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SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-130, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 52.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Settled up with the pace early - fighting for a strong grip - moved into 5th four out - found room to move through and hit the front at the 6th - dominated from there - driven on to go clear before the last where a slight blunder - kept up the effort after the final flight - finished going away
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled close up early then went in front after the 1st - clipped a fence at the 3rd - shared the lead at the 5th before being put in charge - dropped to third approaching 3 out - up to second but stumbled 2 out - driven and unable to find more when challenged for the last - stayed on without further gain to finish second
Rachael Blackmore
A J Martin
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th approaching three out - urged into 4th soon after but unable to close - still 3rd at the last - stayed on same gear to finish third
Carl Millar (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the front group early - up to 3rd before 3 out - briefly 2nd but asked for effort with little response - dropped back to 3rd - held 4th at the last - finished without improving position
Sean O'Keeffe
Denis Hickey
Settled towards the back - stride interrupted in 7th two out - asked for effort soon after - up to 5th before the last but couldn't find more before finishing well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held a strong grip in the pack towards the wide side early - unsettled over the obstacles with an error at the 7th and a deviation right after - up to 4th passing three out - driven into 5th two out - asked for effort and unable to find more - well held in 6th
Michael O'Sullivan
Jonathan Sweeney
Sat close up early fighting for a strong grip - settled just behind the pacesetter - third by the 5th - dropped back after 4 out - urged forward but making no headway past the following fence - well behind when seriously hampered 2 out - faded to finish seventh
Brian Hayes
C A Murphy
Settled midpack early - hit a marker in 4th and lost fluency - urged forward and up to 8th before being brought down 2 out
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Noel Meade
Held a forward position early - settled just behind the pace then sixth at the 4th - stumbled and fell 2 out while under pressure in sixth
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled at the back from the off - nudged for effort after 4th and again at the 5th - lost touch rapidly and connections called it a day before the 6th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Towards the back - serious blunder at the 1st - scrubbed at in last place before the 7th - made no headway from 3 out - 9th and further hampered by a mistake 2 out - dropped away and pulled up before the last
Liam McKenna (5)
Declan Queally
Up with the front group - soon running 3rd - jumping untidily at that fence - sharing 5th before dropping back - 3rd with a minor error at the 7th - no headway from 3 out and flattening - hampered and unseated rider 2 out
Non-runners: Thisistheway (stone bruise)
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.