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Willis Towers Watson Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 23.60s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - not slick at 3 out and moved to front before 2 out - hard at work and fiercely challenged approaching the last - stayed on gamely along the run-in to win
John Shinnick (3)
Terence O'Brien
Sat just behind the front pack early - 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd with 3 to jump - up into 2nd approaching the last - couldn't find more but stayed on gamely to finish 2nd
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Adrian Sexton
Sat close to the front pair early - stumbled at the 1st - 4th at halfway - lost momentum touching down after 4 out - 6th with 2 to jump - driven up into 3rd approaching the last - held on same rhythm to the line for 3rd
Sean Flanagan
John Joseph Hanlon
Tracked the front-runner early - up to 2nd by halfway - dropped to 4th and driven after 4 out - checked in stride 2 out - one-paced to the line finishing 4th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close behind the front group - drifted right and hampered another runner two out - driven into 5th before the last then stayed on without finding more up the run-in
Donagh Meyler
J P Dempsey
Held up at the back - still 11th at halfway - urged forward after 4 out to move into 8th by 2 out - stayed on steadily from the last to finish sixth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - improved into the pack after four out - driven into 7th two out but couldn't quicken and stayed on at one speed to finish 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
M A Cahill
Up with front pack early - 7th at halfway - driven on approaching four out but had little left and stayed on same speed to finish 8th
Gavin Brouder (3)
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back - hit the opening fence and lost momentum after 5 out - unable to threaten leaders and well held late
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - hampered second - still down in 10th at halfway and never landed a blow from 4 out home
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up in the pack from the off - unable to make any impression - well held throughout - finished a distant 11th
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Seamus Fahey
Went straight to front - untidy over 1st and 5th - shaken up on inner and lost command near 2 out - lacked response and dropped away before the last
Danny Gilligan
John E & Thomas Kiely
Settled just off the front group - 12th at halfway - unable to close from 4 out - well held at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - hampered at the 2nd - still down the field at halfway and unable to improve into contention from 4 out
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - hampered second - 9th at halfway - stumbled 3 out and soon faded to finish well beaten
Adam Leahy (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards back of the field - bumped early at 2nd - improved into 8th by halfway - driven from 4 out but found nothing more - dropped away before the following fence to finish last
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the front pair - came down at the 2nd
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up at the back - serious blunder at the 2nd - making no headway when connections called it a day before 4 out
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Held up towards the back - parted company with rider at the 2nd
Non-runners: Famous Figure (unsuitable ground), Kilt (allergies)
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.