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Sean Hughes Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
3m200y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 30.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
G B Noonan (3)
Gerard Kyne
Settled midpack early - up to 3rd approaching final obstacle - going second at the last - nosed in front drifting left on the run-in - stayed on gamely to the line - prevailed by the narrowest margin
Conor Clarke (7)
Emmet Mullins
Settled just behind front group - third at halfway - shared advantage 3 out - urged forward then lost front spot before last - regained advantage approaching last - overtaken by a whisker early in the run-in - stayed on for second
Trevor Ryan (5)
Andrew Slattery
Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 7th with little response after two out - finished well to take 3rd late but never a factor for the win
John Aherne (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up at the back - still down in 9th two out - pushed along into 5th with no threat approaching the last - briefly up to 3rd early in the straight - one-paced finish to end 4th
Peter Smithers (7)
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back - still down in 8th two out - into 4th by the last but unable to threaten and stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Calum Hogan (7)
Michael Barry
Sat close up early - into second soon after - small error four out - dropped to sixth two out - pushed along but couldn't close before the last - stayed on same speed to finish sixth
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
W P Mullins
Hesitant to begin and dropped in behind - held up towards the back of the field - driven but couldn't improve position after two out - eighth turning for home - stayed on at one speed for seventh
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Sat just behind front group early - 5th at halfway - shared front spot 3 out - went in front before final fence but overtaken soon after - dropped to 3rd making no headway and blundered at last - kept driving but couldn't find more to the line
Liam Quinlan
Paul Stephen Kiely
Held up towards the back - driven three out - unable to make headway after the following fence - stayed on same speed but well held throughout
E Walsh
Cian Collins
Settled around midpack - hit third-last then pushed along after the second-last - held no more in reserve late
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Paul Mulligan
Went straight to front - lost command 3 out and into 3rd after mistake 2 out - pressed for effort and faded late
Liam McKenna (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - squeezed for space after 2 out then faded late
Gavin Brouder (3)
Cian Collins
Held a midfield position early carrying some enthusiasm - untidy over the 5th - fell back through the field 4 out with a left-handed lurch and hesitant leap - soon lost touch - well beaten at the finish
Jake Coen
Paul Stephen Kiely
held up at the back from the off - mistake at the 8th - dropped away before 3 out and finished well adrift in 14th
Richard Deegan
S Curling
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - urged forward before 3 out - dropped away to finish last of all
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - still near the tail of the field when came to grief at the 8th
Non-runners: Akmaam (reserve), Appian Way (reserve), Flidais (reserve)
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.