13:42
Bar One Racing Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 59.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Cian Quirke (3)
Andrew Slattery
Sat handy on the outside early - moved through to hit the front after the 4th - hint of a hiccup 4 out and again 2 out - clear by three lengths approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the line - won going away
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield - 5th at halfway before improving into 3rd from four out - unable to challenge leader but stayed on for second
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midpack and 4th at the turn - slipped to 6th approaching three out - edged forward on the wide side then jumped awkwardly in 4th two out - driven up but couldn't get to winner - stayed on to take 3rd on the run-in
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - clipped a fence 5 out - moved into contention on the outside before 3 out - up to 2nd but hit the second-last and pressed on without gaining further ground - dropped to finish 4th
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Shared front spot early before being overtaken and settling second - pushed along approaching 3 out - dropped away soon after - unable to find more back in 6th from 2 out - finished 5th
Daniel King
Gillian Scott
Shared the front spot early but scrambled over first - hit the front soon after and stumbled twice more through third and fourth - handed up in third once overtaken - pushed along in fifth from three out with another blunder there - couldn't find more from two out - stumbled at the last and slipped to sixth on the run to the line
Ben Harvey
P F O'Donnell
Held up at the back throughout - hit a rough one 5 out - driven and unable to find more from 3 out - well beaten at the finish
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.