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Deacy Gilligan Hurdle
2m5f129y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 24.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
H Rogers
Sat close to pace early - clipped a fence 6th - hit top spot before 3 out and opened a big advantage from there - pushed out to widen the gap and score comfortably
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up early - checked 4 out then advanced to second before the following fence - unable to challenge from 2 out - stayed on at one speed to the line for second
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Towards the back - hampered before 3 out and moved into 3rd before 2 out but found little - plugged on at one speed on the run-in to finish 3rd
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Sent clear early but scratchy at the 1st and 3rd - reeled in before the 5th - untidy 4 out and lost the advantage - baulked by a loose horse approaching the following fence and slipped to 3rd - driven with nothing more to give before 2 out and well held at the finish
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace early - clipped first two obstacles - moved up to share command before 5th - hit the front 4 out then knocked sideways by a loose horse at the following fence
Peter Smithers (7)
Paul Nolan
Settled around midfield - awkward at the first two obstacles - well placed in 4th before a blunder led to a fall 4 out
Non-runners: Custom Taylor (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.