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Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
3m149y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 16.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 hurdles
Result
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Set the pace from the off - challenged hard after the final obstacle - found more to the line and held on
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Sat close to the pace early - moved up wide to lie third turning in - driven into second after three out - scrambled over the following fence - shaken up to close last flight then found nothing in final strides
Brian Hayes
Liam P Cusack
Held up towards the back - improved into the pack by halfway - driven into 4th before 3 out and up to 3rd after the last - asked for more and stayed on same effort to finish 3rd
E Walsh
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up towards the back of the pack early - improved into 6th approaching 3 out then pushed along in 5th - untidy at the last - stayed on to take 4th on the run-in
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Sat behind pace early - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd four out - eased back to 3rd after three out and stayed there under pressure to the last - gave way again on the run-in to finish 5th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - improved into the pack by 4 out - up to 5th before 2 out but stumbled at the last - stayed on steadily without finding more on the run-in
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Held up towards the back - urged forward after 4 out - stayed on same speed from 3 out - finished 7th
Donagh Meyler
Ian Patrick Donoghue
back of the pack early - moved into 5th turning for home - held same effort from 3 out and finished 8th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - finished 9th
Miss Georgie Benson (7)
Peter John Flood
Held up in midfield - nudged for effort after 4 out - made no inroads from 3 out and finished well held
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Patrick J F Hassett
Held a midfield spot early - slipped towards the back around halfway - unable to threaten the front from over 5 out and well held at the finish
Philip Donovan (3)
Darren Collins
Sat close to pace early - up in second at halfway - urged on after 4 out but faded from there to finish well held
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Sat close to the front group - third at halfway - dropped away under pressure from 6 out and pulled up before the following fence
Phillip Enright
Leonard Paul Flynn
Sat close to front group early - fifth spot at the midpoint - asked for effort after four out but had nothing left to give - eased and pulled up before the following fence
Daniel King
Paul W Flynn
Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - urged into contention after 4 out but failed to threaten leaders - pulled up before the final fence
Cian Quirke
T Hogan
Sat behind the front group early - slipped back through the pack by halfway - urged on towards the back after 6 out - blundered the following fence and made no headway before parting company with rider 4 out
Non-runners: Onefortheditch (reserve), Party Pack (reserve), Vintage Gold (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.