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Slaney View Honda Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 32.00s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midpack - around 7th at halfway - improving into contention 4 out - moved up to hit front before 2 out and stretched clear before last where slight error - driven out to stay on strongly and win
Peter Smithers (7)
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Sat close up early - 4th at halfway - moved up to share front turning into straight - second with two furlongs left - unable to peg back winner but stayed on gamely to finish 2nd
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Paul Nolan
Sat behind front group early - 5th at halfway - into 3rd and driven on turning for home - unable to gain ground before last and stayed on same rate to finish 3rd
Cian Quirke (5)
David Harry Kelly
Held up at back of pack - driven into contention 8th before straight - improved to 5th after second last then stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Mr J P Berry (7)
J A Berry
Settled at the back of the field - progress from 4 out - up to 3rd momentarily 2 out before finding nothing and a small error at the last - one-paced on the run-in to finish 5th
Simon Torrens
E Bolger
Held up towards the back - hit the 5th and 7th - into the straight in 6th under a drive - met the second last awkwardly and made no headway - held on for sixth beaten well over a distance
Tom Harney (7)
Liz Doyle
Set the pace early - sat second briefly then found self up front once more approaching halfway - hit the front once more 4 out - shaken up and lost front spot into the straight - unable to find more from 2 out - finished 7th well beaten
Darragh O'Keeffe
Michael Winters
Sat just off the pace early - held 6th at halfway - pushed along and dropped back into the straight with nothing more to offer - well held in 8th
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Close up early and in front from the 2nd - overtaken 4 out then eased back through the field entering the straight - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Held up in the back markers throughout - clipped a fence 5 out and lost touch - pulled up before the following obstacle
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up at the back throughout - dropped well behind after 3 out and found nothing - pulled up before 2 out
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
Held midfield early - driven for effort but making no headway from three out - stayed behind and eased down before the final fence
Sean Flanagan
Seamus Fahey
Settled midpack early - minor error 7th - up to 3rd by halfway - blundered 4 out and dropped back - struggled for fluency after and faded towards the tail before being pulled up
Non-runners: Coffee Bay (reserve), Glendars Mahler (unsuitable ground), Stellar Symphony (scoped wrong), Tastyee (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.