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Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
1m7f189y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 50.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled behind the front group early - improved into contention by halfway then advanced approaching 2 out to hit the front on the run-in - driven out to assert and won going away
Cian Quirke (5)
Aengus King
Held up towards the back off the gallop - made headway by halfway - 6th and pushed along after the second-last with little response then clipped the last - stayed on strongly to snatch second late
Mr C Mullins (7)
Thomas Mullins
Settled behind the front pair - fourth and creeping nearer by halfway - driven forward before two out then into second on the run-in - unable to threaten and slipped back to third late
Michael O'Sullivan
Eamon Courtney
Sat behind the front-runner in 2nd - well ahead of the rest early - driven out after 2 out and slipped to 3rd approaching the last - unable to make headway on the run-in - held for 4th
Gavin Brouder (5)
J A Nash
Held up at the back of the field - improved into 8th by halfway - up to 5th turning into the straight - driven after two out but unable to threaten leaders and finished 5th
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Settled last and off the tempo early - made up ground into halfway - urged for effort approaching two out and seventh passing the last - stayed on at one speed to the line without threatening
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Took the lead and pulled ahead with one other in attendance - hard ridden approaching the final obstacle where a serious blunder cost the advantage - found nothing in reserve from there
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Held up in midfield early - improved into 5th by halfway - needed driving and slipped backward approaching 3 out - unable to find more and held all the way to the line finishing 8th
Non-runners: Colourful Lil (stiff), Keyser Smokesy (stewards' permission)
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.