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See You On New Years Eve Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1)
2m7f182y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 17 runners
Winning time 6m 17.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Settled early on - 6th plc after 6th - moved into 2nd after 3 out - went on before last and pushed clear to win
Danny Gilligan
F G Hand
Sat behind the pace early - up to 3rd past the 6th then slipped back to 4th approaching the last - rallied for 2nd in the run to the line - narrowly denied
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled with the pack early - stumbled at the 3rd - dropped to 9th by the 7th - up to 7th before four out - moved into 3rd entering the straight - stayed on to finish third
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Settled handy early - fourth after sixth then unable to threaten in fifth approaching the last - stayed on steadily in fourth to the finish
Tom Kelly (7)
Thomas Cooper
Went straight to front early - driven along and overtaken approaching the final fence - dropped back and faded in the final furlongs
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back of the pack - down in 9th before 4 out - found extra pace after 2 out - 6th at the last and stayed on without quickening to the line
Ross Berry (7)
Liam P Cusack
Held up towards the back - made progress into 8th by the 4th out - unable to threaten leaders and hit the last awkwardly - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Raced handy early - dropped to 5th after 6th and faded before last - stayed on same speed to finish 8th
Anna McGuinness (7)
Stephen McConville
Settled with the pack early - dropped back around the 5th - down in 14th before 4 out - found some late headway 2 out - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on one gear to finish 9th
Jack Kearney (3)
G A Kingston
Held up near back - still 15th before 4 out then improved 2 out - held place close home finishing 10th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Settled midpack early - up to 7th after the next - slipped back through the field past the 9th - down to 16th approaching 4 out - rallied briefly 2 out but found nothing more from the last
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - disputing 2nd after the 6th and still 3rd approaching 3 out - dropped away entering the straight and beaten into 12th
E Walsh
Edward Cawley
Held up early - down the order and 13th before 4 out - unable to find more before the last - well held
Jordan Gainford
Peter Croke
Held up at the back - still in touch in 12th before 4 out but pushed along after 2 out - held on same effort before the last and beaten into 14th
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Settled towards the back of the pack - up to 8th after the 6th - slipped to 10th before 4 out then dropped away - no response from 2 out to finish well held
Daniel King
A J Martin
Settled midpack early - blundered around 7th before running tenth two out - tight for space on the rails - lost touch turning into the straight and beaten well into 16th
Simon Torrens
Aidan Anthony Howard
Held up towards the back - error 4 out then lost touch - dropped away 2 out to finish tailed off
Non-runners: Gaye Winnie (unsuitable ground), Native Song (unsuitable ground), Whatsyourstatus (off feed)
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.