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County Wexford Vintners Federation Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
2m100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-109, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 32.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Cian Quirke (2)
Paul Stephen Kiely
Held up in midfield early - moved into second spot 3 out - swept to the front before 2 out - opened a healthy advantage after 2 out - stayed on strongly up the run-in - scored in style
Paddy Hanlon (4)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back of pack - slipped to 10th after 5th - progress from 3 out - up to 2nd by 2 out - unable to challenge from there but stayed on to the line
Calum Hogan (4)
P J Rothwell
Handy early - dropped back in the pack with two out to jump - rallied into 4th before the last - bumped a little on the run-in - stayed on into 3rd at the finish
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - still mid-pack after 5th - moved through field after 3 out - up to 3rd approaching 2 out - unable to challenge in front and eased back to 4th late
Richard Condon (2)
M F O'Dowd
Front early - passed the 2nd - another challenger arrived at the 4th - relinquished lead before the 7th - serious blunder and stumble 4 out and immediately dropped away - no real threat to those ahead before the last - minor interference on the run-in - one-dimensional finish
Conor Owens (4)
R Donohoe
Settled with the pack early - stumbled at the opening fence and dropped back - up to 7th before the 5th - unable to close from two out and stayed on one gear to finish sixth beaten 11.5 lengths
Conor Stone-Walsh (2)
Yvonne Latta
Settled just behind pace early - hit front at 2nd and disputed advantage at 4th - back in command before 7th - small error 3 out - driven and gave up advantage before 2 out - dropped away soon after - could not find more late
Carl Millar (4)
Desmond McDonogh
Settled in the pack early - improved to 4th approaching 3 out - dropped back and pushed along before 2 out - couldn't find more late to finish 8th
Shane O'Callaghan (2)
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back - still 11th after the 5th and unable to make headway - dropped away before 2 out and lost more ground before the last
Tom Harney (4)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled with the pack early - fourth soon after gone fifth then dropped away approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Liam McKenna (2)
Declan Queally
Held up in the pack - dropped to 8th after the 5th - eased back before 2 out and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Baltinglass Hill (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.