16:30
Kanturk Handicap Hurdle
2m2f100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 23.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Mr Derek O'Connor
A J Martin
Settled midfield early - 6th at halfway - moved into contention entering the straight - up to 4th two out - pressed into second before the last - stayed on to hit the front near the line
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - improved into 9th by halfway - moved up wide to join front group entering straight - hit the front 3 out - driven out after the following fence - stayed on but caught in the final strides
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards back of pack - improved into 7th by halfway - up to 4th 3 out then pushed along after the following fence - stayed on to take 3rd on the run-in
Richard Condon (5)
Miss Ellmarie Holden
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moved up to 2nd 3 out and looked dangerous but jumped untidily at the following fence - soon under pressure and slipped back to 3rd before the last - weakened on the run-in to finish 4th
Phillip Enright
Darren Collins
Sat behind front pack early - third at halfway - dropped to sixth with three left and urged forward - moved back into fifth before the last but found little more and stayed on at one gear to the line
Peter Smithers (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Held up towards the back - urged into effort approaching four out and again after the following fence - stayed on same rate from 2 out to finish sixth
E Walsh
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled just behind the front group - dropped towards the back and asked for effort entering the straight - shifted wide and edged closer from 2 out to finish 7th
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Tracked the front-runner early - still in second at halfway - stumbled at the 6th - urged into third three out - lost momentum late and beaten well by the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul Tobin
Went straight to front - driven and lost lead 3 out - had nothing more and dropped away from following fence - eventually well held in 9th
Liam McKenna (5)
M A Molloy
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Daniel King
Gillian Scott
Held up in the pack from the off - made no impression on the leading group - well beaten by the finish
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Settled in the pack early - held around 5th at halfway - driven on inside after 4 out but couldn't find more - dropped right away and well held at the finish
Alex Harvey (5)
Patrick T Foley
Settled just behind the front group - lost jockey at the 4th
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.