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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 52.07s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front pack early and in 4th at halfway - hit a flat spot in 3rd four out - moved into 2nd before 2 out and hit the front soon after - pushed on to open a gap before the last - stayed on strongly to win with something in hand
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Sat close up in second early - hit a rough patch five out and slipped to third under pressure before two out - couldn't get closer to winner but stayed on to reclaim second on run-in
Mr D Allen (7)
Sean Joseph Allen
Set the pace early - clipped the second obstacle - lost momentum before 2 out and yielded the advantage - clumsy at the last then eased back to third on the run-in
Ben Harvey
W J Burke
Settled midfield near rail and 5th at halfway - moved into 4th after 3 out but found little from 2 out - stayed on steadily to finish 4th
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midpack early - hit first fence and again second before losing fluency - urged into 6th after three out but had nothing more to offer and finished no better than steady from there
Paddy Hanlon (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat handy in third at halfway - clipped a fence three out then slipped back to fifth under urging - unable to find more before the following obstacle and well held at the finish
Jody McGarvey
William J McLernon
Held up in the pack towards the back - clumsy 4th and error 3 out - improved into 6th before 2 out then found nothing more late
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Urged forward early and settled near the back - stumbled and needed encouragement in 3rd - then found nothing further from 3 out in 11th - finished with a mild late rally into 8th
Diarmuid Moloney (7)
Brian M McMahon
Held a midfield spot and 6th at halfway - hit the deck 4 out then driven forward after 3 out - had nothing more to offer and dropped away to finish 9th
John Shinnick (5)
David Richard Barry
Settled midpack and drifted slightly wide rounding turn before opening fence - stumbled four out and slipped down the order - blundered again three out - pushed along but couldn't find more and finished well adrift
E Walsh
Anthony Mullins
Missed the break and settled towards the back - struggling for fluency and well off the pace early - hampered rhythm at the third-last then found nothing more and finished well beaten
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up at the back throughout - clouted the 1st and 3rd - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out
Conor McNamara
Barry J Fitzgerald
Sat behind the front group - stumbled at the 2nd and dropped back - settled midfield after another error at the 5th - pressed for effort before three out - faltered with nothing left and pulled up before the following fence
J J Slevin
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch
Held up towards the back - hit the 3rd and pushed along then lost touch with the pack - clouted the 5th and soon pulled up
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.