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Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle (80-130)
2m6f100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-130, 23 runners
Winning time 5m 46.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Sat handy behind pace - 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 4 out - pressed on into the lead 2 out and went clear before last but blundered there - stayed on strongly to the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield early - moved up into 4th turning for home - pushed into 2nd approaching last and bumped it lightly - unable to close on leader in the run-in - stayed on at an even effort for 2nd
Ricky Doyle
Thomas Cooper
Settled towards the back early - closed in before 2 out then pushed into 7th and hit last fence - kept going up the run-in to finish 3rd
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Settled midfield - needed encouragement early - improved on inner two out - pushed into fifth before last then held effort to the line finishing 4th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield early - moved into contention turning for home - 5th two out then pushed along - briefly third approaching the last - couldn't find more on the run to the line - finished 5th
Niall Moore (7)
Philip Fenton
Held up towards back of the pack - pushed along with no headway 2 out - edged into 9th before finishing one-paced to finish 6th beaten 7 lengths
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Settled towards the back early - squeezed for space and clipped a marker approaching 5 out - improved along the inside 2 out - into 6th but unable to threaten by the last and stayed on same gear to finish 7th
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midfield early - pushed along two out and unable to close in 8th before last - stayed on same speed to finish 8th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Midfield early - serious error at the 3rd took its toll and dropped back - nudged along into a mediocre 10th after 2 out - plugged on at one speed to finish 9th
Mark Walsh
Padraig Roche
Settled midpack early - pushed along two out but couldn't close on ninth approaching last - stayed on same gear to finish 10th
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat handy early - still holding second at halfway - clipped a fence 7th and again 5 out - hit front after 4 out - had company soon after - shaken up and overtaken before the last - unable to find more late finishing 11th
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Settled in the pack - moved up to 7th turning into the straight - pressed for effort but couldn't threaten leaders and weakened before the last
Simon Torrens
J P Broderick
Held up towards the back - clipped the 4th and 6th fences - never a factor into the straight - well held in 13th
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - well held in 14th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Patrick Downey
Settled midfield early - moved into 5th after four out and up to 3rd turning for home - pressed on but couldn't quicken from two out finishing well held
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Settled midpack early - pressed for effort approaching straight but found nothing more - well held at the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Made the running - jumped poorly 4 out and lost the advantage - contested the front once more at the following fence - pressure applied and passed after 2 out - nothing left before the last
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the pace and bumped mildly at the 2nd - still 4th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't quicken from 4 out and eventually well held
Carl Millar (7)
Cian Collins
Held a forward spot but wobbled at the 1st - settled just behind the pace - third at halfway despite a stumble at the 4th - unbalanced again at the 7th - pushed along in sixth past four out - error at the following fence - lost touch entering the straight and beaten a long way home in 19th
Liam McKenna (5)
Noel Meade
Sat close to pace early - drifted left second fence - fifth at halfway - pressed for effort two out then faded out of contention
Jack Kearney (5)
Hugh Paul Finegan
Held up towards the back - pushed along with nothing left before 2 out - well held at the finish
Daniel King
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - pushed along with little response before the turn - dropped away and finished a distant last
Michael O'Sullivan
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up at the back throughout - pushed along 5 out with no headway made - pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Anna Bunina (coughing)
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.