14:00
Ladbrokes 'Big Value You Can Bet On' Maiden Hurdle
2m44y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 22 runners
Winning time 4m 19.07s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Set the pace from the off - opened up a big gap after the first - drifted left with four to go - margin shortened after that - went clear again in the closing stages and kept finding more to the line - won in a canter
Jody McGarvey
Gordon Elliott
Tracked front rank early - dropped to 4th - improved into 5th then advanced to 2nd approaching 4 out - scratchy over 2 out - couldn't close on winner and hit last awkwardly - held on for second without extra up the run-in
Mark Walsh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held close to pace early - dropped to 5th then 6th around 4 out - improved to 3rd approaching 3 out - unable to threaten front pair - hit the last and stayed one speed to finish third
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Settled with the pack early - dropped to 8th after the 4th - pushed along after 2 out - stayed on late for 4th
Ross Berry (7)
C A Murphy
Settled with the pack early - improved into 4th approaching 4 out - unable to threaten leaders before the last - eased back to finish 5th
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled with the pack early - slipped back to 11th after the 4th before finding renewed momentum from 2 out - couldn't quicken again approaching the last and held for 6th
Hugh Morgan
Bernard Martin Crowley
Handy early - dropped to 7th before mid-race - mistake 3 out and held no chance approaching last
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd after 4th then 3rd after four out - slipped back with error two out - lost ground approaching straight to finish 8th
Liam McKenna (5)
M A Molloy
Settled in the pack early - dropped to 12th before the 4th - unable to quicken from 2 out - well held at the finish
E Walsh
Edward Cawley
Settled midfield - dropped to 10th having raced 4th earlier - couldn't quicken from 2 out - finished well held in 10th
Sarah Kavanagh (7)
Thomas Gibney
Held up towards the back - dropped to 15th after the 4th - crept into it after 2 out but found little at the finish
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up early - still back in 18th after the 4th - shaken up before two out but only one gear finishing well held
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Settled with the pack early - 9th soon after leading group at the 4th - pushed for effort from 4 out then dropped away approaching 2 out - well held at the finish
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up early - 17th of the field after the 4th - unable to quicken from 2 out - beaten a long way at the line
Gavin Brouder (3)
Peter McCreery
Held up towards the back - still 21st after the 4th - unable to make headway from 2 out - well held at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
Bernard Martin Crowley
Held up towards the back - still down the field after the 4th - unable to close 2 out - well held at the finish
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - still last of the group after the 4th - unable to make headway - well held by 2 out - finished 17th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled towards the back of the pack - up to 13th after the 4th - unable to find more after 2 out - well held in 18th
James O'Sullivan
Paul Nolan
Settled near the back - 16th after the 4th - unable to improve through the rest of the race
Ivan Ryan (7)
Tom Dreaper
Held up at the back - down in 22nd after the 4th - lost touch after 2 out and always struggling
Niall Moore (7)
Frank John Hayes
Held up towards the back - 14th place after the 4th - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Raced up with the front group early - disputed second spot before dropping to third then fifth by the fourth-last - dropped away before three out and hit the fence there - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Cardcounter (reserve)
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.