17:05
Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 7m 2.40s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Settled midpack early - still down in 8th at halfway - moved up into contention three out then found a way through to hit the front two out - driven out and held on strongly to score
Sean Flanagan
Liam Casey
Settled just behind pace - bumped a touch first and drifted through the pack - moved forward to hit the front approaching 7th - matched for command 3 out - shaken up and overtaken soon after - battled to the line but couldn't reel in winner
Cian Quirke (3)
Paul Stephen Kiely
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moved up to contest for the front 3 out - worn down before 2 out - 3rd before the last and unable to make any impact on the principals on the run-in
Philip Byrnes
W J O'Doherty
Held up at the back of the pack - improved into 6th approaching the straight but made no dent on the leaders after 2 out - stayed on late to snatch 4th near the line
Donagh Meyler
Eoin Doyle
Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - shared front spot approaching 3 out - dropped to fifth and driven turning in - fourth and asked for effort before last but unable to find more on the run home
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled around midpack - still 9th at halfway - made ground three out to loom up entering the straight - fourth and pressed after two out but found nothing more to finish sixth
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front pack early - 6th at halfway - driven into the straight but unable to gain ground and stayed on same speed to finish 7th
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
W J Martin
Held up near back - driven into contention entering the straight - 8th two out with no threat to those ahead - stayed on at same effort to finish 8th
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Ms M Flynn
Held up at the back - improved into midfield twice before fading into straight - unable to threaten leaders from 2 out - finished 9th
Jake Coen (3)
M F Morris
Shared front position early but hesitant over first and slipped back - drifted towards the tail through the pack with a nudge along after 5th - clouted 5 out and dropped further back before 3 out - stayed on at one speed from the last
Sean O'Keeffe
M A Cahill
Held up at the back - urged into slight progress entering straight - unable to close before 2 out - held to the finish
E Walsh
L J Archdeacon
Held up towards the back - lacked involvement through the middle stages - driven on after 3 out - unable to find more in the closing stages - finished well beaten
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Cian Collins
Went straight to front - overtaken before the 7th then dropped away entering the straight - stayed on without threatening under pressure and well held
Paul Kavanagh (7)
C Byrnes
Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway then dropped away under pressure before 4 out - couldn't find more into the straight and finished well held
Philip Donovan (5)
Declan Queally
Shared front spot early - close up before a small error 4th - held 5th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then dropped back with nothing left to give
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held up at the back throughout - made no headway from 3 out and faded to finish a distant last
Non-runners: God Help Us (reserve), Imbolc (temperature), Noble Expression (coughing)
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.