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SBK Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m2f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 32.09s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Went straight to front - lost place before 2nd - regained ground 3 out - back in command before 2 out - drew clear before last and kept going to the line
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved to 4th before halfway - moved into range 2 out - shifted left and pushed into 2nd before the last - stayed on but unable to reel in winner
Mr D Doyle
Timothy Doyle
Held up early - still back around midfield past the 5th - moved through on the inner after 3 out into 5th - squeezed for space approaching 2 out - up into 3rd before the last - unable to quicken and held for third
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - improved into 3rd after the 5th but slipped back to 4th with no real threat before the last - stayed on one gear to the line finishing 4th
J J Slevin
S R B Crawford
Handy early - dropped back to 6th - unable to threaten leaders approaching last - stayed on at one speed in 5th
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Settled midpack early - up to 5th before fading to 7th and asked for effort three out - unable to make headway in 5th and scrappy at the last - held sixth to the line without further progress
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Settled just behind pace early - hit front before 2nd then gave up advantage before 2 out - dropped away and faded late to finish 7th
Kevin Sexton
E Sheehy
Held up early - hit first and clipped second - stumbled again at 4th - down in 8th by 5th - lost touch after 3 out - blundered 2 out - dropped away toward finish
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.