17:35
Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle
2m4f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 5.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Mr D McGill (7)
R J Tumilty
Sat behind the pace - 5th at halfway - made ground into contention 4 out - edged in front after 3 out - pressed on before 2 out - driven out after 2 out - opened daylight at the last - stayed on well before being allowed to idle towards the finish
Alex Harvey (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up behind the pack - 6th at halfway - small errors 8th and 9th - made ground into 3rd approaching 3 out - pressed the front-runner soon after - pushed along entering the straight - couldn't reel in the front-runner 2 out and stayed on at the same rate to finish 2nd
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Settled midfield early - small blunder second fence then pushed along into sixth before straight - held steady in modest third and errored two out without threatening to close - stayed on same gear to finish third
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Sat close to the front early - settled around midfield in 4th - pushed along in 6th approaching the straight - stayed on same effort to finish 4th
Jordan Gainford
Miss Ellmarie Holden
Hesitant start settling towards the back - pushed into 8th entering the straight - unable to threaten front pack and finished 5th one-paced
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled off the pace early - still towards the back at halfway and pushed along into 9th approaching the straight - unable to make headway and beaten before 2 out
Daniel King
N Stokes
Settled off the pace early - still midfield at halfway - moved into 5th approaching 3 out and pushed into 3rd but couldn't close on the front pair before the straight - faded from 2 out to finish 7th
Paddy Cody (7)
Kieran Purcell
Sat just behind the pace early - moved up into 2nd from 5th - small error 5 out and pushed along before 3 out - couldn't find more before the straight and dropped away
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - pushed along after 3 out but found little more - finished 9th
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Set the pace early - challenged at spots along the way then overtaken after 3 out - eased back and lost touch late
Eoin G Kelly (7)
Adrian Murray
Sat close up early - 4th at halfway - jumped awkwardly 6 out - pressed for effort but found nothing 3 out - faded and pulled up before the last
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - pushed along and lost ground 5 out - eased and taken out of contention shortly after
Brian Hayes
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Settled midpack early - a touch hesitant in 5th - urged on occasionally as others made ground - near the back by halfway - driven with nothing left before 3 out then eased and pulled up before 2 out
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - up in 3rd at halfway - pressed for effort with nothing left 3 out and eased before the following fence
Non-runners: Give Him A Chance (reserve), Never Present (reserve), Seeitoldya (stone bruise)
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.