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Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)
2m3f180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, M, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 13.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards the back - made ground smoothly from 3 out to hit the front after 2 out - pushed out to stay strong to the line
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back of the field - improved into 5th after 3 out then pushed into 2nd before the last - held same effort to finish 2nd beaten under three lengths
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Settled in the pack - moved into 4th 3 out and edged closer - asked for effort approaching last but unable to gain ground in 3rd - held on same pace to finish third
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held a midpack spot early - up to 6th at the halfway stage - moved into contention 3 out and driven up to dispute 3rd approaching the last where a serious error was made - unable to find more thereafter finishing fourth
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Eoin Griffin
Up with the front group - 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd 4 out and hit the front 3 out - blundered 2 out and lost the lead - dropped to 5th approaching the last and one-paced to the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Held up towards the back of the pack - moved into 6th 3 out then asked for effort but couldn't threaten leaders after 2 out - scratchy over the last and well held
Donagh Meyler
Mrs Denise Foster
Set the pace early - hint of a blunder at the 5th - overtaken 3 out and slipped back a place after urging - flat over final fence and well held at the finish
Niall Prendergast (7)
D E Prendergast
Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - dropped away after 4 out and never featured in the closing stages
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Settled midfield - flat over a hurdle three out then eighth into the straight - unable to find more late
Keith Donoghue
Tom Dreaper
Settled towards the back - made no impression on the pace - dropped away with three furlongs left - finished well beaten in 10th
Michael O'Sullivan
M F O'Dowd
Settled midpack early - popped the second and drifted towards the back by halfway - had nothing more to offer from three out finishing well beaten
Philip Byrnes
Turlough O'Connor
Sat close to the front group early - still 7th at halfway - dropped away approaching 3 out and could find nothing more under pressure
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back throughout - given a nudge along after 5 out - made no further progress from 3 out - well held at the finish
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Sat close to the front pair early - disputed second at halfway - driven and slipped to fifth with three left - found little in the straight and finished well beaten
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Settled just behind the pace - third at halfway - dropped away rapidly under pressure after 4 out and pulled up before the following fence
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.