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PSIL Property Maintenance Supporting Kill GAA Rated Hurdle
1m7f158y, Hurdle, 4yo, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 56.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Declan Queally
Set the pace from the off - clear turn before the last but hit the fence - narrowed advantage inside the final furlong and a half - dug deep to hang on
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack early - slipped back and caught up briefly before the 4th - fifth with three to jump - improved into third by the last - finished strongly to take second on the run-in - denied by a narrow margin
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat behind pace early - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - improved into contention 2 out but jumped awkwardly - unable to threaten up front and error at last - eased back to 3rd on the run-in and held all the way to the line
Oakley Brown (5)
William Durkan
Held a forward spot early - stumbled at the 2nd and slipped to 4th - clipped the 3rd - pushed along in 3rd after 3 out - hit the next fence - lost a place before the last with no real threat - stayed one gear through the run-in to finish 4th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - made headway to take 4th - asked for effort after 2 out - slipped to 5th and hit last untidily - kept on one-dimensionally to finish 5th
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Settled midpack early - briefly third but hit the fourth awkwardly - slipped back to sixth and pushed along after three out - unable to quicken and edged right two out then held on for sixth
Neil Ryan (7)
Noel Meade
Held up at back - drifted right and hesitant leap at 1st - soon losing touch - fended right at 2nd and dropped away again - improved position before 4 out - edged right 3 out - dropped away again before fading before 2 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.