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Cloneen Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 17.70s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
D Deacon
Sat behind the front pack - fourth at the midpoint - moved through to hit the front early in the straight - challenged once approaching the finish before powering clear for the win
Peter Smithers (7)
Aidan Anthony Howard
Sat handy behind the front group early - fifth at halfway after an untidy jump three out - improved into second entering the final furlong - shared the front for a stride after clipping the last - unable to reel in the winner up the run-in finished second beaten three quarters of a length
Phillip Enright
Michael G Kennedy
Held up towards the back - made smooth progress on the inner to sit 7th two out - moved into 5th before the last - stayed on strongly up the run-in to finish third
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Handy behind front group early - still 6th at halfway then driven into contention to move up to 4th before the final fence - stayed on same effort to the line finishing 4th
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Settled in the pack - made progress on the inside entering the straight and moved into 3rd 2 out - came under pressure but unable to make any impact on the principals approaching the last - one-paced on the run-in to finish 5th
Paddy Cody (7)
Mrs Jayne Hearne
Settled midfield early - dropped towards the back by halfway - asked for effort after four out but made no dent turning in - improved into eighth before the last and stayed on under pressure to the line
Simon Torrens
Miss Denise Marie O'Shea
Held up towards the back - improved into 7th after 3 out - up to 4th and driven 2 out - couldn't get closer approaching last and held on for the same effort to the line
Eoin G Kelly (7)
Adrian Murray
Held up towards the back - driven into 9th approaching 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish 8th
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held a midfield position early - driven up but unable to make headway from 3 out and never a factor in the straight - stayed on at one speed to finish 9th
Jake Coen (3)
G A Kingston
Sat close to the pace early - second at halfway after travelling keenly - dropped to 5th turning in and made no headway from 2 out - held no finishing kick and beaten well into 10th
Sean Flanagan
Paul Power
Held up in the pack - urged forward early in the straight - stayed on at one speed from 2 out - always held
Daniel King
James Grace
Held a midfield position early - stumbled at the 3rd - still 6th with three out - driven but made no headway into the straight and stayed one-paced to the finish
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Sat close to pace early - travelled well and moved into command 2nd - 4 lengths ahead at halfway - driven and overtaken at start of straight then found little more - eventually well held in 13th
J J Slevin
Brian M McMahon
Held up at the back - lost touch before 3 out - unable to quicken in the straight - well beaten in 14th
Miss A Hourigan (7)
G T Hourigan
Went forward early - drifted left at the 4th while sitting in behind before racing third at halfway - found nothing entering the straight and was pulled up two out
Philip Donovan (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up in the pack early - lost touch approaching halfway and well behind before 3 out - made no headway - pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Kp's Ladyofknock (stone bruise), Realtin Lonrach (injured in transit), Taketwotoone (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.