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John Thomas McNamara Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m4f80y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 18 runners
Winning time 4m 59.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Paul O'Flynn
Settled handy early - went to front before 3rd - drifted right at 5th - stretched clear after 6th - edge narrowed 3 out - held on under pressure to prevail
Danny Gilligan
Liam P Cusack
Handy early - dropped to 5th after being 6th - moved into second three out despite a mistake - pressed the pacesetter late but ultimately outdone by half a length
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
midpack early - moved into third before the next fence and up to sixth by the sixth - improved to third three out - couldn't close on the pair up front and held for third
Mr L Burke-Ott (7)
Michael Winters
Held up towards back - still 12th after 6th - improved into contention 3 out - couldn't threaten leading pair by 2 out then found little on run-in
Jake Coen (3)
E McNamara
Settled in the pack - dropped to 10th after the 6th - moved into contention approaching 3 out - up to 5th before 2 out - unable to challenge further and finished 5th one-speed on the run-in
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - still down in 17th after 6th - found some improvement approaching 3 out - ran on in similar fashion late to finish 6th
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Handy early - dropped back and pushed along before 2 out - faded to finish 7th
Sean Flanagan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack early - dropped to 8th after the 6th - improved position after 3 out but hit trouble 2 out - lost ground soon after and faded to finish well held
Sam Ewing
John Joseph Murphy
Held up towards the back - shaped better after the 4th but only 9th passing the 6th - unable to threaten leaders turning into the straight - dropped away before two out
Donagh Meyler
Ms M Flynn
Settled just behind pace early - up to second after 6th before slipping back approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily from there to finish well beaten
Mr C J Shine (7)
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held up early - improved slightly after three out - faded before two out
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up at the back - down in 13th after the 6th making no headway - dropped away entering the straight
Ivan Ryan (7)
Conor David Maxwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped further off the pace after the 6th - lost touch turning into the straight - well held at the finish
Caragh Monaghan (7)
William J McLernon
Held up towards the back - down in 16th after the 6th and never a factor - lost touch approaching 3 out and beaten off well before the finish
Mr D M Fitzgerald (7)
Martin Paul Fitzgerald
Held up at the back of the pack - 11th early on - dropped away after 3 out - well held in the end
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled with the pack early - up to 7th after halting briefly 6th - clipped a fence 4 out and lost fluency - dropped away from 3 out then pulled up before 2 out
Liam McKenna (5)
J P Flavin
Went straight to front holding slight edge - fighting for control early - overtaken before 3rd and settled 3rd from 6th - dropped back 3 out after mistake - form gave way rapidly - eased and pulled up before final two
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Settled just behind the front early - slipped back through mid-race and fell away after the 6th - eventually pulled up before 4 out
Non-runners: Mattie's Mountain (reserve), Mister Persistence (coughing), Shing Shilla (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.