17:05
Westcare Home Care Claiming Hurdle
2m1f193y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 23.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Sat close up early despite a mistake - moved through to challenge before 2 out and hit the front turning in - driven approaching last - stayed on strongly to win
James O'Sullivan
Declan Queally
Held up at the back - improved to 4th before moving up into 3rd approaching 2 out - stumbled slightly on touching down after the last - driven out and finished well to take 2nd on the run-in - never able to challenge the winner
Eoin Staples (7)
Cian Collins
Went straight to front - caught before 2 out then driven and overtaken turning into straight - kept on but found nothing under pressure from last - slipped back to third on run-in
Alex Harvey (5)
James Andrew Fahey
Sat close behind the front group in 3rd - urged on and slipped to 4th approaching two out then found little more by the last - stayed on at an even gallop to finish fourth
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled in fourth early - stumbled at the first and blundered again at the third to slip towards the back - pressed for effort from three out but unable to find more - finished well held in 5th
Non-runners: Two Become One (unsuitable ground)
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.