13:40
Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m1f33y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 12.04s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Cian Quirke (5)
Yvonne Latta
Settled midfield early - moving smoothly into third after three out - pressed leader with minor error two out - hit front on the run-in and pulled clear for a comfortable win
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Sat handy behind front group - third at halfway and up to second by four out - shared advantage turning in - hit the front three out - driven along and closely challenged two out - overtaken at the last after a small stumble - held on gamely to the finish for second
Jake Coen (3)
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - lost a bit of jumping fluency and slipped back towards the tail 4th - moved forward again to sit 6th turning for home - made ground but blundered 3 out - pushed along soon after - fourth and driven approaching two out - couldn't reach the front-runners in third at the last - stayed on at one gear for third
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Tracked front group early - clipped a couple of early fences - midfield by halfway - pushed along and dropped back before the straight - chasing group three out - rallied for fourth by the last and battled on gamely to the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Settled off the pace early - made ground into 5th turning in - moved up to 2nd after three out - dropped to 3rd and faded without response for 5th
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Shared the front spot early - settled just behind pace-setter - second at halfway - pushed along into 4th after three out - dropped away before the finish
Cian Cullinan (7)
Patrick Joseph Hayes
Settled towards the back - pushed along four out - unable to find more thereafter - eventually well beaten in 7th
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Went straight to front - matched up at the turn into the straight - lost command 3 out then pushed along with no response - dropped away to finish eighth
Carl Millar (5)
Leanne Breen
Settled off the pace - pushed along and dropped to the back before 4 out - lost touch and was pulled up before 3 out
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.