16:13
W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle
2m5f200y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 33.01s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled midpack early - dropped to the back of the pack after 2nd - up to 6th by the 7th - improved position before 2 out - hit the front after 2 out and stayed strongest to the line despite being driven out
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Just in front early - lost command after the opening fence - settled second from the 7th - edged back to the front approaching two out - pushed back into second there - stayed on but couldn't get back up
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Settled midfield early - up to 5th after seventh - progressed into 3rd by final furlong marker - held on for minor placing without threatening front pair
Michael O'Sullivan
Barry Connell
Settled handy early - moved up to third by mid-race - small error three out - narrowed gap approaching two out - unable to threaten in third before the last then slipped to fifth - rallied gamely in fourth at the finish
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - lost a little touch by the 4th - closed back up with rivals after 6th - 10th past the 7th - made headway approaching the last - stayed on without threatening the front and finished 5th
Cian Quirke (5)
Michael J McDonagh
Settled towards the back of the field - improved into contention early on - slipped back to 9th approaching the 8th - rallied approaching 3 out to be 4th last - faded on the run to the line finishing 6th
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - still down the field after 7th - lost touch three out after an untidy jump - improved position before the last - stayed on up the run-in without finding more
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Handy early - held 3rd/4th through mid-race - dropped away before last finishing eighth
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Close up early - hit front approaching 2nd - scrappy over 9th - lost advantage and faded fast before 2 out - well beaten at the finish
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Held up at the back - 7th at the 7th before dropping away approaching two out - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Watch The Weather (unsuitable ground)
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.