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Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 3m 58.08s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back of the field early - improved into 9th then 4th before dropping to 8th after three out - made headway turning into the straight - kept going despite tight space and clipped an opponent approaching the last - hit the front late on - powered clear for an easy win
John Shinnick (5)
Donal Kinsella
Held up towards the back early - made progress into midfield before 3rd - up to 4th after 3 out - edged in front just before the last - overtaken in the final stretch - stayed on at one speed for 2nd
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins
Settled in the pack early - up to 8th then 4th - dropped back after 3 out - rallied approaching 2 out - 5th at the last - finished with running on well for 3rd
Jody McGarvey
Noel C Kelly
Settled midpack early - improved into 6th after three out - made ground to challenge 3rd approaching the straight - narrowed the gap before the last - unable to threaten in 3rd - eased back to finish 4th
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Edged in front early - stretched clear after the first - margin cut back at the 4th after a mistake - jostled approaching the last - overtaken soon after and slipped to 4th then unable to quicken late to finish 5th
Jake Coen (3)
Gordon Elliott
Held up near the back - still 16th four out - progress after the second-last - sixth entering the run-in and stayed on late finishing sixth
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Thomas Mullins
Held up towards the back - down in 14th four out - closed ground after three out - chasing hard in 7th before the last then stayed on to finish 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
Shane Crawley
Sat close to pace early - slipped to 3rd then 4th - eased back through the field after 3 out and lacked fluency at the last - held no rally to the line finishing 8th
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Held up at back - still 15th 4th out - shaken up to gain ground after 2 out but only stayed on one gear to finish 9th
No. 14
8yo, 10-5, OR 95
J: Anna McGuinness (7) · T: Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Anna McGuinness (7)
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Held up towards the back - bumped a bit after the opening fence - improved into 13th approaching the 4th - unable to gain ground and held to a single gear from the last
Philip Byrnes
W J O'Doherty
Tracked the pace close up - moved into 2nd then briefly 3rd approaching three out - dropped back after two out - faded before the last
Brian Hayes
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - improved into 10th and then 4th - hit third-last and had nothing left approaching the final flight
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Tom Dreaper
Sat close to pace early - moved into second after three out - dropped away before the last and beaten well over the closing stages
Phillip Enright
N Stokes
Settled close up early - lost ground into midfield then rallied briefly before fading again approaching the final furlongs - finished well held in 14th
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Sat close up early - 6th then 4th before dropping back approaching 4 out - up to 7th passing 3 out - blundered 2 out and slipped back - faded from there
Danny Gilligan
Peter John Flood
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into 12th then up to 4th - dropped away 2 out after an untidy jump - faded out of contention to finish last
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Handy early - blundered and came down at the opening fence
Non-runners: The Nagger Reidy (by order of stewards)
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.