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Kehoe Farming Rated Novice Hurdle
2m100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 37.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Sat just behind pace early - improved into 2nd by the 4th - matched strides with front-runner after 7th - lost that spot 3 out with a small stumble then regained advantage soon after - kept up the pressure to prevail on the run to the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards back - 7th early - strong late progress into second before 2 out - stayed on but denied by half a length
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up at back - still 8th after fifth - moved into 4th two out but hit that one awkwardly - stayed on late to finish 3rd without threatening the front two
Sean Flanagan
H Rogers
Settled around midfield early - blundered at the 6th - moved up into 3rd approaching two out - unable to challenge the front pair at the last - eased back to finish 4th
Danny Gilligan
E D Delany
Sat close to pace early - still handy in 3rd after 5th before slipping back and clipping the second-last - faded from there and stumbled at the last to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back of the pack early - minor error three out - up to fourth having been fifth - dropped away before two out and faded from there
Mr R James (7)
Colin Bowe
Went straight to front and stretched clear after 1st - margin shortened by 4th - caught after 7th - back in command by a whisker 3 out - overtaken approaching next - dropped away and faded before 2 out to finish seventh
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - up to 6th before fading through the pack - dropped away after 2 out to finish 8th
Non-runners: Has Me Dreaming (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.