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Kilkea Castle Hotel & Golf Resort Maiden Hurdle
2m3f30y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 21 runners
Winning time 5m 18.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 7 hurdles 4 omitted
Result
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Handy early - shared advantage two out before losing front spot approaching last - rallied to strike back after final fence - kept going strongly through last furlong to score
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Jumped straight to the front - pulled hard early - matched stride for stride after the 4th - blundered and lost the advantage 2 out - fought back to share first entering the straight - pressed to the front approaching the last - passed after the last - plugged on at one speed to finish 2nd
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
P E Collins
Sat behind front group - third and error three out - shared front spot on outside going smoothly two out - pushed along turning for home - overtaken before the last - held third early in straight and stayed on at same rate to finish third
Liam McKenna (5)
C A Murphy
Up with the front group - 7th and under pressure 2 out before a serious blunder at the last - plugged on for 4th
Ryan Treacy
S Curling
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along in 6th two out but unable to threaten those ahead - stayed on same gear to finish fifth
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Towards the rear on the outside - nudged up to 6th on the outside approaching the straight - one-paced from there to finish 6th
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Held a midpack spot early - roughly ninth and driven for effort with two furlongs left - stayed on with rider urging finished 7th
Oakley Brown (5)
Riceal Dunne
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along three out and up to 4th - unable to make headway in the straight and well held
Ricky Doyle
Gearoid O'Loughlin
Settled midpack early - pushed along in 8th two out - unable to close - finished well held in 9th
Gavin Brouder (3)
Peter McCreery
Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to close on the leading group from 3 out - edged closer late but well held
Phillip Enright
Josh Halley
Sat close to pace early - shared front spot after 4th before being caught 2 out - dropped away late finishing 11th
John Shinnick (5)
David Richard Barry
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no headway from 3 out - well held throughout - finished 12th
G B Noonan (5)
Frank John Hayes
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held throughout
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack early - lost touch approaching 3 out - unable to threaten the front end - finished well beaten in 14th
Niall Moore (5)
Frank John Hayes
Held up early - lost touch with the pack - no impact from there - well beaten in 15th
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Liam Lennon
Held a spot in the pack early - lost touch with the race from 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish last
James Smith (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up in the pack from the start - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 17th
Mike O'Connor
James M Barcoe
Held up rear throughout - stopped and eased before 2 out
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Settled in the pack - pushed along three out - error two out running tenth - lost ground before easing and pulled up before the last
Jake Coen (3)
Gordon Elliott
Held up in rear - hampered and lost footing after 2f - well off the pace when pulled up before 3 out
Kieren Buckley
Thomas Gibney
Held up at rear throughout - pulled up before 3 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.