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Book A Table For New Years Day Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
2m5f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-109, M, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 36.40s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 6 hurdles 6 omitted
Result
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Settled off the pace early - up behind the front group after the 2nd - third at halfway - pushed along 2f out - found more to go ahead 1f out - driven out to win
Richard Deegan
Niall Patrick Hennessy
Shared front spot on wide side - small error at 2nd - pushed along with a furlong and a half left - lost advantage inside final furlong - stayed on to chase home winner at the finish
Ms H Phillips (7)
Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor
Sharing the front spot early on the rail - pushed along with a furlong and a half left then lost the advantage close home - unable to find more but held the effort to finish third
Peter Smithers (7)
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Held up in the pack early - moved up with the front group after the 2nd - 5th at halfway - checked and short of room below 3f out - plugged on at one speed into 4th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled towards back early - still down in seventh with 2f remaining then pushed along after the last with little response - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Settled towards the back - shaken up late to close a touch but no threat in 5th over 2f out - stayed on at same rate to finish 6th
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 7th - unable to make headway thereafter - well held at the finish
Mr J P Berry (7)
J A Berry
Held up at the back early - improved into the pack with a lap left to travel - pushed along but found nothing home and dropped away to finish well beaten
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held a handy midpack spot early - pushed along after the last with little response - dropped away and finished well adrift
John Shinnick (5)
Michael Barry
Settled midpack early - improved to sit close up with a lap left - stumbled approaching two out and needed a nudge - lost touch under pressure from the last and trailed home well beaten
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Settled midpack early - moved into 6th late before needing urgent driving - brought down approaching 3f out
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Liz Doyle
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away under pressure after the 4th and slipped towards the back - pulled up before two out
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held up towards the back - minor error 4th - under pressure and lacking response with a lap left before being pulled up before 2 out
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - driven along with a lap left and unable to quicken then dropped away before being pulled up two out
Alex Harvey (5)
Anthony McCann
Sat close to the front pace early - 6th at halfway - pushed into 3rd before losing footing and coming down inside the final 3f
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.