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Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 20.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled towards the back early - moved through smoothly on the outside to be third turning into the straight - shaken up to hit the front before the last - stayed on gamely to prevail
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul O'Flynn
Settled midpack early - small stumble at the opening fence - 8th at the halfway point - crept into contention turning for home - driven up to 4th two out - into second before the last - battled gamely to the line but held for the win
Paul Kavanagh (7)
Michael Winters
Settled towards the back early - stumbled twice in the opening exchanges - made ground on the outside with five furlongs left and up into 4th soon after - hit the front turning into the straight - shaken up and overtaken before the final flight - stayed on at one speed to finish 3rd
Donagh Meyler
Mrs John Harrington
Settled towards back of the pack - 7th at halfway - made progress 4 out to briefly lead before 2 out - asked for effort but unable to threaten front-runner in 4th nearing final flight - stayed on same speed to finish 4th
Philip Byrnes
W J O'Doherty
Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - into 6th two out after a stumble - stumbled again at the last making little headway then stayed on one-paced to finish 5th
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Held up towards the back - made progress after 3 out - 7th and driven approaching 2 out - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same rate to finish 6th
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Up with the pace and hit the front before the 2nd - driven to stay ahead but overtaken entering the straight - slipped to 5th two out and had nothing more to offer late
E Walsh
Michael Winters
Held up towards the back - needed urging along after the 6th - fluffed 4 out and unable to close - shaped better into the straight to move up to 8th before finishing one-paced
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Settled midfield - up to 5th by halfway - moved into 2nd four out - dropped back entering straight and had nothing more to give late
Ryan Treacy
David M O'Brien
Held up towards the inner in the pack - small error at the 5th - dropped away from 4 out and well beaten
G B Noonan (5)
Paul O'Flynn
Held up at the back throughout - pushed along with no headway after 3 out - well held at the finish
Richard Deegan
E Sheehy
Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway - driven and dropped back turning into the straight - faded from there to finish well beaten
Mike O'Connor
R K Watson
Set the pace early - sat second and close up at halfway - driven and dropped back approaching 4 out - weakened and pulled up before 2 out
Danny Gilligan
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat behind the front group early - slipped through midfield by halfway then faded towards the back approaching 4 out - found nothing more and was pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Diamond Dollar (reserve), Knockraha Eagle (reserve), Ricky Langford (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.