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BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 18.80s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
James Smith (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat close behind the pace - small error second - third at halfway - moved into contention after four out - edged in front just after the following fence - challenged approaching two out - driven up to draw level after two out - shaken up to get ahead before the last and stayed on strongly to the finish
Philip Byrnes
Edward Cawley
Settled midfield early - moved into 4th turning for home - pressed the front pair approaching 2 out - edged into it briefly then denied before the last - stayed on at one speed to finish second
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled through the pack in the early stages - pushed along to gain ground approaching the straight - fourth two out then unable to improve on third spot before the final fence - stayed on at an unchanged rate to finish third
Brian Hayes
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat handy behind front group early - up to 7th at halfway - improved into 3rd turning for home - went up to challenge before 2 out - held no more in 4th approaching last - stayed on same gear to finish
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close up early - 4th at halfway - into 6th turning in - unable to make headway from 5th after 2 out and stayed on same effort to finish 5th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Near front early - dropped through the pack to the back before the 3rd - stumbled 5 out - pushed along after and 8th with 2 to jump - stayed on at one speed to finish 6th
Mr D Allen (7)
Sean Joseph Allen
Sent to front early - pace tracked from off the pace with 6 furlongs left - drew level 4 out then quickly lost command - driven approaching straight but faded finishing 7th
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Eoin Griffin
Sat behind the pace early - still handy from 6th - shared the front at the fourth from home - pushed along into second entering the straight - found nothing before 2 out and dropped away
Conor McNamara
Philip Fenton
Held up in the pack - pushed along and unable to quicken from 4 out - well held at the finish
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at the halfway point - clipped heels 3 out then found nothing under pressure into the straight - dropped away to finish well beaten
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack early - stumbled at the 4th and dropped back - towards the tail when brought down at the 6th
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the front pack early - held 6th spot at halfway - came down at the 6th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled around midfield - came down at the 6th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
F G Hand
Settled at the back - under pressure and outpaced before the 6th - taken out of contention before 3 out
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled near the back - under pressure with nothing more to give approaching the straight then fading two out - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Non-runners: Little Mixup (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.