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Belvedere House & Gardens Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
3m100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 16.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Liam Quinlan (3)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back early - still outpaced through the middle stages - began to make progress into 7th three out - up to 5th soon after - moved smoothly to the front approaching the last - pushed out and drew away nicely to the finish
Mr T E O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Settled midfield early - moved into 6th 3 out and pressed - into 2nd approaching last - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish runner-up
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled behind the front group - second three out - pushed along and shared advantage after the second-last - lost place before the final fence - down to fourth landing over the last - rallied for third close home
James Smith (5)
Kevin Michael Smith
Settled in the pack early under encouragement - moved into third three out - driven up to challenge for the front after two out - lost that advantage before the last - held third jumping the final fence - dropped to fourth inside the closing furlong - held that placing without finding more
Gavin Brouder (3)
Aengus King
Sat close to the front pack - error two out while in 7th - lost touch soon after - well beaten into 5th by the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 9th after 3 out - dropped away to finish last of the group
Cian Cullinan (7)
Maike Magnussen
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and slipped back to 8th 3 out - lost touch soon after - well held at the finish
Kevin Sexton
Declan Queally
Went straight to front - pressed for effort before losing command after second last - held fifth with nothing more to give when came down at final fence
Anna McGuinness (7)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Held up at the rear throughout - made no impression on the front group - eased down before the final obstacle
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Slow away and dropped in at back - held up towards the tail early - still detached in the pack midway - pressed for effort 4 out - dropped away before easing to a halt before the final fence
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
M F O'Dowd
Held up towards the back - small error 3rd - pushed along in 10th 3 out - dropped away and eased before the last
Liam McKenna (5)
Adrian Sexton
Held up rearward from the start - lost touch from the 9th - given no realistic chance from that point - eased and pulled up before the last
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Conor David Maxwell
Sat handy behind the front pair - pushed along at the 9th and lost touch - eased and pulled up before two out
Mike O'Connor
Mrs Denise Foster
Sat behind the front group - blundered 5th - up to 4th 3 out then held 6th spot under pressure - unseated after a heavy bump at the last
Non-runners: DrumcLiff Bay (non-respiratory infection), Jekiki (coughing), Kingkong Ciergues (unsuitable ground), Younowhatimean (reserve), Zolpharine (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.