16:45
COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 20 runners
Winning time 6m 11.07s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention approaching two out to hit the front - kicked clear at the last - held on strongly for the win
Cian Quirke (5)
David Harry Kelly
Handy early - dropped to 6th and 8th mid-race - improved into contention before 2 out - fourth and going well approaching last - finished strongly to take second without threatening the winner
Michael O'Sullivan
Brian M McMahon
Held up at the back - still 19th after 8th - made progress from 3 out - improved to 5th by the last - finished well to take 3rd late
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Sat just behind the pace early - up to 3rd after the 8th - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - hit the front before 2 out under pressure - overtaken 2 out - unable to challenge again up the run-in - slipped back to finish 4th
Jack Kearney (5)
Cian Collins
Settled in the pack early - crept into 5th past the eighth - pushed into contention after four out and narrowed the gap approaching two out - held safe in third with nothing more to offer - form ebbed away in the final stretch to finish fifth
Sean Flanagan
Garrett James Power
Handy early - 4th after 8th before slipping back and pushed along approaching 2 out - held no more in reserve into the last and weakened late
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Held up at the back - still 18th after the 8th before making headway approaching two out - weakened before the last where clumsy and finished seventh
Philip Byrnes
Brian M McMahon
Held up at the back - into 14th after the 8th - found some late headway before 2 out but only kept on one gear approaching the last
Niall Moore (7)
Patrick Gerard Ryan
Held up at the back - 20th soon after the 8th - stumbled at the 10th - shaped up two out and stayed on before the last to finish ninth
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - crept into contention around the 7th and 8th - pushed along in 6th after two out - scratchy at the last and unable to threaten - lost place through the closing stages
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Sat close to pace early - slipped back to 7th after the 8th - improved into contention past three out - pushed along in 5th before two out then lost ground approaching the last
Sean O'Keeffe
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back - stumbled at 1st and dropped to 16th by the 8th - unable to make headway from 2 out and beaten home
Alan King (7)
John Neilan
Held a forward spot early - slipped back to 12th after the 8th and stumbled at the next - nudged forward again by two out but ragged over it - lost touch before the last and beaten well home
Kevin Sexton
Aidan Melia
Held up towards the back of the pack - still no headway with two out - dropped away late
James Smith (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled towards the back of the pack - up to 11th after the 8th - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Danny Gilligan
I Madden
Settled around midpack early - up to 9th after the 8th - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Norman Lee
Went straight to the front - lost that advantage and dropped away in a hurry approaching 2 out - eased down before the final obstacle
Miss H Heffernan (7)
James Andrew Fahey
Settled with the pack early - slipped back through the field after the 8th before fading three out - eased and pulled up before the last
Mike O'Connor
Peter Maher
Handy early - slipped back to 13th after the 8th - lost momentum before fading and being eased out of it approaching two out
Donagh Meyler
Shane Gallagher
Settled with the pack early - moved closer to the front around the 5th - up to second by the 8th - dropped away and faded before 3 out then eased out of contention approaching 2 out
Non-runners: Fill The Tank (reserve), Johnny Cakes (coughing), Yorkshire Escape (reserve)
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.