13:50
Happy Retirement To Noel Fanning Handicap Hurdle
3m110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 21 runners
Winning time 6m 29.30s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
Liam P Cusack
Held up towards the back early - driven into contention around 6th three out - asked for effort entering the straight - moved into 4th two out before hitting the front at the last - kept going to the finish
Peter Smithers (7)
Cian Collins
Sat handy early - 3rd four out - moved through to hit front turning in - asked for effort soon after - challenged hard approaching final two - overtaken at the last and held on for second
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
A J Martin
Settled in the pack - advanced into contention 3 out - 5th under pressure 2 out - up to 4th at the last then edged into 3rd late
Liam McKenna (5)
M A Molloy
Held a midfield spot early - improved into 5th four out - pushed along turning for home - up to 2nd two out - unable to challenge the front pair by the last and eased back to finish 4th
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up early - crept into 7th 3 out then 6th under pressure - unable to close home for 5th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command entering the straight - dropped away quickly - well beaten at the finish
J J Slevin
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards rear from the off - beginning to labour in 5th - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Mr S W Condon (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sluggish start - never in touch and well adrift from halfway - eased out of contention approaching 3 out
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Settled midfield early under encouragement - slipped to the back by the 4th - well behind and pulled up before 2 out
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - poor error at the opening fence - never able to challenge before being pulled up approaching three out
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away under pressure with six to jump - eased down and pulled up before two out
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Settled around midfield - unable to improve position with four to jump - well behind and pulled up before the final two furlongs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 4th four out - lost ground and pulled up before two out
Ricky Doyle
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled midfield - pushed along and lost ground 4 out - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Daniel King
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the front pace - disputing second at halfway - pressed for effort three out - lost ground into the straight - dropped to seventh and pulled up before the final fence
Jake Coen (3)
T Hogan
Held up at the rear from the start - urged forward before the 3rd - pulled up before the 4th
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack - lost touch four out - eased and pulled up soon after
Sean O'Keeffe
J P Flavin
Sat close to the front pack early - pressed for effort 4 out then lost momentum - eased out of contention ahead of 3 out
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Sat close to the front pack early - lost touch 6th - eased out of contention before 4 out
Sam Ewing
Shane Crawley
Held up towards the back - pushed along around the 4th - lost place and pulled up before the 5th
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Settled towards the back of the pack - blundered and lost jockey at the opening fence
Non-runners: Cafe Del Mar (unsuitable ground), Free Parking (unsuitable ground), Where's Frankie (unsuitable ground)
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.