11:40
Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle
2m4f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 12.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Set the pace from the off - drifted right over the obstacles and scrambled around the 5th - moving strongly two out - opened up a big advantage by the last - driven out and kept finding more on the run-in - scored without much trouble
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Travelled up with the front runner in 2nd - pressed from 2 out and unable to close on the winner before the last - plugged on at one speed on the run-in to finish 2nd
Jake Coen (3)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - stumbled a touch early over 1st - improved into mid-division by 7th where pushed along - up into 4th at the last - into 3rd inside final furlong holding on for the spot but never landing a blow up front
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
C A Murphy
Settled towards the back of the field - improved into the pack by halfway - pushed along in modest 6th two out then 5th at the last - stayed on late to finish fourth
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Sat close up in 3rd early - slipped to 4th under pressure 2 out and back to 3rd before the last - unable to make further headway on run-in finishing 5th
Keith Donoghue
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 5th two out - unable to close - well held in 6th
Jack Kearney (5)
Michael Mulvany
Settled just behind the front group in 4th - pushed along into modest 3rd approaching 2 out - soon dropped away
Donagh Meyler
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - minor error at the opening fence - well adrift in 9th two out - unable to threaten the front and beaten well before the finish
Danny Mullins
S R B Crawford
Sat just behind pace-setters early in 5th - hit the first and hampered rhythm at halfway before another error three out - pressed on but faded away up the straight to finish well held
Mr A P Kennedy (7)
C A Murphy
Held up at back of field - brought down on the turn before 3 out
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Seamus Fahey
Held up towards the back - lost footing and came down before 3 out
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.