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Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)
Grade 1, 2m7f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 55.90s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the pace early - moved through to challenge two out - shaken up to hit the front before the last - kept finding under pressure to score with ease
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up early - progress 4 out - up into 5th soon after - pushed along into 3rd approaching 2 out - third turning for home - moved into second inside final furlong but couldn't threaten winner and held on for the place
James Bowen
Mrs John Harrington
Up with the front group on the outer - nudged forward into 4th 3 out and 7th at the following fence - back to 4th at the last - stayed on into 3rd at the line but never a danger
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - made progress into 7th by three out - hit the front briefly two out - pressed for effort entering the straight - lost the advantage before the last - third approaching the final furlong - unable to find more and eased back to 4th at the finish
Keith Donoghue
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Held up at the back - improved into 8th 3 out - pushed along and up to 5th at the last - held that spot to the line
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midpack wide - urged and slipped towards the back by the 7th - driven with three left to jump - shows faint late gain but not involved in the finish
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Sat second early on - shared front spot 3 out then eased back to third under pressure - faded quickly after finishing seventh
Gavin Brouder
M F Morris
Held up towards the back early - improved into contention from halfway - pressed the front on the approach to 3 out - lost position and slipped to 4th soon after - faded late to finish 8th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held a midfield spot on the rail - pressed for effort after 4 out - dropped away thereafter - finished well beaten in 9th
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Set the pace early - shaky over 8th and clipped 9th fence - challenged three out then edged in front briefly under pressure before being outrun - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held a midfield position - pressed for effort after four out - faded from there
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.