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ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle
2m6f195y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 39.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Conor Clarke (7)
Emmet Mullins
Tracked front group early - small stumble 5th - up into 4th at halfway - moving smoothly into 3rd turning in - shifted left after 2 out and pressed forward - hit the front approaching the last - pushed clear on the run-in and won easing down
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
Held up early in mid-pack - still 5th at halfway - blundered 5 out - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - pushed along entering straight - went up to challenge 2 out - squeezed to press in 3rd last - stayed on for 2nd but no match for winner
Danny Mullins
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Went straight to front - blundered 3rd - drifted left and stumbled 5 out - challenged soon after - driven along entering straight - lost lead approaching last - unable to quicken in third and stayed on same rhythm to finish
Sean Flanagan
James Andrew Fahey
Settled towards rear - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th 3 out then dropped to 5th with nothing in hand before the straight - stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - 3rd at halfway - small error 5 out - moved up alongside the front-runner - asked for effort and slipped back to 4th approaching the straight - unable to threaten from 2 out and stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Alex Harvey (5)
C Byrnes
Settled off the pace with small errors at the 1st and 5th - 6th at halfway - pushed along and unable to find more from 3 out home
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled just behind pace with a minor error 5th - up to second by halfway - pressed for effort but found nothing three out - faded quickly and eased before the following fence
Donagh Meyler
Kieran Purcell
Held up towards the back - blundered at the 2nd and never travelling well - dropped well adrift after the 7th - taken out of the race before 3 out
Non-runners: Another Challenge (unsuitable ground), Inn At The Park (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.