13:07
Fairyhouse Student Day Handicap Hurdle (80-116)
2m7f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-116, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 50.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
Set the pace from the off - scrappy over the 5th then urged forward approaching three out - driven again after the following fence - stayed on strongly from the final flight to score
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Up with the front group early - moved into 2nd at halfway - fell back to 3rd after the 4th last before rallying on the inside to reclaim 2nd close home - held for 2nd
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Tracked pace early - 3rd at halfway - dropped to 4th turning for home and driven approaching straight - responded after final flight to retake 3rd near line
Carl Millar (7)
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the pace - 4th at halfway - driven forward on the inside to move into 3rd approaching 3 out - hit the last but improved into 2nd - asked for effort but found nothing more and lost place in the final strides
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - moved into 5th on the outside turning into the straight - asked for effort before 2 out then flattened out and stayed on one-paced from the last
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Held up in the pack towards the back - still 10th at halfway - moved into 7th before 3 out then up to 5th nearing the following fence - unable to find more and stayed on same effort from the last
Ben Harvey
Joseph Anthony Murray
Settled in the pack early - still 7th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out but unable to make further headway - well held at the finish
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held in 8th
Gavin Brouder (5)
Karl Thornton
Settled midpack early - 8th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - finished well held in 9th
Liam McKenna (5)
M A Molloy
Held up at the back - no impression on leaders - well beaten in 10th
Calum Hogan (7)
Victor Wilson
Held up at the back - no impression made - eventually well held in 11th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - still 12th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held at the finish
Niall Moore (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - drifted left and eased before 4 out
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat handy in behind front group - 5th at halfway - driven on rail then lost touch after 3 out and eased to a stop before the last
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.