18:00
Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 46.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Held up at the back - still 11th at halfway - improved into 8th three out - driven after the following fence - advanced to 4th turning into the straight - up to 3rd approaching the last - asked for effort in the closing stages and battled to the front right on the line
Harry Sexton (7)
James M Barcoe
Settled towards the back of the pack - 8th at halfway - improved on the outside before two out into 5th - moved up to second turning in - pushed along and stayed on to the line but denied by a short margin
Calum Hogan (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield after 4 out - up into 3rd before the following fence - 2nd two out - hit the front soon after - driven on entering the straight - kicked clear from the last - unable to find more inside the final furlong and caught near the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards back of the field - still 9th at halfway - closed on the front group after 2 out - fourth and asked for effort entering straight then stayed on same rate from the last
J J Slevin
Dermot Day
Sat behind front group early - 6th at halfway - slipped towards the back before 3 out - driven after the following fence and found renewed effort to reach 7th turning for home - stayed on at same tempo from the last - improved to finish 5th
Eoin Staples (7)
Cian Collins
Sat close behind the front group early - third at halfway - driven approaching two out - unable to find more and slipped to sixth then finished sixth staying on at a steady gallop
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul Tobin
Sent clear early - overtaken before the 1st - holding second at halfway - slipped to third with two furlongs left - asked for effort but faded before the home straight - eventually finished seventh
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Sat close to the front group - 4th at halfway - urged on after two out with nothing left in reserve - slipped back through the field and faded late to finish 8th
Danny Mullins
J A Nash
Settled in the pack - still 7th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then found nothing and dropped away from there
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up towards the back - error at the 4th - unable to challenge from halfway - well held at the finish
Phillip Enright
Shane Ryder
Settled behind pace early - hit front after the first - driven and lost command two out - faded into 4th turning for home before fading late into 11th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - lost touch before turning for home and faded out of contention
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - still 10th at the midpoint - driven on approaching two out but unable to close and well held at the finish
Dillon Maxwell (5)
J P Broderick
Settled in the pack early - lost touch by halfway - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Non-runners: Paul's Dream (reserve), Skyscraper (reserve)
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.