Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

1st

Cardcounter (IRE)

No. 4

5yo, 11-4, OR –

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott

5 11-4 –

Danny Gilligan

Gordon Elliott

6:15.30

Set off in front - shaky jump at the 9th - advantage narrowed two out then hampered by a mistake at the last under heavy challenge - kept battling to the line to prevail

2nd

Blue Mosque (IRE)

No. 6

5yo, 10-11, OR 120

J: Donagh Meyler · T: Noel Meade

5 10-11 120

Donagh Meyler

Noel Meade

1¼

Held up towards the back - hit the first - lost places to sit sixth by the fourth - improved to fifth then eighth - clipped the second last - moved through smoothly to press the pace-setter at the last - stayed on to go down by a length and a quarter

3rd

Butch Cassidy (IRE)

No. 3

5yo, 11-4, OR 133

J: Rachael Blackmore · T: Henry De Bromhead

5 11-4 133

Rachael Blackmore

Henry De Bromhead

1¾

Sat second early - drifted left at the 3rd - improved into the lead spot after the 4th - stumbled and got in a tangle at the 6th - drifted left again at the 7th - slipped to third at the last and held that spot to the line

4th

C'est Ta Chance (FR)

No. 5

6yo, 11-4, OR 133

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

6 11-4 133

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

4¼

Settled midfield early - improved into range 2 out - unable to close gap in 4th last after a mistake - stayed one-speed to finish 4th

5th

Ol Man Dingle (IRE) ^t

No. 1

6yo, 11-10, OR 139

J: Ricky Doyle · T: Eoin Griffin

6 11-10 139

Ricky Doyle

Eoin Griffin

14

Held up towards the back - improved into 3rd after the 6th - slipped to 5th and lost ground before the last - finished well held

6th

All For Rachel (IRE) ^ht

No. 2

8yo, 11-7, OR 128

J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan

8 11-7 128

Phillip Enright

Oliver McKiernan

18

Held up early - up to 5th by the 4th before 6th and 8th - lost touch after 3 out - dropped away before 2 out to finish 6th