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Frank And Brian Fitzsimons Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m2f185y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 28.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Towards the back of the pack - 7th at halfway - moved into 5th 3 out - advanced on the outer to take 2nd after the following fence - driven forward entering the straight - hit the front inside the final 50 yards - stayed on strongly to win
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Towards the back - 8th at halfway - moved up to 6th after 2 out - tight for room approaching the last - worked into 3rd on entering the straight - hit the front over 100 yards out before yielding - one-paced and held near the finish
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Settled behind pacesetter - second at halfway - moved through to hit front two out - driven approaching the last - lost momentum and overtaken close home - stayed on same gait for third
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat behind front pack early - third at halfway before dropping back after 3 out - beaten off in seventh past the second-last - urged out and rallied up straight to grab fourth late
Phillip Enright
James Andrew Fahey
Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - up to 3rd approaching 2 out - urged on straightening for home - slipped back to 4th after the last then found nothing more late to finish 5th
Brian Hayes
C A Murphy
Held up towards back of pack - 6th at halfway - urged into 5th two out but had nothing more and dropped away from the final flight
James Smith (5)
Kevin Michael Smith
Held up towards back of field - blundered 5th - unable to make headway from there - well held at finish
Ben Harvey
Paul Mulligan
Went straight to front but hit a flat spot 5th - blundered 4 out - urged into a rhythm with encouragement soon after - driven again past 3 out - lost the advantage shortly afterwards - had nothing more to offer and dropped away
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up in the pack - fighting for its head early - stumbled 3 out - dropped away well beaten
Mike O'Connor
R K Watson
Sat just behind the front group early - up in 4th at the midpoint before dropping away fast from 4 out - well adrift and eased to a halt before the following fence
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.