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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (81-123)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 81-123, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 9.20s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Brian Hayes
Michael J Bowe
Handy early on the outside - upped to second after the opening fence - hit the front approaching the third - opened clear before the fifth - margin narrowed three out - kicked away again in the closing stages - stayed on strongly for a comfortable win
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
F G Hand
Handy early - bumped mildly soon after 2nd - up to 2nd by 5th - closed group 3 out - couldn't reel in front-runner and blundered at last - stayed on at unchanged tempo for second
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back of the pack - lost more ground before the 6th - made progress after 3 out - moved up into 3rd before the last - unable to close on the front two - clipped the last and stayed on late for 3rd
Cian Quirke (5)
T Hogan
Up with the early pace - 4th at the 5th but jumped untidily there - slipped back to 7th by 2 out - rallied to 5th approaching the last - plugged on into 4th but never a danger
Aidan Kelly (5)
Gearoid O'Loughlin
Held up towards the back of the pack - made ground before the 6th and up to 4th by the 7th - unable to threaten the front-runners approaching the last - held on for 5th without finding more late
Danny Mullins
S R B Crawford
Settled with the field early - slipped towards the back after the first - made strong progress approaching two out - into 6th before the last but stayed on without further improvement to finish sixth beaten well
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Handy early - third by the fifth - error two out - faded before the last
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Held up towards the back - made some progress after 3 out but couldn't get on terms - faded before the last and finished well held
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - edged closer approaching two out then driven along - couldn't quicken and faded into ninth
Mark Walsh
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Held up at the back - improved into 8th by the 7th - moved into contention 4 out - met a bit of trouble after the second-last while chasing on - lost touch before the final fence and beaten well
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled midfield early - improved into 5th after that marker before dropping to 7th at the following one - slipped back before two out - edged back into it late to finish 11th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - improved by the 6th - still involved after four out - dropped away approaching the last two before fading out of contention
Jody McGarvey
Robert Tyner
Settled in the pack early - moved into 6th but soon dropped away - faded steadily and beaten well before 2 out
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Set off in front - soon overtaken and sat behind the pacesetter before stumbling at the first and dropping back - settled around midfield through to the 6th - held that spot at the 7th - slipped backward 4 out - began to struggle soon after - faded towards the tail before 2 out
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled midfield early - urged forward to take command - hampered by an untidy leap at the 1st then came down after blundering at the 2nd
Non-runners: Ballykeel (lame)
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.