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Visit Tipperary Maiden Hurdle
2m4f90y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 5m 14.80s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace almost throughout - up with the pack early - in front after the first - kicked on approaching three out - opened a big advantage by two out - driven out to hold on strongly for a comfortable win
Mark Walsh
Emmet Mullins
Settled behind front group - 5th with 5 to jump - urged into 3rd but unable to close entering straight - into 2nd before last and stayed on same gear - held for the win in 2nd
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Handy early - sat just behind the front group after the 1st - 4th with 5 to jump - driven into 2nd but unable to close before 2 out - dropped to 3rd approaching last - held on without finding more - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Sat close behind the front group early - up to 7th with five to jump - into 6th but scrambled three out - driven into 4th two out and held on for no more
Richard Deegan
C Byrnes
Settled in the pack - down in 7th three out then urged into 6th two out - couldn't find more and finished well held
Liam McKenna (5)
M A Molloy
Held up at back - driven approaching 3 out but made no headway - well held throughout - finished 6th
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Settled midpack early - driven for effort approaching 3 out but couldn't find more - well held throughout - finished 7th
Niall Moore (7)
Philip Fenton
Held up at the back - blundered 3rd - driven on after 3 out - finished well held in 8th
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Settled just behind the front group - jumped narrowly awry at 1st - up to 3rd 5 out - driven into 4th but unable to close entering straight - blundered 2 out in 5th before fading to finish 9th
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort after 3 out - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Brian Hayes
John Queally
Settled in the pack - 8th with 5 to jump - urged on after 3 out then dropped away to finish 11th
Sam Ewing
James Andrew Fahey
Settled at the back early - made no impression through the contest - well held at the finish
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Settled around midfield through the early stages - pushed along and lost touch after 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Oakley Brown (5)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - driven for effort with 5 furlongs left - dropped away and finished a distant last
Anna McGuinness (7)
Robert Tyner
Held up at rear and driven early on - error at 4th - lost touch 5 out - trailed home well beaten
James O'Sullivan
P J Rothwell
Struggled from the outset - dropped away from the pack early - lost touch through the race - finished a distant last
E Walsh
J P Dempsey
Held up at the back of the field throughout - lost touch 5 out - beaten a long way plainly last home
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace early - up to 2nd soon after - jumped awkwardly at the fourth - urged forward but slipped back to 5th after three out - lost touch and eased down before the following fence
Ambrose McCurtin
David Richard Barry
Sat behind front group early - dropped to second and lost momentum - settled midfield with five to jump - urged for effort approaching three out - lost touch and eased to a halt before the following fence
Mike O'Connor
James Joseph Mangan
Settled in the pack - 9th with 5 to jump - driven on after the following fence - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Ag Obair Go Crua (reserve), Ballysax Hank (unsuitable ground), Cyrus Field (unsuitable ground)
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.