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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m2f185y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 42.10s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
F G Hand
Broke on top - stumbled slightly touching down at 3rd then lost front spot 4th - pushed along in second nearing last - regained command entering the straight - battled on inside final furlong - held on to prevail
Ciaran Gethings
P J Rothwell
Sat behind the front group - moved into 2nd early in the straight after being pressed along two out - stayed on but couldn't get to the winner
Gavin Brouder (3)
Cian Hughes
Sat just behind the front pair early - moved through to take command entering the straight approach - asked for effort after two out - challenged hard at the last - lost the advantage and slipped back to third with no more to give
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Held up towards back - travelled wide of field - pressed for effort into 5th after 3 out - held modest 4th at last with nothing more to give
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Sat just behind the front pair early - slipped to 3rd by the 4th - under pressure and 4th two out - dropped to 5th at the last and held to the finish
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Sat handy behind front group - pushed along and slipped back to 6th approaching 2 out - unable to threaten - well held at finish
Cian Cullinan (7)
James M Barcoe
Settled at the back - awkward over the opening fence - pressed for effort by the 4th - well adrift from four out to the finish
Non-runners: Leitzel (unsuitable ground)
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.