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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle
2m2f101y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 49.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Shared front spot early before being overtaken and settling in behind after the 1st - drifted right at the 5th - unhurried in mid-pack over 4 out - improved into contention after 3 out - moved through smoothly to reach the front pair 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the finish
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Shared front spot early before yielding after 1st and settled just behind pace - slipped to 3rd after 5th and still there passing 4 out - made ground into contention after 3 out - up into 2nd approaching last - stayed on through run-in - finished second
Keith Donoghue
Thomas Mullins
Settled in the pack early - up to 4th soon after - untidy leap three out - advanced into contention before two out - moved right into 3rd before the last - held effort to the line for 3rd
Philip Donovan (5)
Declan Queally
Held up towards the back - small error 4th fence - lost a place after the 5th - still down in 6th with four to jump - progress before 2 out - up into 5th at the last - shifted left and made late gains into 4th but couldn't quicken further
Miss E J Sweeney (7)
Karl Thornton
Prominent on the outside - moved to front after the 1st - stretched away before the 3rd - well ahead 4 out but a little untidy there - margin cut back from 3 out - overtaken after 2 out - dropped away before the last - one-dimensional in 5th at the finish
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of pack - clipped 6th fence - still down in 5th 4 out - improved into contention but blundered 2 out - lost place before last and held on for 6th
Sean Flanagan
Peter Fahey
Held up early - still back of the pack early on - some progress before four out - pushed along approaching two out - lost momentum from there - well held at the 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.