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Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boosts On Self-Service Betting Terminals' Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m7y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 53.80s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Up with pace and in front from the 2nd - driven forward to gain command after the second-last then opened daylight before the final fence - urged out and stayed on strongly to the line
Mark Walsh
C A Murphy
Held up towards back - midfield around halfway - driven into 3rd two out - closed on leader approaching last but unable to get on terms - stayed on same effort to finish second
Darragh O'Keeffe
David Kenneth Budds
Held up towards the back - still struggling for headway after 3 out and only sixth turning for home - finished strongly to take third late on
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat just behind pace - 4th at halfway - into 2nd early in straight before losing momentum - 3rd approaching final flight and unable to quicken through line
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled in midfield early - still around 5th at halfway - moved up to lead momentarily turning into the straight - dropped to 4th and pushed along after the second-last then faded to finish 5th
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace early - dropped to second before halfway - slipped to fifth and driven approaching the straight - unable to respond and held before the last
Keith Donoghue
Olly Murphy
Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway and 2nd 3 out - driven and 6th after mistake 2 out - soon had nothing left and allowed to coast home 7th
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - unable to improve early in the straight - allowed to drop away after 2 out - finished well held in 8th
Non-runners: Pure Steel (lame)
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.