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Hibernian Hotel Mallow Handicap Hurdle
3m80y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 6m 11.20s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midfield - untidy six from home then asked for effort with four to go - moved through well and shared the front approaching the second-last - driven out before the final fence where a small error occurred - took over on the run-in and stayed on strongest to win
Alex Harvey (5)
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back early - moved through well from the outer 4 out to join the front before 2 out - driven before the last and outpaced on the run-in for second
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Cian Collins
Held up early - jumped awkwardly 3rd - moved closer before 6 out - closed on the pace before 3 out - briefly boxed in and pushed along in 5th from 2 out - stayed on into 3rd before last but couldn't reach the front two
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Held up at the back - clipped a couple of fences early - driven forward and made ground from the fourth last - squeezed for space soon after - up to third two out - eased back to fourth and stayed on one gear to the line
Philip Byrnes
Edward Cawley
Settled midpack towards the outside - moved through to share the front approaching 3 out - driven and lost the advantage before 2 out - slipped to 5th before the last and found nothing more
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Up with the front group - jumping errors at the 6th and 5 out before pressure applied - minor blunder 2 out and effort demanded - no response and plugged on at one tempo through the run-in
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled midpack towards the outside - pushed along four out and dropped away - down in 12th approaching two out - responded to urging to regain ground and cross the line seventh
Cian Cullinan (7)
P G Fahey
Sat close behind pacesetter early - stumbled at the 6th and again lightly at the 8th - urged into 5th after four out and driven from there - faded to 10th finding nothing more from two out - stayed on at an even effort to finish eighth
Aidan Kelly (5)
Robert Tyner
Handy in 3rd early - roused to share front around 6 out but scratchy over the fence - lost command soon after and had nothing left before 2 out
G B Noonan (5)
Michael Winters
Sat close to pace early on outside - slipped back through the pack approaching 4th - rallied before 3 out to share front spot for a moment before being sent on and overtaken - urged but faded from 2 out to finish well beaten in 10th
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Liam P Cusack
Held up towards the back - unbalanced 4th and 8th - needed encouragement after the following fence - nudged into contention from 4 out - stumbled again and had nothing more to offer - finished at a steady effort
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ms M Flynn
Settled midfield on the rail - moved into second before joining leader after four out - pushed along and overtaken after the following fence - lost touch and got in awkward before two out then eased away well beaten
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Settled in the pack early - slipped backward with 5 to jump then rallied briefly after the following one - unable to find more from 3 out finishing well held
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Towards the back - moved up on the outside to sit behind the front pair before the 4th - jumped untidily 4 out and short of room soon after - faded tamely to finish a well-beaten 14th
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
Sean Joseph Allen
Went straight to front - stumbled fractionally four out and pulled alongside soon after - lost command before three out then had nothing more and dropped away before two out finishing 15th
Ross Berry (7)
W M Roper
Awkward over the opening fence and no more than midfield thereafter - slipped towards the back before 6 out and stumbled again soon after with rider urging - unable to find more from 4 out and well held at the finish
Philip Donovan (5)
Edward Cawley
Held a midfield spot early - urged forward before 4 out and slipped towards the back - no response from 3 out and finished well adrift
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front pair early - jumped awkwardly in 3rd - driven and slipped back before 4 out - dropped away and finished well beaten
Cian Quirke (3)
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards the back - crept into contention from 6 out - urged into effort after 4 out - found nothing more and pulled up before the last
Daniel King
L J Archdeacon
Sat handy on the rail early - hit some flat spots along the way - slipped through the pack from halfway then pushed along and slid further back from 4 out - had nothing left and eased out of it before the last
Non-runners: Donkey Years (unsuitable ground), Insouciant Dallier (unsuitable ground), Irish Envoy (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.