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - up to 3rd with three left - driven on into the straight - lost momentum approaching two out and slipped back to 3rd before the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Niall Moore (7)
Philip Fenton
Slow to break - settled near back - 9th at halfway - urged into action entering straight - up to 6th with two furlongs left then 5th approaching last - stayed on same gait to finish fifth
James Duggan (7)
Oliver McKiernan
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - urged forward from 6 out but made little dent on the leaders entering the straight - stayed on modestly from 2 out to finish sixth
James Smith (7)
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - drifted right crowding a runner turning into the straight - pressed for effort in 5th before 2 out then found nothing and dropped away from the last
Danny Gilligan
John Patrick Ryan
Shared front spot early - settled third by halfway - slipped to fifth after 3 out - asked for effort in straight but made no headway from 2 out and beaten well into 8th
John Shinnick (5)
L J Archdeacon
Held up towards the back of the pack - 6th at halfway - needed encouragement after 6 out - chased on in 8th entering the straight but made no headway and finished well held
Philip Donovan (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close to the front pack early - 7th at halfway then squeezed for space and dropped back turning in - unable to make headway after and well held home
Mr J C Barry
Eamonn O'Connell
Slow to break - held up in the pack throughout with no headway made from 3 out - pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Farmix (allergy)
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.