14:12
Fairyhouse, Racecourse Of The Year 2024 Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 11.02s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled just behind the front group - third at halfway - boxed in approaching two out - squeezed through to challenge - hit the front soon after - driven when put under pressure late - stayed on comfortably to score
Mark Walsh
E Bolger
Sat just off the front group early - fourth at halfway - pushed along and closed in approaching two out - into second and driven before the last - stayed on up the run-in but couldn't overhaul the winner
Sean O'Keeffe
Alan Donoghue
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed into 6th turning for home - made headway approaching 2 out - improved into 3rd but fumbled at the last - unable to threaten the front two through the finish and finished 3rd
Jody McGarvey
Conor O'Dwyer
settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - pushed along to narrow the gap approaching 2 out - moved into 4th before the last and held that effort to the line
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Sat behind the front group - 5th at halfway - pushed along and drifted right approaching 2 out - stayed on at one gear to finish 5th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Settled handy in share of the pace - hit the front turning into the straight - pressed for advantage and overtaken with two furlongs left - unable to fight back before the last - finished sixth
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Settled towards the back - moved into contention 4 out - up to 4th soon after - pushed along in 7th turning for home - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same rate to finish
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Sat close to the pace early - settled in the pack around 7th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken 3 out - stayed on to finish well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back and lost momentum over 1st - pushed along and made no headway 4 out - well held to the line
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Patrick Rooney
Front and sharing the advantage early - minor errors at the 1st and again 5 out - under pressure turning in - collared before 2 out and fading to finish well beaten in 10th
Gavin Brouder (5)
J A Nash
Settled midpack early - drifted towards the back by halfway - pushed along but unable to close 3 out - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (5)
Donal Kinsella
Held up at the back throughout - never involved - well held at finish
Danny Mullins
Patrick Downey
Settled towards the back of the pack early - small error 6th - moved into 9th turning into the straight - shaping to challenge on the outside when fell two out
Non-runners: Kaikoura (respiratory infection/scoped wrong)
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.