13:22
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 13.90s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
H Rogers
Held up towards the back early - made progress before 3 out - up to 6th 2 out - closed to second before the last and edged in front by a whisker - battled through the final strides to prevail
Mark Walsh
T M Walsh
Prominent in 5th at halfway - erred at the 6th and needed reminding - improved from 3 out and moved to the front after 2 out - challenged over the final flight - collared in the dying strides - went down by a head
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled with the field early - 7th at halfway - began to make headway after 4 out - reduced deficit by 2 out - stumbled slightly at the last while unable to trouble those ahead in 3rd - dropped tempo late for third
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - made progress before 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th without threatening the front
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled with the pack early - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th after the fourth from home - dropped to 5th by two out then flattened out and clipped the last
Miss E J Sweeney (7)
Karl Thornton
Went straight to front - opened up daylight after the 1st - well in command by the 3rd - margin shortened past the 5th then stretched again before the 6th despite an untidy leap - gap narrowed after 3 out - drifted right approaching 2 out - overtaken soon after and faded out of contention
Gavin Brouder (3)
Thomas Gibney
Handy early - 4th at halfway - dropped away after 4 out and blundered 2 out - one paced from there in 7th
Sean Flanagan
Rebecca Curtis
Sat close to the pace early - moved into second after the 5th - hit the 6th awkwardly and had a minor error 4 out - made ground briefly 2 out but then dropped back - faded before the last - finished well beaten in 8th
Kieren Buckley
Edward Cawley
Settled around midpack - unable to make headway around 9th two out - dropped away after that - finished well beaten
Danny Mullins
Michael J McDonagh
Handy early - third turning for home - dropped away after three out - faded quickly and shaky at the second last - well beaten at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
A J Martin
Settled midfield early - 8th at halfway before dropping back - faded three out - pulled up before the final fence
Jonathan Burke
D Broad
Held up towards the back of the pack - dropped away and faded approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Held up towards the back - struggling for response with three to jump - pulled up before two out
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Held up at the back throughout - made no headway - eased down and pulled up before 2 out
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Settled at back of the field early - failed to improve position - well held throughout - pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Birmingham Alabama (unsuitable ground), He's Gorgeous (unsuitable ground), Lynchy Boy (unsuitable ground), Stay Gold (unsuitable ground), Whimsy (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.