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Beat The Bank.ie Irish EBF Mares Hurdle (Fillies' And Mares' Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 47.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back early - improved into 4th by mid-race - shadowing the front group by the 6th - up into 2nd approaching 2f out - hit the front inside the last furlong - driven out to the line - kept going strongly to prevail
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Sat handy behind the front group - third and well ahead of the rest through midrace - clipped a jump three out - up with the front pair again approaching the final fence - went ahead after jumping it - pushed along and overtaken inside the last furlong - unable to challenge again but stayed on at one speed to finish second
Donagh Meyler
Mrs John Harrington
Sat close behind the front-runner early - hit a fence and lost momentum 5th - shared the advantage before the second last where drifted right - lost the lead after the final fence - couldn't find extra in the straight and settled for third staying on at same speed
Jordan Gainford
Liam Kenny
Settled in rear - errors at the 2nd and 3rd fences checked progress - still 5th and below the leaders when another jumping lapse two out - driven and found nothing from that point - well beaten in 4th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat handy in 4th early - lost touch and hit trouble three out - urged into 6th soon after - beaten into last before two out and held no more finishing kick
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Set the pace early - stumbled at the first and again approaching two out - caught before the final fence - driven up but overtaken after jumping last - faded fast with nothing left to give - allowed to drop away to finish sixth
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Settled towards the back early - lost momentum with errors at the 2nd and again at the 4th where bumped - still in contention in 6th before coming down two out
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Settled in rear of midfield - still down the order rounding 3rd - came to grief at the following fence
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.