13:07
QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
Listed, 2m, Hurdle, 3-4yo, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 3.02s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Niall Moore (7)
Philip Fenton
Sat handy behind pace - stumbled at 1st - moved through to hit front by 3 out despite a small error there - opened up before 2 out and pushed out from the last - stayed on strongly to score
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled just behind the front group and sat 3rd at halfway - moved into 2nd approaching two out and pushed along before the last - stayed on up the run-in but couldn't reach winner - finished 2nd beaten a length and a half
J J Slevin
E J O'Grady
Held up in 2nd - jumped untidily at the 1st - moved to front before the 3rd - surrendered advantage before 3 out and another untidy jump there - niggled into 3rd before 2 out - no response from the last and plugged on at one speed run-in to finish 3rd
Jack Kearney (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield in 5th at the halfway point - moved into 4th approaching three out and driven on with urging before the second-last then asked for more before the last where an error cost momentum - stayed on without finding more to finish 4th
Kevin Sexton
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back and untidy in places - moved into contention from 3 out to lie 5th - unable to find more and finished at a steady effort in 5th
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up in midfield and 6th at halfway - improved position from 3 out but drifted wide entering straight - one paced from 2 out and held sixth
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Set the pace early - lost command before the 3rd and slipped to fourth by halfway - pushed along then faded into last after 3 out with nothing left to give - finished a well-held 7th
Shane Fitzgerald
Gavin Cromwell
Struggled to land a blow from the rear - jumped untidily 3 out - ridden in 8th and had nothing more to offer before 2 out - well held in 8th
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Held up at the back - pushed along with no headway in 7th approaching 2 out - dropped away late
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.