15:10
Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 44.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
G A Kingston
Held up towards the back - shaken up and made headway to move into 9th two out - edged forward under pressure to hit the front approaching the line - kept finding to win going away
Sam Ewing
D E Fitzgerald
Settled just behind the front-runner - clipped the 5th - shared the advantage 4 out - went in front approaching 2 out - pressed for effort with 2 to jump - overtaken at the last and stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd
Darragh O'Keeffe
Matthew A Daly
Settled in the pack - still 8th with two furlongs left and pushed along - moved into 3rd approaching the last - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Daniel King
A J Martin
Settled around midfield - pushed along in 7th two out then improved to 6th at the last - stayed on late but never a factor finishing 4th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack - improved into 5th entering the straight - pushed into 2nd two out but slipped back to 4th approaching the last - held on for 5th without finding more
Anna McGuinness (7)
Patrick J McKenna
Held up towards back of pack - progress 3 out to take 3rd turning in - pressed for lead 2 out - dropped to 5th by last - unable to threaten leaders late
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards the back - still going smoothly in mid-division 2 out - asked for effort soon after and driven out - stayed on same gear to finish 7th
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Settled midfield - pushed along and up to 5th two out - unable to threaten leaders thereafter - finished well held in 8th
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Sat close to the front group early - 4th turning into straight - pressed for effort but unable to close - well held at the finish
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Alan Donoghue
Settled just behind the front group - stumbled at the opening fence - pressed for effort turning into the straight - slipped back to 10th two out and held to the line
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Settled towards the back of the pack - drifted right first time - unable to improve into contention from 3 out and well held at the finish
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Held a midpack position - improved into second and pushed along entering the straight - dropped away over the final two furlongs to finish well held
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Slow to muster any pace from the off - drifted right first fence - urged forward by halfway - lacking any real involvement thereafter - well held in 13th
Peter Smithers (7)
James M Barcoe
Struggled to hold a position from the off - clipped heels and stumbled at the first before being niggled along - dropped away with 4 to jump - finished well held in 14th
J J Slevin
Dermot A McLoughlin
Went straight to the front - drifted right over the opening fence - come alongside four out - shaken up and lost the advantage soon after then dropped away - well held in the end
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Up with the pace early - pressed for effort three out - dropped away steadily - finished well beaten in 16th
Non-runners: Hay Baby (reserve), Pourquoi Poi (reserve), Three County Star (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.