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Connaught Bottlers Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m4f162y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 12.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Sat close to the pace - up to 4th at halfway before edging ahead 2f out and driven out - stayed on strongly to score
John Aherne (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat handy on the inside early - 6th at halfway then up to 5th with three left - 3rd and driven entering the straight - stayed on strongly to snatch second close home beaten a half-length
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - improved into 3rd approaching 4 out - up to 2nd 2 out and pushed along before the last - stayed on same speed to finish 3rd
J Smith (5)
Brian M McMahon
Settled towards back early - roused to close ground from three out - 7th turning into straight - stayed on strongly through final stages to take 4th
Robbie Geoghegan (7)
Paul John Gilligan
Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th after 3 out - up into 4th and driven turning for home - lost fluency at the last then unable to find more on the run-in
Kieren Buckley
Conor David Maxwell
Held up towards back of pack - crept into contention after 3 out and 9th turning into straight - pushed along and stayed on same gear up the run-in - finished 6th
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Settled in the pack - roused approaching 3 out and moved into 5th - unable to close under pressure through the run-in - eventually finished 7th
Liam McKenna (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back - improved slightly after 4 out into 6th approaching straight - driven but made no dent in the straight and beaten well over 11 lengths in 8th
Cian Cullinan (7)
James Andrew Fahey
Settled in the pack early - improved to second by halfway - hit the front approaching three out - blundered under pressure and faded to finish ninth
Ben Harvey
Seamus Fahey
Held up in the pack - small error at the 6th and unable to make any ground from 3 out - beaten before 2 out and allowed to coast home 10th
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Shared the front early - handed over spot before halfway - pressed for effort after two out then dropped away rapidly
Calum Hogan (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - driven without response and blundered two out then held no more finished 12th
Gavin Brouder (3)
David Kenneth Budds
Held a midfield spot early - urged to keep pace and slipped towards the back before 4 out - unable to find more after 3 out
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Sat just behind the pace early - had a mistake in 5th - down in 8th at halfway - eased back and lost touch after 5 out then pulled up before 4 out
Tom Harney (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up at the back from the off - clipped first fence and not clean over third - urged for effort with little response 3 out - dropped away and pulled up before the last
Anna McGuinness (7)
Cian Collins
Shared front spot early - hit the front from the 5th before stumbling at the fourth out and losing the advantage - found nothing more and was pulled up before the second last
Non-runners: Cornmarket (unsuitable ground), Huscari (reserve), Sylvia's Secret (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.