20:00
Johnny's Race Day Handicap Hurdle
3m116y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 55.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Mr H C Swan
E J O'Grady
Sat close to the pace early - improved into 3rd by halfway - dropped to 4th after three out - fought back into 3rd approaching the second last - driven to the front near the final flight and stayed on strongly to win
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - moved into 7th 3 out and pressed for effort after that - improved on inner to take 2nd near the last - held on for second without finding more
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back by halfway - improved into 8th three out then up to 4th following - squeezed for space entering the straight - pushed into 3rd approaching the last - held on without finding more for a one-paced finish
Donagh Meyler
R P Cody
Held up in the pack early - improved into 4th 3 out - moved into 2nd but jumped awkwardly after that - asked for effort and held safe in 3rd approaching final flight before easing back to 4th on the run-in
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Settled in midfield early - moved through to hit the front by the 5th - blundered 3 out then driven on and lost the advantage after the following fence - eased back to 5th approaching the last - stayed on at one speed to the finish
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards back of field - moved into contention approaching 3 out then up to 5th soon after - unable to quicken and stayed on same speed to finish sixth
James Smith (5)
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - shaped up into 10th approaching 3 out - stayed on steadily from 2 out - finished 7th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of the pack - 10th at halfway - improved into 5th three out - driven on inside after that - lost touch before the last and finished well adrift
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - unable to make ground from 3 out and well beaten in the end
Shane Fitzgerald
Shane Nolan
Sat handy behind the front group early - up to 6th by halfway - nudged into 3rd approaching three out before slipping back after being asked for effort - unable to respond from two out - well beaten at the finish
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Tracked the pace - 4th at halfway - hit a flat spot 4 out then found nothing more - dropped right away to finish last of the field
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
Went straight to front - lost command at the 5th - up into second by halfway - dropped away rapidly from 4 out and finished well behind
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Settled just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - driven on the rail approaching 3 out with no headway made - dropped towards the back and pulled up before the last
Kieren Buckley
Paul Stephen Kiely
Sat close to the front pack early - 7th at halfway - unable to close and pulled up before 4 out
Ben Harvey
H Rogers
Held up at the back - made no headway from 3 out - pulled up before the following fence
Non-runners: Fortune The Brave (reserve), Laurie Blue (reserve), Mister Frostie (unsuitable ground), Tyson (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.