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Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
2m4f23y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 38.08s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack early - still 7th two out and asked for effort - urged on entering the straight - moved into second by the last - edged clear inside the final furlong - kept going to the line
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Went straight to front - opened a good gap turning into the straight - urged along in the closing stages - challenged hard and overtaken close home - stayed on at one speed for second
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Sat handy in the pack early - pushed along into 5th two out - improved to 3rd after the final flight and stayed on for a distant third
Mike O'Connor
R K Watson
Sat close up early - pressed for effort 2 out - held in 3rd unable to close before last - dropped to 4th final furlong and held on for the same
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along in 4th two out then dropped to 6th in the straight - unable to make further headway finishing well held
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Settled at back early travelling strongly - still down the field with two to jump - squeezed for space on the rail turning in - driven up approaching the last - stayed on steadily but posed no danger - finished sixth well behind
Philip Donovan (5)
Seamus Neville
Sat close up in 2nd early - pushed along 2 out and slipped back to 5th by the last - unable to threaten finishing well held
Harry Sexton (7)
W M Roper
Held up towards the back - made no progress from 3 out - well held at the finish
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th under pressure two out - soon dropped away and finished well held
Darragh O'Keeffe
Philip M Byrne
Held up at the back throughout - hit a hurdle in 6th - pushed along in 8th two out but unable to make headway - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (5)
Donal Kinsella
Settled in the pack - blundered three out then pressed for effort - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Brian Hayes
David Harry Kelly
Held up at the back - made no impression - well held throughout - finished 12th
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
F Costello
Sat behind the front group early - dropped towards the back of the pack by halfway - pressed for effort 3 out and faded
Robbie Geoghegan (7)
K A Heffernan
Settled around midpack early - pushed along in 9th two out - dropped away late finishing well down the field
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Held up at the back - lost touch 4 out - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Awakino (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.