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Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
2m1f79y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 4m 6.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Paddy Cleary (7)
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - urged forward into 4th after 3 out - shared 2nd two out then went on inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
William Durkan
Set the early pace before losing it at the 3rd - settled into second by halfway - back in front approaching 3 out - driven up to match the new pacesetter - stayed on gamely under pressure - overtaken close home to finish second
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the front group early - held 3rd at halfway before slipping to 5th with three left - pressed for effort in 4th after the following fence - responded to urging and rallied to take 3rd approaching the last
Ben Bromley (5)
S R B Crawford
Settled in the pack early - 8th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out and up to 5th by 2 out - into 4th approaching the last - stayed on at one gait to finish fourth
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then 3rd with 3 to jump - urged on and slipped to 6th approaching last - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Sat close up early before going in front from 3rd - lost command 3 out - slipped back to third by the following fence - pushed along and unable to find more - losing ground and clipped the last
Liam McKenna (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled midfield - blundered at the opening fence - improved to 6th by halfway - driven on approaching three out - flattened out under pressure with nothing more to give - stayed on same rhythm to the finish in 7th
Mike O'Connor
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - hit the second and moved into the middle order after four out - unable to quicken and stayed on same effort to finish eighth
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled towards the back of the pack - 10th at the midway point - stayed on at one gear from 3 out - eventually finished 9th
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards the back - unable to progress from 4 out - well held at the finish
James Smith (5)
V C Ward
Held up towards the back - improved into the pack heading to 3 out - had nothing left approaching 2 out and dropped away
Gavin Brouder (3)
Noel C Kelly
Settled around midfield early - 11th at halfway - unable to close from 4 out - finished well held in 12th
Alan King (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled around midfield early - eased back through the pack by halfway - never able to threaten from 4 out and well held at the finish
Tom Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up towards the back - knocked about at the opening fence - improved into 7th by halfway - pushed along after four out but had nothing left - dropped away before the following obstacle to finish well beaten in 14th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Peter Maher
Held up at the back - lost touch with the field - well beaten by the finish
Mark McDonagh
Paul Stafford
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 4 out - well beaten at the finish
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Sat behind the front group early - 9th at halfway then unable to make headway from 4 out - well held at the finish
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.