15:28
Bloom Feeds Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 18 runners
Winning time 4m 32.80s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back early - improved into contention by the 6th - still 8th four out - made ground three out - hampered a little approaching two out but stayed on into 3rd by the last - kept on strongly to hit the front right at the finish
Mr H C Swan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled with the pack early - improved into 4th approaching 3 out - made ground to be at the leader's shoulder 2 out - hit the front before the last - battled on up the run-in under maximum effort - caught in the final strides - beaten a short head into 2nd
Anna McGuinness (7)
Anthony Mullins
Towards the back early - moved up before the 6th and went smoothly to the front by a small margin 2 out where drifted right at the fence - passed before the last - faded to 3rd and stuck on at the finish
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - made progress before 2 out - held fourth passing last - ran on late but never able to trouble those in front
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Handy in the pack early - 6th before improving to 5th - unable to threaten leaders by two out and stayed on same rate late in 5th
Gavin Brouder (3)
Bernard Martin Crowley
Sat close up early - improved into 2nd by the 5th - moved forward again before the 6th - hit the front 3 out - lost command 2 out and slipped back to 4th - unable to threaten again and held on for 6th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - improved into contention after 4 out - 8th passing 3 out but hit the front rank with nothing left after clipping the second-last - unable to quicken and beaten off before the finish
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Handy early - third at halfway before slipping back into straight - scratchy over penultimate hurdle - dropped away late
Danny Gilligan
D Broad
Settled in the pack - unable to make headway before two out - dropped away from there to finish ninth
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up in the pack - crept into contention but scratchy over one of the last two flights - couldn't quicken again after that - well held at the finish
Richard Deegan
Robert Murphy
Held up towards the back - urged along before the 4th and unable to make headway from 3 out - dropped away before the last two flights
John Shinnick (3)
Miss M Harding
Held up towards the back - lost more ground 3 out after an untidy leap - fell away before 2 out - well beaten in 12th
Phillip Enright
Aengus King
Tracked the pace in touch early - moved into second three out - dropped away rapidly turning for home and beaten a long way
Gearoid Brouder (5)
Ian O'Connor
Settled midpack early - dropped through the pack from 6th - faded after 3 out - eased out of contention before the last two fences
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Hugh Paul Finegan
Held up towards the back - bumped soon after the first - unable to make headway - lost touch approaching the straight - clipped by another runner and pulled up before two out
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Settled at the tail of the field - made no headway through the contest - pulled up before two out
G B Noonan (3)
Michael Winters
Handy early despite an awkward jump at the first - dropped away approaching the 6th - faded and pulled up before three out
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front but scrappy over 1st - edged clear after 2nd - advantage cut before 6th - overtaken 3 out - dropped away and faded before losing rider entering the straight
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.