19:12
Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
2m6f41y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 28.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Set the pace from the off - leapt high at the first before a slight mistake at the second - asked for effort after the last and quickly opened up - won going away
Alex Harvey (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled midfield early - stumbled first and once more four out - improved on the outside before the third-last - urged into third after two out - driven into second at the last but no match for winner
John Shinnick (3)
Terence O'Brien
Held midfield spot wide - moved into contention approaching 4 out and briefly led - asked for effort before the last where met it awkwardly and slipped to third - stayed on at one gear finishing third
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held up in the pack near the rail - jumped awkwardly four out - improved into contention three out - blundered at the following fence - driven but couldn't find more and slipped to a distant fourth
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Sat handy on the rail early - lost fluency two out and had to be urged as the front group edged clear - little response before the last and finished at an even effort in 5th
Danny Gilligan
Liam P Cusack
Settled in the pack early - crept into contention from 3 out into a spell in fourth - driven approaching the second-last but couldn't quicken - held no more after the last and dropped away finished 6th
Liam Quinlan
Stephen Ryan
Held a midfield position early - hit a fence three out and needed driving after - stayed one-paced from two out with an error at the last-but-one to finish well beaten in 7th
Daniel King
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up rearward with errors early - under pressure and outpaced from 2 out - stumbled at the last while nudging up into 8th at finish
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Fintan Feeney
Held up towards the back - clipped the fence 4 out - driven and unable to find more back in 12th from 3 out - stumbled again and edged closer late in a well-held ninth
Kieren Buckley
Shane Nolan
Held up towards the back - drifted left occasionally with a blunder at the 6th - pushed along from two out but unable to close finished 10th
Sean O'Keeffe
Mrs Jayne Hearne
Sat close to the pace early - clumsy at the 5th and 6th - driven and dropped back before 2 out - faded steadily to finish well behind
Darragh O'Keeffe
Norman Lee
Settled just behind the pace - began to slip backwards from the 6th before fading further from 4 out - pulled up shortly after
J J Slevin
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back - clipped the first and stumbled again 4 out under pressure - found nothing more and was pulled up before the following fence
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Settled in the pack early - dropped away approaching 2 out and pushed along in 9th - faded and pulled up before the last
Gavin Brouder (3)
D E Fitzgerald
Settled midfield early - fenced awkwardly with a left-hand drift and slipped towards the back after the 6th - lost touch with the field and was eased out of contention before 4 out
Non-runners: Castlehill Boy (reserve), Illucidate (withdrawn; by order of stewards), Kilashee (reserve), Stretchemout (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.