18:10
Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 47.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Settled just behind front group early - up in 3rd by halfway - edged closer 3 out - urged into 4th nearing 2 out - closing on the pace before the last - stayed on strongly to hit the front in the final strides and win
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Settled in the pack early - moved into 5th by halfway - made further gains from 3 out - pushed forward to challenge 2 out - edged in front approaching the last - fought hard up the run-in but caught in the final strides
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Held up in the rear group - moved into 4th three out - threatened the front as the straight began - a minor error 2 out and hard at work - plugged on at one speed before the last - took 3rd at the line
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Tracked the pace and shared the lead - small error 4th - edged in front around halfway - pushed along entering the straight - challenged hard 2 out - overtaken and jinked before the last - held for 3rd until edged out on the line finishing 4th
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - nudged along into 5th after three out with little response before the second last - stayed on same speed from the final fence to finish fifth
Mark Walsh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled off the pace early - midfield by halfway - pushed along in 6th approaching 2 out with little response - error at the last and unable to find more late
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back - pushed along in 7th with nothing to show before 3 out then blundered there - unable to find more finishing 7th
J J Slevin
W P Mullins
Held up early - stumbled first - blundered fourth then errs again after - pushed along and unable to quicken from three out - finished well beaten in 8th
Philip Donovan
Andrew Slattery
Prominent early and shared front spot - lost placing with a small error 5 out - pushed along and unable to quicken into the straight - well held late finishing 9th
Darragh O'Keeffe
David Kenneth Budds
Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th by halfway - pressed for effort but found nothing more approaching 3 out - well held at the finish
Danny Mullins
Richard John O'Brien
Sat close to pace early - slipped through the order after 3rd and faded from midfield by halfway - pushed along with nothing left 3 out
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Settled off the pace early - improved into midfield around the 5th - came down 4 out
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.