15:25
Derrinlaur Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m4f35y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 2.50s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Front early - gave way after the 1st and sat up with the pace in 2nd - minor error 5 out - moved into contention 4 out - disputed at the front 3 out - took over soon after and held off a rival before 2 out - forged ahead from 2 out - jumped the last well enough despite a stumble and pulled away to win going away
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Sat behind the front group early - 4th and steady at halfway - made ground into 4 out - pushed along into 3rd turning for home - up to 2nd two out - unable to threaten the winner from the last and held on for a similar finish
Mr S Connor (7)
James Andrew Fahey
Settled towards rear early - improved into 4th by halfway - small error 4 out - shared front spot approaching 2 out - asked for effort - couldn't quicken from 4th before last - moved into 3rd and stayed on to finish third
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled midfield early - dropped towards the back by halfway - pushed up into 6th turning for home - unable to threaten in 5th two out and stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Peter Smithers (7)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Jumped untidily at the 1st - up with the front group soon after - another small error at the 2nd - pedestrian jump at halfway - moving up 4 out - into 2nd after the following fence - pushed along to dispute before 2 out - 4th and toiling 2 out - one-paced and fading before the last and plugged on to finish 5th
Alex Harvey
Patrick T Foley
Held up early - moved into 6th approaching the straight - pushed along but unable to close before 2 out - faded to finish sixth
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midfield in the pack - pushed along without gaining ground before turning for home - dropped away steadily late - finished seventh
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Held up early - never a threat through the pack - beaten by the third-last - well held at the finish
Cian Quirke
Paul Stephen Kiely
Settled off the pace early - minor error at the 2nd - into the pack by the 5th - improved position by three out - pushed along but found nothing entering the straight and dropped away to finish 9th
Anna McGuinness (7)
Aengus King
Racing handily early - hit front after first - opened a big lead by third - travelling wide of rivals - stumbled and gap shortened four out - overtaken after that and quickly eased down
Niall Moore (5)
Arthur Goulding
Sat handy behind the pace early - slipped through the pack to midfield by halfway - dropped towards the back and clipped the 7th - given a squeeze and lost touch 4 out before being pulled up after 3 out
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.