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BoyleSports Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle
2m175y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 1.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - hampered at the first - 12th turning into the straight - pressed on strongly to hit the front in the final strides
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Settled just off pace early - 4th at halfway - pushed along two out - up to 2nd turning for home - edged in front on the run-in but caught in the final strides
Jack Kennedy
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - moved into contention on the inner after 2 out and pressed for effort - stayed on strongly to the line finishing third beaten three quarters of a length
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along before two out and edged into 5th though scratchy at the last - finished well to close within a length and a quarter
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack - pushed along in 10th approaching the straight - finished with renewed effort up the run-in
Danny Gilligan
Peter Fahey
Held a forward spot early - settled just behind the front group and stayed handy despite a small blunder in 4th - edged in front just before the second-last - stretched clear there before being pushed along - overhauled on the run-in and unable to find more - finished sixth
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Tracked the front group early - 5th at the midpoint - pressed for effort dropped away before two out - rallied wide approaching the last and battled on evenly to the line finishing 7th
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled midpack early - drifted right at the opening fence - asked for effort and pushed along entering the straight in 6th - shortened up briefly nearer the finish - stayed on without gaining further ground for 8th
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Tracked front pack early - 6th at halfway - moved up to press before 2 out - into 3rd but unable to find more approaching last - held on run-in for 9th
Keith Donoghue
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on same gait to the line - finished 10th
Danny Mullins
Richard John O'Brien
Made the early running before being overtaken after the first - travelled keenly - sat third at halfway - pushed to the front before two out - kept the lead approaching the final furlong - driven along turning for home - unable to find more up the run-in - finished 11th
Kevin Sexton
A J Martin
Sat close to the pace early - midfield turn through halfway then closed into 4th with a small error two out - pushed along but couldn't quicken and faded to finish well held
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Mrs Gillian Callaghan
Handy early - hit front after 1st - challenged at intervals then lost lead approaching 2 out - held no more in reserve after that and well held at the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
H Rogers
Settled midfield early - clipped at the 1st and stumbled at the 5th - dropped towards the back soon after - pushed along but couldn't find more before 2 out
Ricky Doyle
Mark Fahey
Settled towards rear early - into midfield after the 3rd - pushed along but found nothing before 2 out and dropped away
Non-runners: Zoffanien (other)
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.