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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
2m3f, Hurdle, 5yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 4m 54.20s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled just behind the pace - clipped the 2nd fence - up to second by the 5th - pressed the front-runner and jumped awkwardly two out - edged in front close home before the last then kept on to score
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close up early - hit front before opening fence - challenged hard 2 out and slightly awkward there - overtaken approaching last then stumbled on run-in - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish second
Aidan Kelly (5)
Sarah Joanna Connell
Settled among rivals early - up to 6th after fifth - moved into 4th 3 out - chased leading pair into straight - unable to close 2 out and held on for third
Ambrose McCurtin
Donncha Duggan
Settled handy early - improved into 5th before the straight - lacked extra pace in 4th approaching 2 out - dropped away to finish 4th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - down in 10th after the 5th - nudged into contention after 3 out - into 6th turning for home - unable to quicken and finished well beaten
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held a midpack spot early - slipped back to 13th past the 5th - found some late headway after 3 out but flattened out before 2 out - well held at the finish
Danny Mullins
P E Collins
Handy early - settled fourth then fifth - moved up to third 3 out - slipped back to fourth into the straight - lost touch before 2 out and finished well held
Darragh O'Keeffe
Sean Joseph Allen
Went straight to front - then overtaken before 1st - sitting 3rd from 5th - clumsy approaching 4 out - dropped back 3 out - dropped away into straight and beaten a long way
Ricky Doyle
Peter John Flood
Held up towards the back - slipped to 15th after the 5th - nudged into it approaching 3 out - lost touch before 2 out and finished well adrift
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Settled in the pack early - up to 8th before dropping back after a stumble 3 out - faded from there to finish well beaten
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Ms Alice Curran
Settled towards the back - stumbled at the 4th - lost touch with the pack after the 5th and dropped to 17th under urging - shaded into the picture late on but always well held
Philip Byrnes
Edward Cawley
Settled towards the back of the pack - down in 11th soon after halfway - dropped away before 3 out and came home well beaten
Mike O'Connor
J Motherway
Settled around midfield - lost touch three out - finished well beaten in 13th
Simon Torrens
Liz Doyle
Held up towards the back early - made headway into midfield after the 3rd - down in 14th past the 5th - dropped away 3 out and pulled up before 2 out
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Raced up with the pace early - dropped away with three left - eased out of contention before the final fence
Shane Fitzgerald
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up at the back - 16th soon after the 5th and under pressure early - lost touch three out - stopped before two out
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Norman Lee
Held up towards the back - still 12th after the 5th - lost touch three out and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Be Positive (reserve), Cabaret Prince (unsuitable ground), Mags Nelson (reserve), Shuil Swift (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.