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Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)
Grade 2, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 51.50s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat just behind the front group - third at halfway - stumbled three out - moved left and driven on after two out then unsettled at the last - stayed on strongly through the final stretch to get up right at the finish
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards back of field - 6th at halfway - improved into 4th with four to jump - shared front spot entering straight and asked for effort after two out - hit front early in run-in but caught close home to finish 2nd
Rachael Blackmore
W P Mullins
Sat handy early travelling keenly - up to 2nd by halfway - improved to share front spot turning in - driven after two out and lost command approaching the line - dropped to 3rd and stayed on same rhythm to finish
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Held up towards back - improved into 5th four out and up to 4th early in straight - asked for effort but couldn't close after two out - hint of error at last then held on for 4th
Keith Donoghue
J S Bolger
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th 3 out - driven approaching the straight - unable to threaten leaders after 2 out and held for 5th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to front - holding a two length advantage by halfway - driven and overtaken turning into the straight - slipped back to sixth spot two out and had nothing more to offer
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat close up early - errors at the 3rd and 4th - fourth at halfway - faltered 5 out and slipped towards the back - no response thereafter and well beaten in 7th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - dropped to 6th and driven approaching 4 out - found nothing more and finished well beaten
Non-runners: A Tipp For Gold (unsuitable ground), World Of Fortunes (allergies)
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.