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John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2)
Grade 2, 3m70y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 48.60s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Up with the front group but eager early - advanced to share the front at the 9th - moved clear at the following fence - minor error 3 out and niggled - back in front 2 out - hard fought after the last - kept on gamely on the run-in to win
Mark Walsh
Noel Meade
Held up at back - driven into contention entering straight - up to 6th two out - urged again - 3rd approaching last - stayed on strongly - grabbed second near line but couldn't collar leader
Gavin Brouder
M F Morris
Sat behind front pack early - moved into third and asked for effort two out - into second at the last - challenged hard approaching the final furlong - lost that spot late and finished third without more to give
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - progress into 6th 3 out - pushed along into 7th before moving 4th at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - fighting for control early - made progress into the straight - up into 4th under pressure 2 out - slipped to 6th by the last and unable to threaten
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Set the pace early - shared the front spot at the 9th before losing top spot - fought back into it approaching 3 out - pushed along and overtaken 2 out - slipped to fifth before the final fence - unable to threaten in the closing stages finishing sixth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Raced handy early under strong restraint - pushed along into 3rd approaching 3 out - slipped back to 5th by 2 out - faded to finish 7th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Struggled to hold a position from the off - made no headway from four out - well beaten in eighth
Jack G Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Sat close to the front pack on the rail - dropped away approaching 4 out - driven along and faded before being eased and pulled up short of 2 out
Non-runners: Beacon Edge (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.