15:05
Cinco Patricio's Handicap Hurdle
2m6f80y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 31.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
G B Noonan (5)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back early - clipped a fence 7th - into 9th 5 out - improved into 5th 3 out - angled right and driven into 2nd approaching 2 out - kept on strongly to hit the front after the last - won going away
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Sat behind the front group early - up to 2nd by the 4th - 3rd at 4 out - urged forward again into 2nd - shared the advantage before edging clear approaching 2 out - driven while a rival closed hard before jumping awkwardly at the last - overtaken soon after with no fight left - held effort to the line for 2nd
No. 5
4yo, 10-10, OR 123
J: Peter Smithers (7) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Peter Smithers (7)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Up with the front group - moved to 3rd three out and soon under pressure sharing that position - relinquished the lead before 2 out and fell back to 3rd - no real threat approaching the last - plugged on at one speed to finish 3rd
Eoin Staples (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack early - hit a small error 3rd - up to 3rd by the 6th - into 2nd four out - slipped back to 6th with three left - pushed along but made no further gain - 4th at the last and stayed on same effort to finish
Donagh Meyler
J P Flavin
Settled midfield early - up to 4th and clipped heels approaching 3 out - pushed along soon after - held around 6th before last - stuck on same rate to finish 5th
J J Slevin
Anthony Mullins
Held up towards the back - scrappy over the opening fence and a minor error saw energetic urging 5 out - up to 7th after the following obstacle - untidy again 3 out and asked for effort but made no further headway - drifted right 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Set the pace early - lost fluency 5 out - driven and lost front spot after 3 out - down to 4th 2 out and eventually held on for 7th
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace early - dropped to 8th 5 out and asked for effort - found nothing more from there - well held at the finish
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back on the outside - stumbled at the 7th - pressed for effort with nothing more after 4 out and lost ground - down among the tail-enders when came to grief 3 out
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back - urged on by the 5th - given encouragement after the 7th - dropped away four out and pulled up
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat just off the pace early - 4th by the 6th - veered right five out - lost ground and was pulled up before three out
Conor Clarke (7)
Emmet Mullins
Held up in the pack - prominent enough to be close to the front group when a serious blunder nearly dislodged the jockey 4 out - quickly steadied and pulled up before 3 out
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.