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Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m1f79y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 7.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - moved up on the inner to 4th after three out - hit the front approaching the last - driven out under pressure to prevail in the final 100 yards
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Michael Mulvany
Settled in the pack - moved into 5th approaching three out - driven forward after the following fence - shifted to the outside to reach second by the last - held on well without finding more close home to finish 2nd
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in midfield - 6th at halfway - moved up to 3rd approaching 3 out - driven into 2nd soon after but had nothing more and slipped back to 3rd before the last - stayed on same speed to finish third
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Handy behind front group early - 8th at halfway - asked for effort after 3 out - up to 4th approaching last two - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Conor Smithers (7)
Ms Helen P Markham
Held up towards the back - 14th at halfway - urged into contention after 3 out - improved to 6th nearing the last and stayed on steadily to finish 5th
Eoin G Kelly (7)
Adrian Murray
Sat behind pace early - fifth at halfway - improved into second after four out - briefly hit front but soon eased back to third by two out - lost touch approaching the last and beaten home in 6th
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up in the pack - still back in 11th at halfway - crept into contention approaching 3 out then found nothing more and finished steadily to the line
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Adrian Sexton
Sat behind the front pack early - 3rd at halfway - driven approaching 3 out and soon lost touch to finish well held
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Set the pace early - drifted off a true line before the second - lost front spot after being asked for effort 3 out - dropped away steadily from 2 out to finish well beaten
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Held up at back - urged into contention approaching 3 out and holding sixth before a crunching error two out - lost momentum quickly and dropped away
J Smith (5)
E D Delany
Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held in 11th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to the front pack early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then found little and dropped away before the following fence
Mark McDonagh
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to pace - second at halfway - driven on rails before 3 out then dropped away tamely
Paddy Cleary (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled around midpack early - slipped towards the back by halfway - unable to close from 4 out and well held at the finish
Niall Moore (5)
Noel C Kelly
Held up at the back - made no impression - well beaten in 15th
Oakley Brown (5)
Noel C Kelly
Settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from the midpoint - well held at the finish
Mike O'Connor
P Cluskey
Held up in the pack early - unable to improve into contention from 4 out - well beaten in 17th
Alix Balfe (7)
R K Watson
Held up towards back of field - came down at 3rd
E Walsh
Barry Connell
Held up early - fell at 1st
Non-runners: Fort Randall (vet's advice), Kinbara Hills (reserve), Party Pack (reserve), Shadow Paddy (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.