12:30
AOS Security Hurdle
2m50y, Hurdle, 4yo, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 2.20s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to the front - lost that spot after the first before regaining it before the second - challenged 2 out - edged back in front at the last - rallied gamely up the run-in - hung on by a whisker
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - went ahead after 1st - lost the advantage before 2nd - second at halfway - level with rival 2 out - overtaken near the finish - stayed on well but narrowly denied
Cian Quirke (3)
Joseph G Murphy
Settled midfield early - 7th at halfway with a mistake at the 4th out - moved through after 3 out to sit 3rd turning in - blundered 2 out - unable to threaten the front pair - stayed on at one gallop from there - finished 3rd
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Handy early - 3rd at halfway - pushed into 4th turning in - stumbled 2 out with no headway made - slipped to 5th before the last then rallied to take 4th at the line
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Handy early - 6th at halfway - 7th at the 4th out - moved into 5th before 2 out - unable to threaten in 4th passing last - held on well but eased back to finish 5th
Jake Coen (3)
Gerard O'Leary
Settled with the pack early - 5th at halfway - pushed along entering straight and untidy in 6th two out - dropped away to finish sixth
Ben Harvey
T G McCourt
Settled towards the back early - improved into contention after the 3rd and up to 4th by halfway - slipped back to 7th turning into the straight - unable to find more before 2 out and held on for 7th
Phillip Enright
Eoin Doyle
Held up at the back - still 12th at halfway - improved into contention entering the straight before flattening out approaching two out - well held at the finish
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - clipped first fence - still in mid-division at halfway - dropped away before two out and beaten a long way
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held up early - clipped the 2nd fence - still in touch at halfway - dropped away from 3 out and beaten a long way
Philip Byrnes
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - lost touch three out and dropped away without threatening
Simon Torrens
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled towards the back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - dropped away after the 4th - stumbled 4 out - fell further adrift after 3 out - faded and pulled up before 2 out
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.