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D Pack Packaging Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
2m5f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 18 runners
Winning time 5m 40.70s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Held up towards the back early - still down in 13th at halfway - improved into 6th entering the straight - moved up to second and cruising approaching two out - took over when the last-flight rival departed and stayed on strongly to score
Aidan Kelly (5)
Michael Winters
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 7th by halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 2 out - inherited a modest second after the last and stayed on at one gear to finish runner-up
James O'Sullivan
P J Rothwell
Held up at back - 16th of field at halfway - improved into midfield after third last - up to fourth before two out - inherited third at last without finding more - stayed on same speed to finish third
Philip Donovan (5)
J G Bennett
Held up towards the back - still down in 14th at halfway - improved on the inside to move into 6th before 2 out - pushed into 5th before finishing 4th after the last and stayed on to the line
Philip Byrnes
James Andrew Fahey
Held up towards back of pack - still 11th at halfway before improving into 8th by two out - stayed on steadily from the final flight to finish fifth
Paddy Hanlon (7)
David Kenneth Budds
Shared control early - sat just behind front group before fading to 4th at halfway - flattened out from 3 out - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Mike O'Connor
Michael Barry
Held up near the back - still down in 15th at halfway - urged into contention after three out and up to 5th before the final bend - unable to quicken and stayed on same gait from the last to finish seventh
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Shared the early pace - sat behind the front group early on - third at halfway - improved to challenge after three out - lost the advantage entering the straight - driven and dropped away from two out to finish well beaten
Cian Quirke (5)
David Harry Kelly
Shared the front early before going clear - in charge until giving way three out - soon spent and dropped away before the home turn - well beaten at the finish
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack early - 10th at halfway - driven on approaching 3 out but made no gain - well beaten by the finish
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled in midfield - 8th at halfway - driven approaching 2 out - dropped away and finished last of all
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Norman Lee
Held up at the back from the outset - made no impression on the leaders - detached and beaten a long way
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front group early - 9th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out and finished well adrift
Danny Mullins
James Daniel Dullea
Shared the pace early - sat second behind the front-runner - dropped away after 3 out under pressure - well held from there to the line
John Aherne (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - hit a flat spot four out - unable to threaten thereafter and finished well beaten in 15th
Sam Ewing
Anthony McCann
Held up towards the back - improved into 6th by halfway - joined leading group after 3 out and went in front turning into the straight - shaken up but overtaken after 2 out - fell last with nothing more to give
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled midfield early - 12th at the halfway point - dropped away with no headway three out and pulled up before the following fence
Miss L Costello (7)
Patrick G Kelly
Held up at the back of the field - lost touch with the pack - dropped away and was pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Aclass (reserve), Getaway Master (reserve), New Barn Lane (reserve)
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.