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BETXS Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 5yo+, M, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 42.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the pace early - fourth at halfway - moved into third three out - driven into second after the following fence - holding third turning for home - hit front close to the finish and stayed on strongly
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - improved into the middle of the field by halfway - up into 4th two out - into 2nd early in the straight under pressure - hit the front approaching the final furlong and a half - quickly overtaken - held on for a one-paced finish
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Sat behind front group early - second turning halfway - moved through to hit front four out - hit an obstacle awkwardly after - driven approaching final stretch - drew level near the finish before being overtaken 150 yards out - faded to finish third
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to the front group early - held 6th at halfway - urged into 5th after the second-last - improved to 4th turning for home before finding little more and holding steady to the line for 4th
Niall Moore (5)
John M Burke
Handy behind the front group early - third at halfway then up to second four out - urged into third after two out - faded to fifth turning into the straight - stayed on same gear to finish
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack early - back in 9th at halfway - driven on after two out and up to 7th nearing the last - stayed on to finish 6th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - improved into 4th four out - driven after the following fence - weakened into 6th approaching the last - one-paced to finish 7th
Mr B M Coonan (7)
V C Ward
Held up towards the back - 11th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - eventually well held in 8th
Alix Balfe (7)
Gerard Keane
Settled towards the back early - made no headway through the race - still without threatening from 3 out - well held at the finish
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of pack - still 10th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held at the finish
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the pace early - clumsy at the first - 7th at halfway - moved into 4th with three left - asked for more approaching the following fence but had nothing left and dropped away before the home straight
James O'Sullivan
Declan Queally
Held up towards the back - made no headway from four out - well beaten at the finish
Eoin Staples (7)
Brendan Oliver Walsh
Took command and built a sizeable lead to halfway - lost the front 4 out and had nothing more to offer - faded rapidly and retired before 2 out
Harry Sexton (7)
D Buckley
Held up towards the back - made no impression on the pack - eased out of contention before three out
Non-runners: Rutland Rose (unsuitable ground)
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.