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Junction Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
3m163y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-109, M, 18 runners
Winning time 7m 0.20s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back of the pack - made progress after three out - squeezed for room nearing the turn - fifth passing two out - pushed along in third at the last - went up to front inside final furlong - kept going under pressure - edged out at the finish
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat behind the pace early - third with five to jump - shadowing the front pair turning for home before going ahead two out - driven hard and challenged hotly after the last - lost the advantage inside the final furlong then dug in again - edged back up but denied by a whisker
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Held up in the pack - blundered 4 out - made progress on the outside after the third last - 7th and making no inroads at the final fence - surged in the closing 150 yards to snatch 3rd on the line - just failed to peg back the front two
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack - errors at the 7th and again at the last - moved to 2nd six out before dropping away after 3 out and finding a path blocked approaching the straight - no response when asked 2f out - plugged on at the one speed into 4th
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Sat handy behind the front group early - settled midfield around 5 out - improved position on the inner after 3 out - urged into third 2 out - still holding third at the last - couldn't threaten those in front on the run to the line - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth
Diarmuid Moloney (7)
Brian M McMahon
Settled towards the back of the field - still 7th with five to jump - made ground from three out - driven into second before stumbling on landing over the following fence - fourth and unable to threaten approaching the finish - stayed on at one speed for sixth
Cian Quirke (5)
David Harry Kelly
Settled handy early - hit front after 2nd then lost advantage before following fence - up in 2nd 5 out - back in command after 3 out - overtaken before 2 out - pushed along in 4th unable to close after that - held on for same effort late
Jack Kearney (5)
Cian Collins
Sat close to the front early - slipped to midfield by 5 out - driven from 3 out but unable to gain ground and finished one-paced
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
W J Burke
Sat close to the front pack early - settled midfield with five to jump - made progress after three out - driven into fifth turning for home - kept on but couldn't close two out - stumbled at the last in eighth and held to the finish
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Handy in the early stages - settled just behind the front group - midfield with five to jump - improved to 5th approaching three out before being asked for effort and unable to find more - well held at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
M A Cahill
Settled towards the back and pulling hard early - swept forward to hit the front before the 3rd - shaken up when overtaken after 3 out and dropped away tamely
Robbie Geoghegan (7)
Norman Lee
Held up towards the back - urged forward after 3 out - unable to find more - well held in 12th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Colin Motherway
Sat close to the pace early - fifth with 5 to jump - driven from 3 out but made no headway then dropped away
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 3rd - pushed along with no headway approaching 3 out - dropped away and beaten a long way
Alex Harvey (5)
C Byrnes
Held a midfield position - 6th with 5 to jump but driven with no gain from 3 out - dropped away late to finish 15th
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up in the pack throughout - scrambled slightly 5th - urged into contention after 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish 16th
Shane Fitzgerald
Michael C Griffin
Settled in the pack - error at the 9th - driven on approaching four out - dropped away steadily to finish last
Liam McKenna (5)
M A Molloy
Held up at the back of the field - urged on with little response after three out - dropped away - eased and withdrawn before the following fence
Non-runners: Another Nightmare (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.