Racing TV Maiden Hurdle

1st

Miss Maxfort (IRE)

No. 14

4yo, 9-13, OR –

J: Mr D Doyle (7) · T: N Stokes

4 9-13 –

Mr D Doyle (7)

N Stokes

4:21.90

Settled midfield early - held around 7th before improving into 5th 4 out - up to 3rd approaching 3 out - hit the front before 2 out after cutting the gap - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Balko D'ange (FR)

No. 3

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Brian Hayes · T: Philip Fenton

4 10-13 –

Brian Hayes

Philip Fenton

2½

Settled handy early - moved into contention after 5th and up into second by 7th - improved into range 4 out with a mistake there - hit front inside 3f - overtaken before 2 out - unable to challenge again and held on run-in

3rd

Love Me (FR)

No. 13

4yo, 10-6, OR –

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

4 10-6 –

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

8½

Settled around midfield early - dropped to 7th then a modest 5th - moved into 4th with 4 furlongs left - slipped to 5th with 3 to go - advanced into 3rd 2 furlongs out but hit the rise there - unable to close on the pair up front and held on for third

4th

Lightup Lightup (USA)

No. 8

4yo, 10-8, OR –

J: Philip Donovan (5) · T: C W J Farrell

4 10-8 –

Philip Donovan (5)

C W J Farrell

10

Held up towards back - stumbled early then settled in the pack after fumbling again at the 3rd - still down the field into 8th - improved position from three out - unable to threaten leaders by two out despite a small error at the last - stayed on same speed to finish fourth beaten well

5th

Mount Mandela (IRE)

No. 11

4yo, 10-6, OR –

J: Tiernan Power Roche (7) · T: P J Rothwell

4 10-6 –

Tiernan Power Roche (7)

P J Rothwell

¾

Settled just behind the pace - midfield after 7th - moved into 3rd approaching 4 out - back to 4th after 3 out - unable to close from 2 out and held for 5th

6th

Kaikoura (FR) ^h

No. 5

4yo, 10-8, OR –

J: Charlie O'Dwyer (5) · T: J P Dempsey

4 10-8 –

Charlie O'Dwyer (5)

J P Dempsey

3¾

Held up at the back - improved into 9th after the 7th then up to 7th before three out - still 6th two out but unable to close - stayed on same gear late for 6th

7th

Ardera Gun (IRE) ^t

No. 2

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Sean Flanagan · T: Eoin Doyle

4 10-13 –

Sean Flanagan

Eoin Doyle

1¾

Held up in last place - stayed on into finish after 3 out and closed ground before 2 out - continued steadily to the line without threatening the leaders - finished 7th beaten 27 1/4 lengths

8th

Gather Yourself (IRE)

No. 4

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Ben Harvey · T: Cian Collins

4 10-13 –

Ben Harvey

Cian Collins

8½

Held up towards the back of the pack - never a threat from the 7th on - beaten into 8th before two out and unable to find more

9th

Kingkong Ciergues (FR)

No. 7

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: James O'Sullivan · T: P J Rothwell

4 10-13 –

James O'Sullivan

P J Rothwell

11

Held up at the back - unable to make headway approaching 2 out - dropped away from there to finish 9th

10th

Mister Persistence (IRE)

No. 9

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Mark McDonagh · T: E J O'Grady

4 10-13 –

Mark McDonagh

E J O'Grady

1¾

Settled with the pack early - pushed along after three out - lost ground before two out and beaten well into 10th

PU

Haughty (GB)

No. 1

4yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Liam McKenna (5) · T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

4 10-9 –

Liam McKenna (5)

Mrs Lorna Fowler

-

Settled with the field early - fumbled 6th and needed urging - dropped away 7th - faded quickly - eased out of contention before four out

PU

Zentopia (IRE)

No. 12

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Mikey Hamill · T: S M Duffy

4 10-13 –

Mikey Hamill

S M Duffy

-

Sat close to the front early - stumbled at the 4th and again at the 6th - held a handy spot into the 7th - dropped away before four out - pulled up approaching three out

PU

Kazakh D'arthel (FR) ^h

No. 6

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Kieren Buckley · T: Gavin Cromwell

4 10-13 –

Kieren Buckley

Gavin Cromwell

-

Set the pace from the off and opened a big gap after the first - hit the 7th awkwardly - advantage narrowing four out - overtaken and faded fast approaching three out - pulled up before the second last

PU

Don'tletmego (IRE)

No. 15

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Mike O'Connor · T: W J Burke

4 10-13 –

Mike O'Connor

W J Burke

-

Held up at the back throughout - lost touch 3 out - eased down and finished by 2 out