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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116)
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-116, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 2.70s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
James Smith (7)
C Byrnes
Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved into 8th after the 5th - moved into contention after 4 out - going nicely and made ground before 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - pushed clear for an easy win
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - moved into 5th before advancing 3 out - found extra room after 2 out into 2nd before the last - stayed on at one gait up the straight without threatening the winner - finished second
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held a forward position early - clipped heels at the 5th and sat 3rd/4th through the middle stages - lost touch to 6th 3 out - rallied strongly up the run-in to grab 3rd near the finish
Mark Walsh
Desmond McDonogh
Settled with the pack early - 5th after 5 furlongs - improved to 4th 3 out - slipped back 2 out - rallied before the last and moved into 3rd on the run-in - edged out to finish 4th at the finish
Paddy Hanlon (7)
P J Rothwell
Edged in front early - lost fluency second and gave up advantage - regained command after third - hit the deck three out - relinquished lead two out - flashed to front approaching last - handed back spot and slipped to third before fading through the closing stages
Cian Cullinan (7)
Patrick Joseph Hayes
Handy early - up with pace after fourth - third turning for home - edged in front briefly two out - lost that advantage before the last then slipped back - lost momentum on the run-in to finish sixth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to pace early - jumped a touch awkwardly at the opening fence - edged in front just after the second - overtaken past the third - dropped away before the last - faded on the run to the line finishing seventh
Danny Gilligan
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - still 9th after the 5th - unable to close before the last and stayed on steadily to finish well held
Jordan Gainford
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 2nd needing a slap - clipped the 3rd - up to 7th passing the 5th - hit the fourth-last awkwardly - unable to find more approaching 2 out - dropped away before the last after another poor jump - finished well held
Keith Donoghue
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - still down in 13th approaching 4 out - unable to make headway from 2 out and well held home
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - still 11th before 4 out - pushed along in 10th after 2 out and unable to find more late on
Kieren Buckley
Edward Cawley
Settled among the pack early - slipped back to 10th approaching 4 out and unable to find any response - lost ground after 2 out and beaten well into 12th
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - still down in 12th approaching 4 out - struggling in the closing stages and hit the second last awkwardly - dropped away after that to finish well behind
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.