17:13
Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle
2m2f60y, Hurdle, 4yo, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 25.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close to pace early - stumbled 3rd - held third spot at halfway - blundered 3 out - moved through to hit front after 2 out - driven approaching last - kept driving up the run-in to win with plenty in hand
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Towards the back - erred at the 3rd and nudged forward momentarily - 5th at halfway - blundered 3 out before making progress to 3rd - driven up to 2nd after 2 out - jumped the last poorly - stayed on down the run-in to finish second
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack early - asked for effort after 4th and holding 4th at halfway - urged again approaching 2 out - stayed on at same gait to finish third
Mr M J Kenneally (7)
Noel Meade
Set the pace early - clear by two lengths at halfway - stumbled two out and driven as rivals came by - faltered fast approaching the last for fourth
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Held a midpack spot early - keen and travelling wide of rivals - up to second by halfway - stumbled 3 out and driven on after - urged for effort before 2 out - lost ground beyond that point - dropped away well behind at the finish
Niall Moore (5)
Arthur Goulding
At the back from the off - blundered at the 1st - niggled before the 4th - well adrift at halfway - hard at work after 3 out - another error 2 out - finished a well-beaten 6th
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.