13:15
Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier)
3m24y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 6m 13.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Gavin Brouder (5)
M F Morris
Settled just behind front group - 5th at halfway - improved to 4th 3 out - shared second spot after - driven up on inside to hit the front entering straight - asked for effort before the last and stayed on strongly to the line
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Settled just off the pace - 7th at halfway - moved into 4th after two out - driven into 3rd approaching the last - edged into 2nd close home and stayed on to finish 2nd
Jack Kennedy
Martin Brassil
Sat just behind the front group early - back in 8th at halfway - asked for effort after 3 out - moved into 5th approaching the last - improved to 3rd close home and stayed on to the line
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - moved into 6th after two out - asked for effort turning into the straight - briefly up to 2nd approaching the last before slipping to 3rd near the finish - held on with little more to give and edged back to finish 4th
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Held up towards the back - shaped up into the pack though clumsy two out - pushed into 6th approaching the last - up to 5th inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish 5th
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards back of the field - clumsy over first - still down in 10th at halfway - urged into 7th after three out - moved up on outer to touch fifth turning in before fading and finishing steadily to the line
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Held up at the back - still 11th with 3 to jump - urged on the inside after the following fence - improved to 8th approaching the last then edged home for 7th
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
Sat behind the pace - third at halfway - moved into contention after two out - driven into second early in the straight before slipping to fourth by the last - held no more in reserve and faded on the run-in
Mark Walsh
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - 14th at halfway then improved into 9th by 3 out - flattened out and stayed on one gear to the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
Set the pace early - lost front spot 4 out then briefly forced back in charge - overtaken again 2 out and dropped to third turning for home - had nothing left approaching the last - well held at the finish
Kieran Callaghan (5)
Donncha Duggan
Held up towards the back - crept into 8th 3 out - then asked for effort but made no headway - well held before straight
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Sat behind pace early - up to 4th by halfway then stumbled turning into the straight while driven from 7th - dropped to last with nothing left and trailed home well beaten
Ross Berry (7)
C A Murphy
Settled midpack early - up to 6th at halfway before hitting a rough jump 5 out - pushed along after 2 out but had nothing left and faded well held
Aidan Kelly (5)
Robert Tyner
Held up in last place - made no impression on the pack - well beaten at the finish
Sean Flanagan
Liz Doyle
Settled just behind the pace and fighting for control early - moved through to hit the front four out but hung awkwardly there and lost the advantage soon after - unable to threaten again from two out - eased and pulled up before the final fence
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.