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Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
3m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 16.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles 6 omitted
Result
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Sat behind front pair early - third at halfway then went on turning into the straight - overtaken briefly before the finish and driven hard - fought back to prevail right on the line
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - moved into 7th after 3 out - up to 4th soon after - angled inside to hit the front at the last - kept on but caught in the final strides for second
Philip Byrnes
Brian M McMahon
Sat behind the pace - back in 7th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out - up to 3rd approaching 2 out - eased back to 4th before the last then rallied to snatch 3rd on the line
Sean O'Keeffe
D Deacon
Held up at the back - still down the field at halfway - improved into the pack turning into the straight - moved to the rail after the second last and up into 4th by the last - held on for a steady finish without further gain
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
Held up towards the back - moved into 6th two out then up to 5th after the last under pressure - stayed on same rhythm to finish 5th
Ryan Treacy
Mrs Julie Cashin
Sat just behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - roused after 3 out and improved to loom up 2nd 2 out - soon losing ground before the last - stayed on at a single gait to finish 6th
Danny Gilligan
John Joseph Murphy
Held up towards the back - 14th at halfway - urged forward after three out - clumsy at the following obstacle - eighth before the last then plugged on steadily to finish 7th
Mr A J Browne (7)
Don Browne
Sat close to the pace early - hit the front after the second - opened a big advantage by halfway - given a squeeze and overtaken turning into the straight - dropped to 5th after the second-last then had nothing left to give and dropped away
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Matthew A Daly
Held up towards back of pack - driven approaching 3 out - unable to threaten leaders thereafter - well held in 9th
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - driven on the inside after 3 out but unable to make headway from there and well held at the finish
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
J P Flavin
Sat close to the pace early - 9th at halfway then into 6th after 3 out under pressure - lost touch from the following fence and faded well held
Darragh O'Keeffe
Michael Winters
Sat close to the front pack early - up in 4th at halfway - driven on after 3 out but had nothing more and dropped away before the straight
Danny Mullins
Leonard Paul Flynn
Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching 3 out - unable to find further response after that - well held in 13th
Philip Donovan (3)
James Andrew Fahey
Held up at the back from the off - made no impression through the race - well beaten in 14th
Ricky Doyle
John Joseph Murphy
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Paul Nolan
Set the pace early - lost the advantage after the second - shaken up in 4th passing three out - dropped away and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Ashdale Flyer (unsuitable ground), Barryroe Madam (reserve), Diamonds Diva (unsuitable ground), Nazine (reserve), Phoenix Cowboy (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.