14:45
QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 23.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Jordan Gainford
E D Delany
Sat just off the pace on the inner - squeezed for space and asked for effort after 3 out - slipped back to mid-division 2 out - made ground turning into the straight - up to 3rd inside the final furlong - finished strongly to get up right on the line
Donagh Meyler
A L T Moore
Settled midfield near the rail - checked for space around the 8th - improved and driven into the straight - up to 6th by the last - kept responding strongly through the closing stages - denied by a whisker at the line
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back early - improved to join front group by the 9th - shared advantage before 2 out - kicked on to open a healthy margin turning in - driven out approaching the last - caught inside the final furlong to finish 3rd
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - urged forward 3 out - improved into 8th before being asked for effort 2 out - 4th at the last and stayed on into 4th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into 7th and going strongly with two furlongs left - urged on turning into the straight and up to 2nd approaching the last - stumbled at the final fence - kept driving but unable to close on the winner - finished 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Sat just behind the front group - closed in nearing two out then edged up to share the advantage - pushed along and lost the front spot entering the run-in - third at the last - unable to threaten thereafter finishing sixth
Danny Gilligan
Liam P Cusack
Sat just behind the front group early - small error at the 2nd - settled around midfield by the 4th - improved position back into 4th before 2 out - pressed for effort entering the straight - held 7th at the last with no further threat
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up at back of the pack - pushed along in 9th two out - unable to close - finished well beaten in 8th
Jake Coen (3)
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back - given encouragement approaching 4th and again 7th - driven from 2 out with late gains only
Niall Prendergast (7)
Liam Casey
Sat close up in second early - clipped the opening obstacle - pressed for effort three out then dropped away to finish tenth
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Settled midfield - stumbled at 10th - urged on with two to jump - lost touch turning for home and slowed markedly before the last
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Held up in the pack from the start - unable to make an impression as the race developed - well beaten in 12th
Cian Quirke (3)
T Hogan
Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort three out - dropped away from there - eventually finished 13th
G B Noonan (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - made ground four out to join the front rank approaching two out - pressed for effort - lost the advantage entering the straight - dropped away to finish 14th
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Settled towards the middle of the pack wide - moved into 2nd 3 out then pushed along in 3rd - faded late to finish well beaten
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Paul Nolan
Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the advantage approaching 2 out - dropped away and eased out of contention before the last
Non-runners: Cozone (stone bruise)
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.