17:28
Neville Hotels Handicap Hurdle
2m180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 4.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Calum Hogan (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled off the pace early - midfield after 3rd - blundered 3 out - pushed into 5th before 4th approaching 2 out - edged to the front on the run to the line - challenged hard through the closing stages - found more to prevail under maximum effort
Danny Mullins
Richard John O'Brien
Settled towards back early - error 5 out - pushed along after 3 out - 6th and driven turning in - closed on the front pair inside the final furlong - kept battling but denied narrowly at the line
Paddy Cody (7)
R P Cody
Settled in the pack early - improved into 5th with four to go and pushed into 4th before turning in - found more to challenge the front pair at the last - finished third having stuck on to the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Handy early and travelling keenly - hit the front from the 2nd and shared advantage - drifted right at the 3rd - pressed on entering the straight - lost the advantage before the last - unable to quicken up the run-in and held on for fourth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind the front group early - third by the halfway point - improved to press the pace 4 out - pushed along into second turning for home - locked in battle 2 out - edged ahead approaching the final fence - faltered fractionally and lost the advantage there then found nothing more up the run-in
Conor Owens (7)
R Donohoe
Up with the pack early and contesting 2nd before a minor bump at the 3rd - held 4th at halfway - up near the front 4 out - dropped to 6th after 3 out and unable to make any headway - plugged on at one tempo from before the last to finish 6th
James Smith (5)
Matthew J Smith
Went straight to front then met company - fumbled at the 2nd and dropped behind - back in touch and battling for command before the 4th - pushed along and lost command turning into the straight - driven along in 3rd two out - held no more in reserve before the last and finished seventh
Cian Quirke
Paul Stephen Kiely
Held up in the pack - pressed for effort before 3 out - found nothing more - well held at finish
Eoin Staples (7)
Liz Doyle
Sat close up with front group early - came down at the 5th
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled towards the back - suffered interference at the 5th and dropped away rapidly - pulled up before 3 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.