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Welcome To Student Raceday 2025 Maiden Hurdle
2m150y, Hurdle, 4yo, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 7.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Mark Walsh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - moved through smoothly early in the straight to lead approaching two out - drew clear before the last and stayed on strongly to score comfortably
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - stumbled 3 out - into 2nd before last but unable to threaten winner and finished second
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat handy early - mid-pack around halfway - pushed along after second last and up to third by the finish - held no threat on the run home and stayed on steadily to finish third
Ben Harvey
Cian Hughes
Sat close to the front pair early - 6th at halfway - into 4th and pushed along after the second-last - flattened out at the last and stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Danny Mullins
John Joseph Hanlon
Set the pace early - opened a three-length advantage by halfway - driven and lost front spot approaching two out then slipped to fifth before the last - unable to find more in the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
Andrew Kinirons
Held up towards the back - pushed along after 3 out and made ground into the straight - up to 6th near the last and stayed on same effort to finish 6th
J J Slevin
Mrs John Harrington
Sat close to the front - second at halfway - dropped back 2 out and unable to find more approaching the last
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held in midfield - urged forward turning into the straight but unable to close after the second-last - stayed on at one speed to finish eighth
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front early - 5th at halfway then 6th and driven approaching two out - unable to find more nearing the last and well held at the finish
Oakley Brown (5)
Anthony McCann
Settled midpack early - hit rough at 6th - urged forward turning in but found little more - dropped away in straight to finish 10th beaten 32 lengths
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held a midfield spot early - driven for effort turning in but couldn't find more - dropped away and well held late
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back of the pack - errors at the 5th and 6th - little response after and another blunder three out - well beaten at the finish
Phillip Enright
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held up at the back - bumped 3rd - dropped away before 3 out and beaten out of sight home
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - dropped away from those in front before 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Ryan Treacy
S Curling
Held up at the back from the outset - lost touch by halfway - well beaten out the back through the finish
Liam McKenna (5)
Paul W Flynn
Error at the first fence and dropped towards the back - held little chance throughout - lost more ground after halfway - finished well beaten in last
Kevin Sexton
A J Martin
Settled around midpack - brought down at the 3rd
Rachael Blackmore
Miss Ellmarie Holden
Settled just behind the front group - came down at the 3rd
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back - blundered and dislodged rider at the opening fence
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.