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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 21 runners
Winning time 3m 59.30s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Cian Quirke (5)
T Hogan
Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - pushed along two out - battling in 3rd approaching the last - rallied on the run-in to hit the front and hold on gamely
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up handy early and shared the front on occasion - fighting for control under restraint - pushed into the advantage before the last then overtaken and unable to find more late
Danny Mullins
S R B Crawford
Front early sharing the running - error at 5th - pressed for effort after second last - overtaken before the final fence - held on for third without finding more
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled just behind the front group - 4th at halfway - pushed along into 3rd approaching 2 out - unable to quicken and stayed on one gear to finish 4th
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Held up at the back of the pack - pushed along into 9th two out - stayed on same gear from the last - finished fifth beaten well
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Nudged early on - dropped into rear group then improved to 7th at halfway - moved up into 5th approaching straight - asked for effort but couldn't get on terms after two out - stayed on same speed to finish sixth
Ricky Doyle
W McCreery
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - unbalanced briefly 3 out - pressed for effort in 6th 2 out but unable to close and held on steadily to finish 7th
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 8th two out - unable to close and finished without extra late
E Walsh
Cian Collins
Tracked the pack early - minor error at the 3rd - 6th at the midpoint - pressed for effort but couldn't close 2 out and faded thereafter
Brian Hayes
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway made before entering the straight - well held at the finish
Sean Flanagan
Conor David Maxwell
Held up towards the back for much of the trip - shifted forward slightly late on - finished a distant eleventh
Philip Donovan (5)
Gary McGill
Settled in the pack early - pushed along and unable to quicken approaching the straight - well held at the finish
Ross Berry (7)
C A Murphy
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no impression - eventually finished well beaten in 13th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up towards back - no real impression made - well held throughout - finished 14th
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Held a midfield position - pressed for effort three out but couldn't quicken - dropped away to finish well back
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
William J McLernon
Held up towards the back for most of the way - unable to make an impression - well held in 16th
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held up towards the back - made no real impression - well held at the finish
Mr I Ryan (7)
Tom Dreaper
Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well beaten in 18th
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Settled midpack early - drifted right at the opening fence and again 4th after minor errors 2nd and 3rd - dropped towards the back soon after - unable to make further headway - well held at the finish in 19th
Mr K P Healy (7)
Mrs Mary Whelehan
Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - dropped away after 3 out to finish tailed off
Richard Deegan
Tom Dreaper
Held up at the back throughout - never got competitive - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Holly Brook (lame)
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.