15:07
Fairyhouse Easter Festival, It's Tradition Novice Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 58.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway going smoothly - moved ahead two out - stayed on strongly to score with plenty in hand
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Thomas Coyle
Up with the front runner - moved to the fore turning in - collared 2 out and unable to match the winner approaching the last - one-paced on the run-in
Jody McGarvey
T M Walsh
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway and up to 3rd approaching two out - asked for effort but couldn't threaten and fumbled last - stayed on at one gear to finish third
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - driven into the straight and up to 5th two out - unable to close in on the leaders and stayed on at one speed to the line
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - progress made 3 out - into 6th and pushed along entering the straight - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Held up near back - improved into 4th before 3 out but blundered 2 out and driven - unable to close approaching last - held on for sixth
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in midfield early - up in 5th at halfway - dropped back 5 out - driven with no response from 3 out to finish well held
Sean Flanagan
Thomas Cooper
Sent to the front early - held a two length advantage by halfway before being overtaken at the turn into the straight - had nothing more to offer and dropped away to finish eighth
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back and driven up around halfway - still towards the tail 4 out - unable to close after the following fence and finished without response
Mark Walsh
Henry De Bromhead
Held up at the back throughout - driven approaching 3 out with little response - faded from there to finish tenth
Non-runners: Backfromtheraces (unsuitable ground), Is Charlie Around (unsuitable ground), Pirate Island (unsuitable ground)
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.