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2m2f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 29.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Gavin Brouder (3)
Noel C Kelly
Settled early - moved into contention before halfway - up to third after fifth - hit the front three out - quickly clear - margin narrowed approaching final furlong - edged back away on the run-in - held on gamely to the line
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled early - 5th at the halfway point - moved up into 2nd approaching 2 out - stayed on again after that - unable to reel in the winner up the run-in - finished second
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - 11th after the 5th - made progress before the last where leapt a touch left - plugged on into 3rd on the run-in but never able to challenge
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - still 10th after fifth - improved position approaching two out - unable to close on the front group and untidy at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth
Donagh Meyler
Adrian Murray
Held up towards the back - still 9th early on - made progress from two out but hampered by a mistake at the last - dropped away over the closing stages to finish fifth
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack early - up to 3rd approaching two out - dropped back before the last - faded on the run to the line finishing 6th
Niall Moore (5)
Frank John Hayes
Settled among the pack early - stumbled first fence and again fifth - dropped to eighth soon after - unable to quicken approaching last - dropped away on the run-in to finish seventh
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled just behind the pace early - fourth after fifth - unable to make headway approaching two out - dropped away before the last to finish well beaten
Sean Flanagan
Michael G Kennedy
Held up towards the back - still down in 15th after the 5th - nudged into contention approaching 2 out before fading by the last
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Handy early - scratchy jump third - upped tempo to front before 5th - stretched clear approaching 4 out - caught and blundered approaching 3 out - dropped away with another error before 2 out
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Handy early - slipped back through the field with three left to jump - faded steadily after and beaten a long way home
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Settled at the back early - down in 13th by the 5th - lost touch two out and stayed remote
Cian Quirke (3)
Timothy Doyle
Held up early - down the field in 14th after the 5th - lost touch before 4 out - dropped away after 3 out - pulled up before the last
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - driven up before the 4th - dropped to 12th after the next - pulled up before three out
Mr R James (7)
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Went straight to front - had company approaching 4th then overtaken - dropped back before 3 out and hit that obstacle awkwardly - faltered after another error before 2 out - eased out of contention before the final fence
Non-runners: Awakino (reserve), Chemdawg (unsuitable ground), Mr McWhinny (reserve), Real Empire (coughing)
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.