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Yellow Sam 50th Anniversary (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle
3m25y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 53.90s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - stumbled at 1st and again 4th - made ground into 6th 3 out - driven up to hit the front after 2 out - kept going strongly to the line - won with plenty in hand
Mr H C Swan
E J O'Grady
Settled midfield early - moved up into 5th three out and pushed forward into 3rd - took 2nd before the last - held that spot to the finish without extra late punch
Miss M Walsh (7)
E D Delany
Held up at the back - urged forward approaching 3 out - modest 7th with two to jump - still 7th at the last - stayed on inside the final furlong - snatched 3rd close home
Mr A P Ryan (7)
Mark Fahey
Settled in the pack early - 7th before improving into 5th place 2 out - up to 3rd approaching the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Mr R James (7)
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - made progress 4 out to move into 4th - pushed along in 6th 2 out - unable to close and finished 5th
Mr M J Kenneally (7)
Colin Motherway
Went straight to front and opened a big gap - margin narrowed three out - pressed and caught two out - quickly passed then slipped to fourth with an error at the final fence - unable to threaten again finishing well held
Mr Finn Tegetmeier (7)
Hugh Paul Finegan
Held up towards the back - improved into contention 5 out - up to second 3 out - shared front spot briefly 2 out before being overtaken - lost place before the last and faded to finish 7th
Mr A J Lord (7)
Hugh Paul Finegan
Held a forward position - urged along three out - dropped away late - eventually finished eighth
Mr C A Bowman (7)
Cian Collins
Travelled close to the pace early - hit the 6th and dropped back through the field - pressed for effort with four to go - faded out of contention
Mr D G Lavery
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - dropped to 10th after a serious blunder three out - pushed along in 8th soon after before fading late
Mr I Ryan (7)
G A Kingston
Sat close to the front pack early - under pressure in 7th with three to jump - dropped away and pulled up before the second last
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.