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Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m5f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 28.20s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Alex Harvey (5)
Noel C Kelly
Towards the back - progress to around 8th at halfway - moved to the front before 2 out - drew right away approaching the last - kept on powerfully on the run-in - hands-and-heels to the line to win comfortably
Miss A B O'Connor
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 5th out wide before 2 out - moved into 2nd at the last and stayed on but never a threat to the winner
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards back - blundered 8th - struggling in 7th approaching 2 out - moved into 4th at the last - stayed on into 3rd inside the final furlong but never a danger
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Sat close to the front pack early - moved through to hit the front approaching 3 out - pressed and lost the advantage before 2 out - slipped to third by the last and held no more in fourth late
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
Padraig Butler
Sat just behind the front group early - clipped 4th and again 3 out while in 3rd - pushed along soon after - lost ground with another error 2 out to be 6th - unable to close from there and well held
Mr D L Queally
Declan Queally
Set the pace early - driven along and lost front spot after 3 out - sat third at 2 out but couldn't threaten the leaders late
Sean O'Keeffe
Alan Donoghue
Settled in the pack - 7th with 3 to jump - pushed along and moved up to 4th 2 out - couldn't find more and held late
Mike O'Connor
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Held up in the pack close to the rail - stumbled slightly 3rd fence - pressed for effort at 7th then dropped away quickly
Darragh O'Keeffe
Sean Joseph Allen
Sat close to the front pair - errored 6th - fourth and clipped 3 out - pushed along then lost ground and stumbled again 2 out before finishing well held
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Held up at the back throughout - no impact on proceedings
Danny Gilligan
Noel C Kelly
Off the pace from the start - no impact through the race - trailed home well beaten
Non-runners: Close Enough (ran yesterday), Letters To Juliet (unsuitable ground), Stumblin In (ran yesterday)
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.