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Festival 2025 Hospitality Selling Fast Novice Handicap Hurdle
2m3f122y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 21.08s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jordan Gainford
E D Delany
Settled just behind the pace early - second by the 6th - made ground from 3 out to draw level 2 out then went clear - stayed strongest to the line for the win
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Settled handy early - 4th by the 6th - moved up after two out to move into 2nd - ragged jump at the last - stayed on well but had to settle for 2nd
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Held up in the pack early - improved into 7th by the 6th then 6th turn from 4 out - found space and closed 2 out but bumped soon after - into 3rd entering the straight - unable to threaten the front pair before the last - stayed on one dimension to finish third
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up at back - mid-division through halfway - improved into 8th before four out - moved up two out then briefly caught up - couldn't threaten leading trio and met last awkwardly - kept on same gait to finish fourth
Michael O'Sullivan
M F O'Dowd
Settled handy early - slipped towards the back after mid-race - down in tenth four out - improved position approaching two out - stayed on late to finish fifth
Cian Quirke (5)
Colin Motherway
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into 4th early on with a small error at that fence - up to 3rd by the 6th and went in front soon after - clipped one at the 7th and hit the next awkwardly - overtaken approaching 3 out - dropped to 3rd and gave way before the last - well held at the finish
Aidan Kelly (5)
Colin Bowe
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th approaching 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - dropped away before the last finishing 7th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Held up towards the back of the pack - still down in 8th with six to jump - 9th with four out - unable to make headway from 2 out and dropped away before the last
Brian Hayes
John Queally
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into contention after the 4th - up to 5th two out from that - slipped back to 7th four fences out and faded from there
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Went straight to the front - stretched clear at the 2nd - advantage cut by the 6th and overtaken soon after - third by the 7th - regained the advantage after 3 out - caught again at 2 out and blundered there before falling
Non-runners: Beggars Rock (ran yesterday)
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.