16:40
Clarke's Electrical Contractors, Castletown Geoghegan Handicap Hurdle
1m7f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 48.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled midpack early - lost touch into 7th before improving from the fourth - made progress 3 out to be third approaching 2 out - edged ahead before the last - powered clear to the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
E J O'Grady
Settled early with the pack - slipped back to 8th after the 4th - found room to close 2 out - up into 3rd by the last - drifted left on the run-in - kept battling to take 2nd but couldn't reach the winner
John Shinnick (5)
Donal Kinsella
Handy early - shuffled back to 4th then improved into 3rd - edged in front approaching 3 out - lost the advantage before the last and slightly awkward there - eased back into 3rd and stayed on at one gear to finish
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Keen and settled towards the back early - mid-division past the 4th - progress from 2 out into 5th by the last - held on for 4th without finding more
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled with the pack early - sixth of little note through the first half - improved into third approaching four out - stayed on into the straight before easing back to fourth at the last where met an awkward jump - bumped soon after on the run home - unable to find more and held on for fifth
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - mid-pack by the 4th - improved position approaching four out - unable to threaten the frontrunners late on and finished sixth
Danny Gilligan
W J O'Doherty
Held up at the back - still 14th after the 4th before finding some late headway from 2 out - unable to threaten in 7th at the last
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled just behind pace early - improved into contention around 4 out and up to third by 3 out - dropped back after 2 out - faded before the last and stood off it - finished well beaten in 8th
Alex Harvey (5)
Paul Mulligan
Handy early - midfield around 4th - improved into contention 3 out - unable to threaten leaders and lost place before last
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Set the pace early - opened up a big margin by the 3rd and 4th - gap narrowed after 4 out - overtaken and dropped back before 3 out - dropped away late to finish tenth
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Richard Brabazon
Close to the pace early - dropped away before four out - trailed off from three out home
Ben Harvey
Francis Casey
Held up towards the back - 9th early before slipping through the pack turning for home - dropped away steadily and finished well beaten
E Walsh
A J Martin
Held up in the pack early - down in 12th after the 4th - lost touch before two out and beaten well off the pace
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled towards the back of the pack - slipped to 11th after the 4th - lost touch 3 out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Kaleosun (reserve), Marelly (unsuitable ground), Millbrook Queen (reserve)
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.