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Cuchulainn Maiden Hurdle (In Memory Of Andrew McNamara)
2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 0.00s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Daniel King
Gillian Scott
Sent to front early - jumped poorly 4 out and lost advantage to challenger - pushed along before 2 out and swept back in front - opened up daylight approaching last and stayed on strongly to the line
Philip Donovan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Sat behind front group but stumbled 4th - held 4th at halfway - improved into 3rd approaching 3 out and pressed for effort - moved up to challenge before last but unable to trouble winner and held on for second
E Walsh
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Settled around midfield - lost a little touch 5f from home before rallying strongly to sit 7th turning in - moved up to 4th before the last and finished on into 3rd
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Held up early - improved into midfield by halfway and up to 4th after 3 out under urging - unable to find more from the last but held on for 4th
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Settled midfield early - moved into contention before 5 out - eased back to sixth and pressed on approaching 3 out - flattened out and hit last before finishing steadily to take 5th
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Sat just behind pace in 2nd - moved into contention from 4th and hit the front approaching 4 out - looked good with authority before 2 out - errored and lost command soon after - erred again at the last as position slipped to 3rd then faded on the run-in
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Settled in the pack early - improved into 4th with driving after four out then slipped to 5th approaching two out - held no more in reserve and faded from there to finish 7th
Mike O'Connor
W J Burke
Held up towards the back - made headway from 5 out then blundered at the following fence - squeezed for room after 3 out before tiring - plugged on at one speed into 8th
Philip Byrnes
Ms Margaret Mullins
Held up midpack towards inner - jumped raggedly in places - pushed along in 8th after three out - slipped back to 9th with nothing more left before two out - finished well held in 9th
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled near the back and encouraged early - crept into the pack from 5 out - asked for effort after 3 out and had nothing more to offer - finished tenth
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Held a midpack spot but jumped awkwardly 4th - hit another obstacle 5 out - shaken up and slid backward from 3 out with nothing left to give
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Sat in touch through the pack early - hit a fence in second - dropped towards the back approaching 4 out - shown the whip but unable to make ground from the following fence to the finish
J J Slevin
E J O'Grady
Settled in midfield wide before drifting out early on - crept forward to challenge third from home before fading from five out - blundered with three left and unable to find more
Mr C J Shine (7)
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held up at the back - hit the first hurdle - lost touch before 5 out - pulled up before the following flight
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Pulled hard just behind the front rank - untidy at the 5th when 3rd at halfway - scrappy 4 out then soon beaten and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Garde My Fortune (coughing)
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.