16:35
Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle
2m2f198y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 14.70s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 7 hurdles 4 omitted
Result
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Went straight to front - had company for a spell at halfway - roused entering the straight and stayed on strongly to move clear close home
Cian Quirke (3)
Michael J McDonagh
Sat close to the front pack - up to 4th at halfway - into 2nd and pressing home turn - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to get on terms inside final 150 yards and held for the runner-up spot
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul O'Flynn
Held up in the pack - moved into 3rd turning for home - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't find more and stayed on at one gear to finish third
Conor Clarke (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - driven into contention on straightening and improving into 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Sat close to the front group early - third at halfway - dropped to fifth and asked for effort entering the straight - held same rate to the finish without further improvement
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - improved into midfield entering the straight - urged into 4th a furlong out but unable to threaten in the closing stages
Peter Smithers (7)
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Held up towards the back early - improved to midfield by halfway then 6th and driven entering the straight - made no headway and well held late
Sean Flanagan
Gavin Cromwell
Held around midfield - urged on entering the straight without threatening leaders - kept same pace to finish well held
Aidan Kelly (5)
Ian O'Connor
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway and 4th turning in - pressed for effort 2f out but found nothing more - well held at the finish
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - 9th and driven early in the straight - unable to find more - well held at the finish
John Aherne (7)
A M O'Grady
Held up towards the back - driven approaching straight with little response - faded from there to finish well beaten in 11th
Mike O'Connor
James Joseph Mangan
Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway before slipping back approaching 3 out - urged into 7th nearing the straight - unable to find more from 2f out and well held
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - driven up but made no headway nearing the straight - soon had nothing more to give - finished well beaten
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Settled midfield in the early stages - lost touch from three out and needed encouragement into the straight - could find no more late on and finished well beaten in 14th
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close to the pace early - edged forward to share the front around halfway - dropped away entering the straight and had nothing left late
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.