15:35
Foleys Bar & Off Licence Handicap Hurdle
2m1f90y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 3.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Kieren Buckley
Adrian Murray
Settled in midpack pulling hard - blundered 5th - up into 3rd by halfway - closed into 2nd approaching last - pushed out after last to move clear and win
Peter Smithers (7)
D M Christie
Set the pace and moved through the contest with ease - urged forward after the second-last - held a slim edge approaching the last - overtaken close to home - unable to find more and held for second
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close behind pacesetter early and travelled keenly - blundered at the 5th - errors again 2 out and driven on - stayed on same speed to finish third
Harry Sexton (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up early - error at 4th - improved into 5th spot after 3 out - boxed in for room 3f out - driven along before 2 out and stayed on to finish 4th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - stumbled 4 out then driven on - stumbled again 2 out - improved into 4th turning for home - stayed on to finish 5th
Gavin Brouder (3)
David M O'Brien
Held up in the pack - moved into 3rd at halfway - serious error 4 out - off the bridle after 3 out and faded from 2 out
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed for effort approaching two out - stumbled at the final fence and unable to challenge finished well held in 7th
Ben Harvey
Matthew J Smith
Settled towards the back - blundered at the 5th and pushed along - drifted clear of the pack before 4 out - further errors 3 out and 2 out then well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Ballystone (coughing), Desert Haven (temperature)
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.