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BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 48.70s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
M A Cahill
Settled midfield early - made progress after 4 out and moved up on the outside 3 out - edged into a tight advantage 2 out going smoothly - fumbled fractionally at the last - dug in strongest through the finish to prevail
Ricky Doyle
Mrs Denise Foster
Handy early - moved into contention after 4 out - shaded ahead 3 out - overtaken 2 out - hit the last and unbalanced - fought back in the final furlong - edged out at the line
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Handy early - moved forward after 2nd and up to third by the 6th - hit the front after four out - overtaken before three out - nearly level again with two to go - unable to challenge the front pair in the straight - stayed on same gait to finish third
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled midfield early - moved through the pack before 3 out to sit 4th at 2 out - unable to close on leaders approaching last - held no finishing kick and stayed on for 4th
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Held up early - drifted right at 5th - made progress from 3 out - unable to threaten leaders in 5th before flattening out to finish 5th
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards back of the pack - unbalanced briefly at 5th - improved into contention approaching 7th - unable to threaten leaders and dropped away late
Jordan Gainford
Mrs Denise Foster
Handy in the early stages - dropped through the order approaching 3 out - faded from there to finish well held
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Settled at back of field - improved position before 3 out - lost ground before 2 out - well held
Cian Quirke (3)
David Harry Kelly
Settled just behind the pace early - improved to challenge before edging in front briefly approaching 3 out - overtaken there - dropped away steadily before 2 out and beaten a long way
Donagh Meyler
Shane Nolan
Went straight to front by a short margin - clipped 2nd and 6th fences then relinquished command after 4 out - dropped away and faded before 3 out to finish well held
Carl Millar (5)
W J O'Doherty
Held up towards the back - pushed along after the 8th - made no headway and dropped away before 3 out - beaten a long way
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - dropped away before 3 out - well beaten from there
Miss A Hourigan (7)
G T Hourigan
Held up at the back - lost touch by the 7th - unable to make progress - eased out of contention before 2 out
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled with the pack early - improved into contention after the 3rd - dropped away approaching 4 out - stopped before 2 out and pulled up
Mr C J Shine (7)
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled midpack early - stumbled at the 2nd but stayed close up - improved into contention before the 7th then blundered there - lost ground before 3 out - eased down and pulled up before 2 out
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Eoin Doyle
Sat just behind the pace early - moved into 2nd after the 6th - slipped back to 4th before the 8th - faded three out and struggled into the straight - pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Ballycashin (allergies), Fanoir (unsuitable ground), Iamagetaway (unsuitable ground), Scotch Street (unsuitable ground), Sonny Fella (reserve), Typical Thomas (reserve), Washington Parks (stiff)
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.