16:30
Knockcroghery Claiming Hurdle
2m4f125y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 4.08s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat behind pace - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd nearing 3 out - driven into 2nd after that - closed on the front-runner after the last - took over close home and stayed on strongly to win
Paddy Cody (7)
R P Cody
Held up towards the back - still 7th at halfway - improved into 5th after 4 out - driven wide to take second spot 2 out - edged in front approaching the last - overtaken 50 yards from home and could not fight back for second
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Sat close to the front pack - moved into second by halfway - asked for effort after three out then slipped to fourth approaching the last - shifted course and edged back into third but only found modest response late
Darragh O'Keeffe
T G McCourt
Shared the front spot early - lost command briefly then went back in charge - asked for effort after 3 out - lost front spot again after the following fence - couldn't find more in 3rd approaching last - eased back to finish 4th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Shared front role early - held clear spot from the 3rd then lost command around the 5th - slipped to 3rd by halfway - urged into 4th turning for home - held on without finding more from 3 out
Eoin G Kelly (7)
Adrian Murray
Held up towards the back - improved into 6th after 4 out - stayed on same speed from the following fence to the finish
James Smith (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up at the back of the field - made no impression - finished well beaten in 7th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - 6th at halfway - unable to make headway from 4 out - well held at the finish
J J Slevin
John F O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - slipped backwards from 5 out and unable to threaten leaders - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (3)
Jamie Albert Sloan
Refused to line up - never took part
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.