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Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle
2m60y, Hurdle, 4yo, 15 runners
Winning time 3m 57.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled just behind the front group early - clipped a fence 2nd - sitting 3rd at halfway - moving smoothly to challenge 2 out - hit the front soon after and asked for effort before the last - stayed on unchallenged to the finish
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Settled midpack early - improved into fifth after four out - pushed forward and outpaced foes going into three out - pressed into third soon after - clipped last fence - rallied to snatch second on the run-in but well behind the winner
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Sat close up early - shared front spot from the 1st and clear from the 2nd - small errors 4th and 4 out - asked for effort approaching the straight - driven before 2 out where matched up and jumped a touch awkwardly - overtaken soon after - couldn't find more in 2nd approaching the last - stayed on at one gear to finish third
Cian Quirke (5)
M O Quigley
Up with the front from the off - sharing second spot between the 1st and 2nd - 4th at halfway - minor error 4 out and fell back to 5th - found nil when asked after 3 out - plugged on at one tempo - blundered at the last and finished 4th
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled at the back early - still towards the back at halfway before improving into 7th spot 3 out - stayed on steadily to finish 5th
Conor Smithers (7)
Mrs John Harrington
Sat just behind the front group early - brushed up into 1st for a moment - back in 5th at halfway - small error 5 out - improved into 3rd with another minor blunder 4 out - went up alongside the front-runner before the straight - pushed along 3 out - unable to find more in 4th 2 out and stayed on at same gait - finished 6th
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled at the back early - still towards the tail by halfway and unable to close in 8th approaching the straight - stayed on without gaining finishing 7th
Jack Kearney (5)
John Andrew Kinsella
Held up towards back of field - pushed along with little headway made approaching the straight - stayed on same speed to the line - finished eighth
Mike O'Connor
W J Burke
Settled around midpack - unable to close ground approaching straight - pressed for effort 2 out but faded late
Sean O'Keeffe
Maike Magnussen
Went straight to front then leaning left over the opening fence - shared the advantage before drifting left again next and losing command - sat in behind the front group with a persistent left-hand drift - up in 4th at halfway - pushed along with nothing more once turning for home and well held at the finish
Liam Quinlan (3)
Stephen Ryan
Sat close to pace early - dropped through the pack before halfway - pushed along with nothing left to give approaching the straight - well held at the finish
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back from the start - hampered at 1st - made no impression thereafter - well held in 12th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled in the pack early - pushed along and found nothing more after 4 out - dropped away steadily - well held at the finish
Phillip Enright
James Daniel Dullea
Held up towards the back - drifted left and clipped another runner at the opening fence - rider briefly out of the stirrups before settling back in by the third - dropped away before four out and beaten a long way
John Shinnick (5)
L J Archdeacon
Held up at the back throughout - scrappy over the first before being pressed for effort and losing touch 4 out - pulled up shortly after
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.