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Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
2m6f97y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 19 runners
Winning time 5m 49.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Held a midfield position early - improved into contention approaching 3 out and hit the front before the following fence - pushed on along the rail and drew away up the straight - won comfortably
Shane Fitzgerald
David Kenneth Budds
Shared front spot early before yielding it approaching 2nd - settled just behind pace then slipped back momentarily before 2 out - pressed into effort and closed on front-runner in 2nd - unable to overhaul that rival and held on for second without finding more
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up in the pack - jumped untidily 5 out and dropped back after 3 out - headway before the following fence where jumped poorly - moved into 3rd before the last and soon niggled at - stayed on up the run-in to challenge for 2nd near the line but well held in 3rd
Mr P W Gleeson (7)
Liam P Cusack
Settled midpack early - improved into contention from 3 out and pushed along approaching 2 out with little response by the last - stayed on to snatch 4th near the line
James Smith (5)
Brian M McMahon
Held up at the back - improved from 4 out but squeezed for space before 2 out and pushed along - stayed on late to take 5th
Ms A Power (7)
Ms M Flynn
Settled midpack early with a minor stumble - improved into contention approaching 5 out and asked for effort before 2 out - held 4th under pressure into the last - no response late and slipped to 6th at the finish
Daniel King
I Madden
Held up towards the back - moved into midfield from 5 out - driven before 2 out but found little more finishing steadily held from the last
Niall Moore (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - jumped sketchily on occasions early on - moved through strongly on the outer to contest 3rd approaching 3 out - faded tamely on the run-in to finish 8th
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled in the pack - urged into effort three out and needed further encouragement soon after - unable to close and finished the race at an unchanged rate from two out - eventually home ninth
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Norman Lee
Held a spot in the pack towards the outside - jumped awkwardly 4th and needed urging from 6 out - driven after 3 out then dropped away before the following fence
Paddy Cody (7)
Garrett James Power
Sat close to the front early - moved into command before the 2nd then driven on before being overtaken approaching 2 out - lost touch soon after under pressure and dropped away
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held a middle position - errors at the 6th and 7th pulled back through the field - made progress after 3 out - flattened off from 2 out - blundered and brushed at the last to finish 12th
Cian Quirke
Michael J McDonagh
Held up towards the back needing encouragement early - untidy over 6th - shaped better to reach midfield - dropped away under pressure before 2 out and had nothing more left finishing well beaten
J J Slevin
Stephen Ryan
Held up in the pack on the outside - lost ground after a clumsy jump at the 6th and fell back - had no more to give before 2 out and finished well held
Danny Mullins
Padraig Butler
Shared front spot early before being overtaken and clipping the 2nd fence - sat close to the pace but scrambled 6 out - driven and dropped away before 2 out - hampered for room late and unable to find more - finished well behind in 15th
E Walsh
A J Martin
Held up in the pack - clipped the fence 4 out - error 3 out - faded towards the back and pushed along - well held at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
John F O'Neill
Held handy on the outside - urged forward but slipped back before 2 out - held no more when tripping after the last and soon came down
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Settled in the pack early - hit a hurdle 6th - lost touch from 4 out - pulled up soon after
Anna McGuinness (7)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - needed urging from the 7th and dropped away - pulled up before the second last
Non-runners: Anysignofhim (allergies)
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.