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Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 11.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Mr D L Queally
Declan Queally
Held up towards the back - improved through the pack approaching 4 out - up into 5th 3 out and closing in behind the leading group entering the straight - hit the front 2 out - driven up before the last - stayed on strongly to win
J J Slevin
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back - moved into 9th three out then up to 5th before the last - pushed along after the last and stayed on to snatch second near the finish
Phillip Enright
Aengus King
Settled in midfield early - improved into 5th by halfway and up to 2nd 3 out - dropped to 4th before the last two - driven out on the run-in to reclaim 3rd near the finish
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Towards the back early - moved into midfield by halfway - up to 4th approaching 3 out - pushed forward to hit the front entering the straight - overtaken 2 out and soon under pressure - faded after the last to finish 4th
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - moved into the pack after 3 out - jumped into 3rd but not cleanly - asked for effort and unable to find more after the last then dropped back to finish 5th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
E Sheehy
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
M F Morris
Sat just off the pace early - 4th at halfway - hit a flat spot 4 out - driven from there but couldn't close - well held at the finish
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - urged into action six out - unable to close from there - well held at the finish
Mr H D Dunne (5)
R P Rath
Set the pace early despite a couple of errors - driven up entering the straight and lost the advantage - had nothing left approaching two out - finished well behind in 9th
John Shinnick (3)
Terence O'Brien
Sat close behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - driven on the inside after three out - dropped away quickly and finished well beaten
Mr B J Walsh (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat behind the pace - third at halfway - urged forward after 4 out but found little more - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out
Danny Mullins
R Donohoe
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 9th at the midway point and unable to make progress from 4 out - pulled up shortly after
Jordan Gainford
Chris Timmons
Held up towards the back - made no impression on the pack - eased and pulled up before 7 out
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Tracked the front-runner - clipped a hurdle two out - pushed along and lost ground from 5 out before being pulled up approaching 3 out
Non-runners: Glendine Billy (reserve), I'm Flattered (reserve), Phoenix Cowboy (coughing)
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.