18:05
Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle
2m1f193y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 18.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Eoin Staples (7)
Donncha Duggan
Held up towards the back early - moved into midfield then pushed forward from 3 out to challenge before the final fence - went on soon after and stayed strong under pressure up the run-in - won going away
Finn Brickley (7)
Gordon Elliott
Shared front early - lost pace after 1st and settled just off pacesetters showing eagerness - moved closer around 3 out - shared advantage again before 2 out - lost it and pushed along in third before last - stayed on for second run-in - unable to reach winner finishing 5 lengths back
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Shared front spot early before going clear from 3rd - challenged approaching final three furlongs and drew level before the following fence - handed back advantage and driven into second - found nothing more and slipped to third on the run to the line
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled in midfield early - moved into contention approaching 3 out but jumped awkwardly - briefly went for the front before the following fence and made another mistake there before being overtaken - slipped back to 4th under pressure and stayed on without finding more from the last
Darragh O'Keeffe
Darren Collins
Shared the front early - edged out for the top spot from 3rd and held 2nd - dropped away from 3 out - plugged on without threatening for 5th
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards back - error 4th - driven from 3 out but made no headway then weakened into 6th before the last
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Settled midpack on the rail - urged into contention in 5th approaching two out - had nothing left and dropped away late - finished 7th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back after the second before needing encouragement from four out - unable to find more and held no chase before two out
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.