14:30
Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle
2m4f55y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 59.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Noel Meade
Sat handy behind the front group - moved into 4th turning for home - urged into 3rd two out - hit front approaching last - kept going strongly to score with ease
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Settled towards the middle of the pack wide - improved into 3rd by halfway - hit the front 3 out looking comfortable - challenged 2 out and shaken up to regain command - overhauled close to the last - held on for second running to a steady tempo
Jack Doyle
P M J Doyle
Up with the front group early - fell back to the tail of the pack and blundered 5th - laboured in 7th and driven approaching the straight - stayed on into 3rd from the last fence but never a danger
Donagh Meyler
Mrs Gillian Callaghan
Settled midpack on the rail - improved into 5th turning for home - pushed along with two out then flattened out - stumbled at the last in 4th and stayed on same gear to finish
Carl Millar (5)
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - improved to challenge in 2nd turning for home - shared advantage under pressure two out - overtaken soon after - clipped the last and eased back to 3rd then unable to find more to the line
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat close up in second early - fighting for control under restraint - went to front and clipped fourth - clipped again seventh - lost lead 3 out then eased away under pressure to finish sixth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back early - moved into 6th and going nicely entering the straight before hitting the front rank in 5th but faltered at the second-last under pressure - dropped away to finish 7th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well beaten in 8th
Michael O'Sullivan
Sean Byrne
Sat close to the pace on the wide side - stumbled a touch at the opening fence - improved into second by halfway - pushed along before three out then dropped away
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
Paul Nolan
Sets the pace early - overtaken 4th - driven to keep tempo 7th - loses touch and drops right away - retired before 2 out
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Held up at the rear throughout - never a factor from three out - pulled up before two out
Cian Quirke (5)
David Harry Kelly
Held up at rear from the off - under pressure and losing touch 6th - well adrift before being pulled up ahead of three out
Non-runners: On The Steel (temperature), Soloman Lane (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.