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Little Darlings Child Care Maiden Hurdle
2m80y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 54.90s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat just behind pace - small error 4th - up into second by halfway - moved through to hit front two out - driven clear approaching final flight and stayed on strongly to the line
Sean Flanagan
Colin Bowe
Handy up with the front group early - fourth at halfway then third and driven approaching two out - unable to threaten the winner before an error at the last - stayed on same speed to snatch second near the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to front - driven and lost lead 2f out - couldn't threaten winner and hit last - stayed on same gear but slipped to 3rd near line
J J Slevin
G Ahern
Sat close to front pack early - 3rd at halfway - 4th and asked for effort before 2 out - unable to close approaching last and stayed on same rate to finish 4th
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled midfield - 5th at the halfway stage - driven but failed to close the gap approaching two out and clipped the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Jordan Gainford
Miss Ellmarie Holden
Held up towards the back - urged forward and into 7th after three out - unable to threaten leaders approaching two out - stayed on steadily without ever getting involved
Cian Quirke
Paul Stephen Kiely
Held up towards the back of the pack - 6th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out but made no headway and held on for 7th
P J O'Hanlon
Thomas R Hughes
Held up towards the back - hampered at the first - driven and losing touch after 3 out - faded to finish last of 8
Phillip Enright
Leonard Paul Flynn
Held up at the back - drifted left and clipped another runner at the first - pushed along after four out and lost touch - dropped away to finish last
Non-runners: Little Miss Chief (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.