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Randox Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m5f180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 15.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Sat behind the pace early - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd with three furlongs left - jumped a shade awkwardly to go second soon after - driven out approaching the final obstacle and again into the straight - closed on the front-runner inside the last 50 yards - got up to score right on the line
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Set the pace early alongside a rival - jumped a touch awkwardly and lost the front spot 4th - sat second at the midpoint - back in command after 3 out - kept driving on the rail past the last - challenged hard inside the final furlong - couldn't find more and caught right on the line
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Settled in midfield - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th three out - up to 2nd after that - found nothing more from the last and stayed on same gait to the line for 3rd
Neil Ryan (7)
Noel Meade
Held up in the pack early - improved into midfield 4 out - urged into 6th 2 out then up to 4th last - stayed on same speed to finish fourth
Anna McGuinness (7)
Patrick J McKenna
Held up towards the back - urged into action in 9th after two out - stayed on well up the run-in to snatch 5th near the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
R K Watson
Sat close to front group early - mid-pack in 9th at halfway - urged forward after second-last - found a spurt to move into 5th approaching the last - eased back to 6th soon after turning in - held on without further improvement to finish sixth
Kieren Buckley
Conor David Maxwell
Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway - urged forward after second last - into 7th after final fence and edged forward with little to spare through to the line
Eoin Staples (7)
Stephen Ryan
Settled in the pack early - moved up to 3rd by halfway - hit a rough patch at the fifth from home - needed urging from two out - couldn't find more once in 7th after the last and slipped back again on the run to the line
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 7th by halfway - driven approaching 3 out but faded thereafter to finish well beaten
Ricky Doyle
R K Watson
Settled up with pace early - shared front spot then went clear at the 4th - lost command past three out and slipped to third before the following fence - faded rapidly approaching the last - well held in 10th
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Liam Lennon
Settled midfield - 8th at halfway - driven from 5 out but couldn't quicken - eventually well beaten
Sean O'Keeffe
S R B Crawford
Held up at the back from the start - made no impression through the race - beaten a long way at the finish
Non-runners: Barrow Ranger (coughing)
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.