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Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 45.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
No. 11
8yo, 10-7, OR 86
J: Thomas O'Connor (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midpack early - up to 5th by halfway and 4th with three furlongs left - into 3rd turning in - moved right approaching two out and stumbled a touch - hit the front soon after and opened up before the last - pushed out on the run-in - kept finding to the finish
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - hampered and knocked sideways 3 out - driven into 5th and blundered 2 out - into 3rd but couldn't dent the leader's advantage last - stayed on at one speed - took second late but never troubled the winner
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Towards the back of the field - severely hampered and lifted to 8th 3 out - pressed forward soon after - gained ground to 4th though not clean 2 out - no real inroads from 4th at the last - plugged on into 3rd at the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Handy early and up with the pace after the first - 4th at halfway - into 3rd with 3 to jump - contesting the lead into the straight before being knocked for a stride when clipping another runner 2 out - soon overtaken and unable to threaten again - up to 2nd at the last - couldn't find more - finished 4th
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Up with the pace early - settled just behind front group after the first - into second by halfway - shared the lead 5 out - urged along when bumped 2 out - dropped back with no threat in third - fifth passing the last with nothing more to give
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Settled in the pack - knocked off stride and shifted left three out - urged into 6th turning for home - dropped to 8th two out and held on for sixth without responding further
Sean Flanagan
David Harry Kelly
Sat just behind the pace - 3rd at halfway - clumsy 7th - shared the lead 5 out - errant stride the following fence - driven on and lost the advantage before the straight - 4th turning in before fading late
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled midpack early - back in 8th at halfway - up to 5th after easing three out - held that spot into the straight but couldn't find more finishing 8th
Eoin Staples (7)
Cian Collins
Settled around midpack early - hit a rough patch and lost fluency in 5th - down to 7th by halfway - stumbled again 5 out then brought down in 8th 3 out
Philip Donovan (3)
Andrew Slattery
Settled in the pack - blundered 5th and still 6th at halfway - driven into 7th before falling 3 out
Peter Smithers (7)
Jarlath P Fahey
Settled handy early - hit the front from the off - matched for command 5 out - overtaken shortly after - slipped back to 6th with 3 to jump - lost touch and was pulled up before the last two fences
Gavin Brouder (3)
V T O'Brien
Sat close to the pace on the wide side - lost position after a small error at the 3rd - slipped backwards through the field into the tail before the 5th - lost touch and was pulled up before the following fence
Mr R James (7)
Miss Hilary McLoughlin
Settled around midfield - hit the 7th and asked for effort 4 out - lost ground quickly and was eased out of contention before the following fence
G B Noonan (3)
Gerard Kyne
Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching 4 out and lost ground - eased down and pulled up before the following fence
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack - stumbled 7th and asked for effort 4 out - lost touch soon after and pulled up before the following fence
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - hampered fences 2nd and 5th - errors again 5 out - driven along and dropped away - eased and withdrawn approaching 3 out
Non-runners: Glorious Singer (withdrawn), Music Of Life (unsuitable ground), Thats All (withdrawn)
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.