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Charles And Kathleen Caldwell Memorial Rated Novice Hurdle
2m5f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 34.50s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Eoin Staples (7)
Cian Collins
Handy in the early running - moved through smoothly to hit the front two out - opened up a gap approaching the last stages - driven out and kept going strongly to score with ease
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Up with the front group from the off - untidy at the first and made similar errors at the 4th - nudged to maintain position at various stages - moved to 2nd and couldn't close on the winner at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 7 lengths back in 2nd
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Sent clear early - pushed along and lost command two out - slipped to third approaching the final fence - unable to peg back the front pair and hung on for a modest third late
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Up with the front group - lost ground with an untidy jump 4 out and niggled at - made no inroads in 5th at 3 out - plugged on into a distant 4th
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - made progress to third 3 out - pushed along in fourth after that without threatening - eased back to finish 5th
Alex Harvey (3)
Noel C Kelly
Settled in 5th early - urged into effort then slipped to the tail by the 6th before fading from 3 out - stayed last though edged closer approaching the finish
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.