18:05
Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m5f180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 30.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Up with the front group - 2nd at halfway - forged clear after 3 out moving powerfully - a jump error then lost the advantage momentarily after the following fence - soon back in front - driven approaching the omitted last - hard challenged in the straight but stuck on gamely to score
Kevin Sexton
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back - still only 6th at halfway - improved into 5th three out - moved into 3rd approaching the second last - driven on when clear of the last obstacle - chased the front-runner into the straight but flattened out and stayed on at one gait to finish second
Gavin Brouder (3)
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards the back - bumped early and again 5th - held that spot at halfway - moved into 4th 3 out - driven up to 2nd after avoiding the last obstacle - eased back to 3rd soon after turning in - stayed on same effort to finish 3rd
Ben Harvey
Noel C Kelly
Held up at the back - still 7th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out - up to 5th passing the last after going around it - fourth early in the straight then stayed on strongly to finish
Adam Leahy (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back of the field - up to 4th at halfway - driven into 6th after 3 out then stayed on steadily to the line
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Up with the front runner - left in front at the 5th - under pressure from 4 out - surrendered advantage after the following fence then recaptured it momentarily after 2 out - soon hard at work and fell back to 4th before the last was jumped by rivals - faded on the run-in to finish 6th
Niall Moore (5)
W J Bryson
Settled in the pack early - bumped lightly at the 1st and 5th - up in 3rd at halfway - driven on past three out but had nothing left and dropped away approaching the following fence - finished well held in 7th
Peter Smithers (7)
Rory Anthony Devine
Sat close up early - bumped lightly at the first - knocked back near the back at the 5th - lost touch from halfway and pulled up before 2 out with no chance of getting involved
Richard Deegan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Went straight to front - drifted markedly off a true line at the fences - swung sharply left and parted company with rider at the 5th
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.