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Racing TV Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m1f90y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 58.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
T G McCourt
Settled midfield early - blundered 5th - 4th at halfway - error 4 out - travelled wide of field - improved to join front rank approaching last - drew away after final flight and kept on well to win
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Went straight to front and cleared fences cleanly - pressed before two out - driven approaching the straight - fast leap at the last - overtaken inside the final furlong - stayed on to the line
Daniel King
Cian Hughes
Settled in midfield - stumbled at the 2nd - up to 3rd by halfway - error 2 out then driven on but stayed on same tempo late for 3rd
Danny Gilligan
D Broad
Sat close to front early - second at halfway - pushed for effort after three out - blundered two out and slipped back to fourth - stumbled again at the last - stayed on without finding extra finishing fourth
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Thomas Coyle
Held up towards the back - gap to leaders by halfway - urged into effort after four out - improved into 5th before two out and stayed on same gait to finish
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back of the pack - blundered 5th - slipped to the tail before 4 out - driven from 3 out but made no headway
Liam McKenna (5)
Paul Traynor
Settled towards the back and keen early - 6th at halfway - blundered 3 out and driven on - lost touch approaching last and allowed to finish in own time
Cian Quirke
Charlie Keegan
Settled towards the back early - moved into 7th before 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - dropped away before 2 out to finish well beaten
J J Slevin
Norman Lee
Settled close to the pace and wide of rivals - slipped back to 5th by halfway - blundered 3 out and driven on - allowed to coast approaching 2 out - stopped before the last
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.