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Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle
2m3f58y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 46.90s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Sat close to pace early before going in front after the 2nd - errors at fences including 3 out - shaken up to open a three-length advantage approaching the last - driven out to hold on stoutly to the line
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - still 7th at halfway - improved through the field after 2 out then squeezed for space entering the straight - second and driven approaching the last where slightly awkward then stayed on to finish 2nd
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled towards the back early - made ground into contention after three out then squeezed for space entering the straight - third and driven approaching the last where hit the fence - unable to find more on the run to the line
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back early - 8th at halfway - improved into 3rd but blundered two out - briefly 2nd early in the straight before being pressed for effort - lost ground to 4th and made another error at the last - stayed on at same tempo to finish 4th
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Sat close to the front group - 4th at halfway - driven and knocked sideways on the rail entering the straight - 5th approaching the last and unable to make further headway to the finish
Danny Mullins
P E Collins
Sat close to the pace early - given a slap after the 5th - held fifth by halfway - driven but unable to close and faded before the finish - eventually well held in 6th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in midfield - 6th at halfway - driven two out but unable to get closer and held no more late ground into the finish
Jody McGarvey
Nicky Henderson
Held up towards the back - not going a yard early - small errors 3rd and 4th fences - shaved the gap approaching 3 out then driven but found nothing more after - finished well held in 8th
Philip Donovan (3)
C W J Farrell
Went forward early - sat just behind the pace before slipping to third at halfway - pressed for effort and slid towards the back after 3 out - lost touch and finished well adrift
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Sat close to the pace early - disputing second at halfway - driven approaching two out and dropped away - pulled up before the last
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.