15:10
Colm White Bookmakers Rated Novice Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 58.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jody McGarvey
T M Walsh
Sat handy behind front group - third with three furlongs left - hit the front in style two out - shaken up and drew away approaching the line - kept finding more to score with ease
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Sent clear in front early - jumped awkwardly at the 4th - pressed for effort and lost advantage 2 out - chased runner-up spot but couldn't close on winner from the last and held on for second
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Settled handy in the pack - up to 2nd three out - pushed along two out - dropped to 3rd approaching last and unable to close on the front pair
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up in the pack - urged forward for a spell at the 4th - asked for effort 3 out - unable to close entering straight - fifth turning for home before staying on to finish fourth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along in 5th three out then hampered in 6th two out - unable to close late finishing 5th
Sean Flanagan
M D O'Callaghan
Sat close to the front pack pulling hard early - pressed for effort and slipped back to 5th 2 out - unable to threaten late and well held in 6th
Jake Coen (3)
Gerard O'Leary
Held up at the back - minor error 5th - pressed for effort 3 out - dropped away to finish last
Sean O'Keeffe
Denis Hickey
Held up towards the back of the pack - made ground wide entering the straight to lead the chasing group into 4th - blundered two out and pushed along but unable to find more - still contesting 4th when came down at the final 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.