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PADDY MAC Maiden Hurdle
2m1f65y, Hurdle, 4yo, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 4.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sean Flanagan
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close up early - disputed second spot before dropping to fifth - hit the front approaching sixth - matched stride for stride after four out - edged clear again after three out - stayed on strongly to the line
Cian Quirke (3)
Andrew Slattery
Sent clear early but stumbled at 1st - overtaken before 6th - back on level footing after 4 out - lost front again after 3 out - still in with hopes at last - held effort to the finish for 2nd
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack early - made progress into 4th and 5th before pressing forward into 3rd approaching 3 out - narrowed the margin before 2 out - stayed on late but never got competitive finishing 3rd beaten 2 lengths
J J Slevin
Eoin Doyle
Settled early among the pack in 6th then 5th - moved forward before three out - blundered in 5th two out - unable to close on the front-runners approaching the last - stayed on at one gear in 4th to the finish
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Handy early - held 3rd then 5th before pushed along back into 4th before 3 out - unable to close on the front pair after 2 out - eased to 5th and stayed on same gear to the line
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up close to the pace early - still 5th before 5th - blundered three out then failed to close on leaders - flattened out from two out - clipped the last and finished well held
Alan King (7)
John Neilan
Held up towards back of the field - moved into 5th before improving to 7th approaching 2 out - lost momentum after that to finish 7th
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back of the pack - briefly improved into 9th then 5th before dropping to 8th with two left - unable to quicken and stayed on same gear to finish well held
Paddy Cody (7)
Kieran Purcell
Held up towards the back - hit the 2nd and dropped to 11th before recovering to 5th - couldn't threaten in 9th after the second last
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway 3 out - one pace from 2 out - finished well held in 10th
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Held up towards the back - jumping awkwardly at the third and unable to close 3 out - dropped away before 2 out to finish 11th
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close up early - slipped back through the pack before fading out of contention approaching 3 out - unable to find more thereafter finishing well held
Philip Donovan (3)
Andrew Slattery
Settled with the pack early - stumbled at the 2nd - error again 4 out - dropped away and faded before 3 out - well held at the finish
Brian Hayes
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled at the back of the field - dropped away before 3 out - well held at the finish
Hugh Morgan
Paul Power
Held up at the back - clipped through 2nd and 4th and again 5th - lost touch before 3 out with another error there - well held to finish
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back early - driven to keep tabs into 4th before losing touch by the 6th - lost more ground after 4 out - stumbled 3 out - no impression made throughout - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Guess What (reserve), Lucky This Time (reserve), Wild Wild Wind (reserve)
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.