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Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)
2m, Hurdle, 5yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 4m 4.30s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
J S Bolger
Went straight to the front - lost that spot before the 2nd then regained command before the 4th - hit the deck awkwardly 4 out - edged clear again approaching the last - kept finding through the closing stages to win with ease
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Raced handily early despite an awkward leap at the opener - dropped to 6th then improved to 4th - moved into second approaching two out - unable to close down the front-runner and clipped the last - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack - improved from 7th to 4th then into 3rd by 2 out - unable to close on leaders before the last - held same steady tempo to the line
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Handy early in 4th - dropped to 5th after 4 out - regained 4th spot 2 out - unable to threaten leaders approaching last - stayed on one pace to finish 4th
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Held a forward spot early - moved through to third then fourth - advanced to second turning for home - slipped back to fifth with two furlongs left - unable to close late but stayed on to finish fifth
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled towards the back early - up to 13th then 4th before making progress 4 out - briefly second - dropped back approaching the straight - held no more before the last
Danny Mullins
S R B Crawford
Sat close to pace early and pulling hard - hit front before 2nd - overtaken before 4th - slipped to 4th after 4 out - faded further 2 out - held on for minor placing without finding more
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved from 10th to 4th but unable to threaten - flattened out after two out to finish eighth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Towards the back early - fell away to 14th before the 4th - made a little headway 2 out before a touch of interference - flat to the finish and well held in 9th
Shane Fitzgerald
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - crept into contention after 3 out - lost momentum after 2 out - well held in 10th
Kieren Buckley
Thomas Gibney
Settled around midpack - briefly 11th then improved to 4th but found little two out - dropped away to finish 11th
Mark McDonagh
E J O'Grady
Settled among the pack early - up to 4th from 8th before fading into the straight - knocked off stride after 2 out and beaten into 12th
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - error at the 5th - up to 12th before the 4th out - unable to make further progress and clipped heels after 2 out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Held up at the back - unable to make headway and dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Richard Deegan
Liam Kenny
Held up at back - lost touch after 3 out - well beaten at finish
Ross Berry (7)
C A Murphy
Handy early - improved to 9th then 4th - unable to threaten leaders before 2 out - fell after error there
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Thomas Cleary
Settled with the group early - up to 5th then 4th - dropped away before 4 out - eased out of contention and pulled up before 2 out
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Held up towards the back - moved into 4th but unable to threaten leaders - pulled up before 4 out
Non-runners: Warriors Wood (coughing)
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.