14:15
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 8.02s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Cian Quirke (5)
T Hogan
Early on into the front group - sitting just behind the pace - third at the midpoint - pushed along to reach the front rank after three out - fought for the advantage approaching the last - drove clear in the final furlong to win
Philip Donovan (5)
Andrew Slattery
Settled midpack early - up into 6th then 4th by halfway - shared the lead approaching the straight - pushed along into 2nd after 3 out - rallied to share command near the final furlong - edged back behind late but battled on gamely to the line
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield in the early stages - up with the front group by halfway - made ground into contention approaching straight - sent on to hit the front after 3 out - matched stride for stride before the last - overtaken after the last - held on gamely for third
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled towards the back - hit the 4th - moved into 6th approaching the straight - pushed along 3 out but couldn't threaten leaders in 5th - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Michael Barry
Sat handy behind pace early - settled midfield around 3rd - improved into 5th after 4 out - pressed for effort but made no headway 3 out - kept on into 4th before serious blunder at the last then held on for 5th
Ryan Treacy
Martin Hassett
Prominent early and shared the front - moved into command before 6 out - challenged approaching the straight - pushed along and lost the advantage before 3 out then faded without response
Mike O'Connor
Diarmuid P Ryan
Settled off the pace early - still 7th at halfway - pushed along and unable to close after 4 out - faded to finish well beaten in 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Settled off the pace - still 8th at halfway - improved into 6th after 4 out - dropped away turning in and finished well beaten
Danny Mullins
Paul Hennessy
Shared front spot early - lost command before 6 out - driven along with nothing left then dropped away to finish last of the field
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.