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Irish Examiner Maiden Hurdle
2m100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 2.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Calum Hogan (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled behind the front group - 6th at halfway - up into 4th with 3 to go - improved on the outside approaching 2 out - pushed into the front before the last - stretched clear after jumping it - stayed on strongly though margin narrowed near the line
Jack Kennedy
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat behind the front pack - 3rd at halfway - blundered 3 out - driven up the inside after another error approaching - 4th and urged on - 3rd after clipping the last and being bumped - into 2nd inside the final furlong - kept responding but couldn't get past the winner
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul Power
Shared the lead before losing it at the second - settled in second place with a minor error at the 4th - driven from 2 out and still going second before the last - blundered there and made no inroads - dropped to 3rd in the final 100 yards and stayed on at one speed
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - urged into 5th with three left to jump - couldn't quicken under pressure - bumped lightly at the final obstacle before finishing fourth holding on steadily
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midfield early - clipped a fence second - still 7th at halfway - urged into 6th three out - unbalanced approaching penultimate obstacle - no headway from there and finished 5th holding on one gear
John Shinnick (3)
Donncha Duggan
Settled around midfield early - 8th at the halfway point - urged into 7th before 3 out but couldn't find more late
Phillip Enright
Edward F Power
Held up at back throughout - small error at 2nd - driven with no impression from 4 out - well beaten at the finish
Brian Hayes
Padraig Butler
Towards the back of the pack - no impression from 4 out and off the pace - finished distant 8th
Cian Quirke
Matthew A Daly
Held up at the back of the field - driven with no impact from 4 out - finished well adrift
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Held up in the pack - jumped poorly at the 1st and again at the 6th - off the bridle 4 out - blundered at the following fence - faded and finished well adrift in 10th
Eoin Staples (7)
Paul O'Flynn
Held up at the back of the field - driven with no impression made from 4 out - well beaten at the finish
Abbie Murphy (7)
J Motherway
Held up at the back from the start - clumsy at the 5th - driven on with no impression 4 out - fault at the following fence - well beaten at the finish
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort with no real impact from 4 out - well beaten at the finish
Shane Fitzgerald
Augustine Leahy
Held up at the back of the field - driven with no impression made from 4 out - finished well adrift in 14th
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Shared front spot early before going on before the 2nd - clipped the fence there - stretched clear to a big margin by halfway - clipped another obstacle 6th - advantage narrowed approaching 3 out - driven along before 2 out - overtaken soon after - slipped to fourth with nothing left when fell at the last
Ryan Treacy
T J O'Mara
Sat handy behind pace - lying 5th at halfway - lost touch under pressure and eased before four out then pulled up
Non-runners: Miss Donna (reserve), North Winterfell (reserve), Welcome Back (unsuitable ground)
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.