14:00
Fermoy Handicap Hurdle
2m1f20y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 2.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Sean Joseph Allen
Held up early - into mid-pack by halfway - urged forward to third with three furlongs left - took command approaching the final furlong and stayed strong to the line
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Held up at back of field - 6th at halfway - asked for effort 3 out - up into 4th soon after - hit last but rallied into 2nd and stayed on to the line
No. 4
6yo, 10-13, OR 111
J: G B Noonan (5) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up in the pack - towards the back at halfway - jumped untidily 4 out and needed encouragement - moved up to sit behind the front group entering the straight - upsides 3 out before soon pressed and passed before the following fence - found nothing and slipped to 4th at the last when again making an error - stayed on to claim 3rd inside the final 150 yards
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Tracked the front-runner - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd on entering the straight and briefly contested 3 out - off the bridle and passed before the following fence - 3rd approaching the last - no more to give and dropped to 4th inside 150 yards - plugged on at one tempo on the run-in
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - moved into 5th two out - pushed along and battled on without gaining ground to finish 5th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Went straight to front - overtaken before the first - sat third at halfway - urged forward and slipped back after four out - regained ground inside to nudge into fifth before two out - asked for more but couldn't find it and stayed on at one speed from the last
Danny Mullins
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to the front early - hit the front after the first - clear by eight lengths at halfway - jumped awkwardly and margin cut after 5 out - urged on turning into the straight - overtaken 3 out and unable to respond from there - eventually well held in 7th
Phillip Enright
M A Cahill
Sat behind the front group early - moved up to 2nd by halfway then dropped back into the straight under pressure - unable to threaten from 3 out and well held at the finish
Liam Quinlan
T J O'Mara
Held up early - stayed off the pace throughout - no impression made - finished well beaten in 9th
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.