16:53
BoyleSports Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 6.70s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
Aengus King
Sat handy in second early on keenly - moved up to challenge and opened a gap by halfway - rest of pack closed in by three out - went to front soon after - pushed out approaching two out - stayed on strongly from the final fence to win
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
In front early before being overtaken and settling in behind the front group - sitting third and steady at halfway - made progress before three out - asked for effort approaching the straight - up into second entering the straight - unable to threaten the winner before the last - stuck on at one gauge to finish second
Daniel King
Patrick Cronin
Sat just off the front group early - midfield around halfway - edged forward with a small stumble 3 out - pushed along into 5th turning for home - shared 2nd spot but errored 2 out - unable to close in 3rd approaching last - stayed on at one gait to finish 3rd
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins
Settled midpack early - moved up into 6th after 3 out - pushed into 4th turning for home - shortened up on rivals then hampered by minor error 2 out - unable to threaten in 4th last and stayed on at one gear to finish fourth
Gavin Brouder (3)
Bernard Martin Crowley
Held up at the back - pushed along three out and down the order last - stayed on without gaining much ground to finish 5th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back by halfway then pushed along in 10th after three out - stayed on steadily from the final flight to finish sixth
Conor Owens (7)
R Donohoe
Sat just behind the pace early - fourth and steady around halfway - hint of a stumble 5 out - improved into second before the straight - couldn't quicken and slipped to fifth by 2 out - scrambled over the last and faded
Eoin Staples (7)
Paul Nolan
Held up towards back of pack - no headway made in 8th before turning for home - stayed on same gait to finish 8th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat handy behind front group early - midfield around halfway then made ground into 3 out - pushed along but unable to gain on those in front and faded late
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Bobbled at the 1st - settled towards the back of the field early on - errored again at the 5th - still held up at halfway and unable to close from 3 out
Liam McKenna (5)
P Cluskey
Settled in the pack - hit a small error 4 out - pushed along with nothing left after 3 out and dropped right away
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Stephanie Ocsko-Moore
Held up at the back throughout - jumped untidily and lost more ground before 4 out - beaten a long way by the finish
Mike O'Connor
Michael Barry
Held up at the back - clipped a few fences early - well adrift before 4 out and finished well beaten
Mr E P O'Brien (5)
Miss M Harding
Settled just behind the front group early - hit the front before the 2nd - opened a big gap with only one rival in touch by halfway - margin shrank by the third-last - driven along and overtaken soon after - faded and was pulled up before the second-last
Non-runners: Chapter Thirty (reserve), I'm Flattered (unsuitable ground), Spricklestown (in season)
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.