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McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m4f107y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 12.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Alex Harvey (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - made progress from the 3rd - up into 2nd after 6th - dropped to 3rd approaching 3 out - moving smoothly into 2nd 2 out - edged in front at the last and stayed on strongest to prevail
Mr K P Healy (7)
Adrian Murray
Sat just behind the pace early - improved into 4th after the 6th - moved up before 3 out and hit the front - lost the advantage at the last after an untidy jump - unable to quicken again and held for second
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - progress on the inner approaching 4 out - up to 4th before 3 out - into 3rd before the last - unable to threaten the front pair on the run-in - stayed on well to the finish - third at the line
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Settled midpack - slipped back to ninth after the sixth - found some improvement before four out and again two out - fifth as they jumped the last - stayed on into fourth up the run-in - held that position to the line
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Went straight to front - lost command after 3 out and slipped to third by 2 out - fourth and driven approaching the last where a mistake was made - lost touch in final 150 yards to finish fifth
James Smith (5)
Brian M McMahon
Settled towards the back - clipped the first fence - up to 10th after the 6th - found some late headway after two out to 7th at the last - held on for a modest finish in 6th
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - still down in 12th after the 6th - found some late headway from 2 out - up to 8th passing the last - stayed on into 7th at the finish without threatening the leaders
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Settled handy early holding an edge of eagerness - held mid-pack after briefly slipping back - hit the rails around 7th - back to 6th before 4 out - pushed along into 5th 2 out - unable to find more in 6th and stumbled at the last - lost ground on the run-in to finish 8th
Alan King (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled with the pack early - dropped back after the 5th - down in 11th a fence later - struggling in 12th from three out - stayed on same gear to the line finishing ninth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close to front early - up in third by the sixth then dropped back three out - faded before the finish to come home well held
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Held up towards the back - still 8th after the 6th - driven along after two out and soon dropped away
Mr P J O'Neill (7)
John F O'Neill
Settled midfield early - dropped back before four out - struggling in 11th by three out - faded from there to finish well beaten
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.