17:45
Railway Bar Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
1m7f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 3m 47.07s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
Eoin Doyle
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - stumbled 4 out - moved smoothly into third spot - urged forward before 2 out - hit the front after the last and pulled clear to win
Mr T C Kileff (7)
S R B Crawford
Handy in the early running - went in front before the 4th - driven approaching 3 out - overtaken at the last but battled on gamely for second
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Settled midfield - 7th at halfway - driven into contention before 3 out but blundered there - made contact with another runner after 2 out - closed on the front pair at the last - drifted right and could not find more up the run-in
Sam Ewing
S R B Crawford
Held up towards the back - still 12th at halfway - made progress after 3 out under pressure - kept responding to the line to finish 4th
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Settled midpack early - 9th at halfway - boxed in approaching 3 out - found room and improved before 2 out - driven out finishing well to be 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Patrick Griffin
Settled in the pack keen early - 5th at halfway - improved into 2nd after 4 out - error 3 out and asked for effort - knocked by another after 2 out - found nothing and dropped away before the last
Calum Hogan (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up early - driven from the 5th and lost touch after 4 out - made some late progress from 3 out - flattened out before the finish in 7th
Danny Gilligan
Thomas Gibney
Settled midpack - still 8th at halfway - went wide turning into straight - made progress before 3 out - driven approaching 2 out where a blunder occurred - faded from there to finish 8th
Daniel King
Shane Ryder
Held up towards the back of the field - 10th at halfway - urged into effort before 3 out - lost ground after 2 out and finished well beaten
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sent to the front early and travelling keenly - overtaken before the 4th - third with the field at halfway - lost ground before three out - driven up before two out - blundered at that fence - unable to find more before the last - well beaten at the finish
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - 11th at halfway - ridden after 4 out and blundered 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - well held in 11th
Ricky Doyle
P J Rothwell
Held up in the pack - untidy over the opening two fences and again 4 out - well adrift by the home turn
Cian Quirke
M Flannery
Handy early - second at halfway - dropped away rapidly approaching 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Aidan Kelly (3)
Philip M Byrne
Held up towards the back - hesitant leap at the opener - travelling keenly early - asked for effort past the 5th as gap widened to leaders - outpaced throughout and finished well adrift in 14th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack early - stumbled at the first - travelling keenly - up in 4th at halfway - pressed for effort after 4 out - lost ground before 3 out - allowed to drop away and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Where Are You Now (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.