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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2)
Grade 2, 2m5f180y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 52.00s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Went to front early - jumped awkwardly 5th and lost place after - regained command before 8th - urged forward 2 out - driven and matched at final fence - shot back clear after last then held on strongly to prevail
Mark Walsh
Noel Meade
Sat close behind pace-setters going nicely - clipped second-last and pushed along in third - improved to share front rank at final fence - overtaken again after that - unable to find more up the run-in finishing second
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of pack - asked for effort with 2 to jump - up into 4th before improving to 3rd at the last - stayed on same gear to finish third
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close up in 2nd early - shuffled to 3rd from 4th then back up to 2nd from the 8th - pressed for effort 2 out - slipped to 4th at the last and held on for no more
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up towards the back - pushed along into 5th approaching 2 out - unable to threaten and beaten well
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close up in 4th early - slipped to 5th then 6th under pressure 2 out - unable to find any headway late
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Settled at back early - scrappy over the opening obstacle and asked for effort - moved into second by the 4th - went clear in front before the 6th - drifted right at the following fence then pulled up before the 8th
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.