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Bar One Racing 'Extra Place Races At The Cheltenham Festival' Handicap Hurdle
2m3f109y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 54.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - urged forward down the back - up to 3rd and jumped raggedly two out - moved through to hit the front approaching last - shaken up to edge away on the run-in - stayed on strongly to score
Cian Cullinan (7)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Went straight to front - urged forward before losing the advantage after the second-last - dropped to third nearing the final fence - regained second on the run-in but unable to close on winner and stayed on at one speed
Darragh O'Keeffe
F G Hand
Sat handy behind the front group early - dropped towards the back by halfway and asked for effort approaching 4 out - found extra 2 out under pressure in 9th before finishing strongly to snatch 3rd late
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back - improved into 5th after 3 out then 4th and pushed along nearing final flight - stayed on same rate to finish 4th
Aidan Kelly (5)
C A Murphy
Held up towards the back of the field - needed encouragement after the 4th - improved position into the straight - in 6th and hung a fraction 2 out - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same speed to finish 5th
Mark Walsh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back - improved on the outside to 5th four out then 4th two out - driven but made no dent on the leaders approaching the last - held no more in reserve up the run-in and finished sixth
Brian Hayes
Jonathan Sweeney
Held up towards the back - improved into contention early in the straight and driven to the front after two out - lost the advantage before the last after a small error and had nothing left through the line
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back by halfway - driven with little response into the final stages and stayed on at the same speed
Mark McDonagh
E J O'Grady
Sat close to the front pack early - 6th at halfway then driven with little response before 2 out - held no more finishing 9th well beaten
Sean Flanagan
H Rogers
Sat handy behind front pair - 5th at halfway - moved up to challenge for second early in straight - dropped away under pressure and had nothing left approaching final two furlongs
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - pressed for effort and faded from 2 out to finish well held
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Held up in the pack early - lost touch with the leading group through the race - unable to make an impact in the closing stages - finished well beaten in 12th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Set the pace early - still close up in second at halfway - stumbled slightly four out then dropped away entering the straight - held no finishing effort after and well beaten in 13th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up early - midpack at the halfway point - dropped away under pressure after 3 out and pulled up before the final fence
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Michael Mulvany
Sat handy early - midfield by halfway - lost ground after a stumble 4 out and pulled up before 2 out
Simon Torrens
J Motherway
Settled midpack early - dropped away after the 4th from home - found nothing more - well beaten when eased and pulled up before the 2nd last
Non-runners: Cato's Revenge (unsuitable ground), Lady Bluebird (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.