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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 23.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Handy early - hit front after 1st - shared command from 5th - clear again 3 out and driven on after 2 out - kept finding under asking after last to score
Alix Balfe (7)
Francis Casey
Went straight to front - lost that spot after the 1st and settled second - hit the front again or shared command from the 5th - lost advantage after stumbling 3f out - urged along in third and wandered before jumping poorly 2 out - couldn't find more before the last - held on for second at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
Stephen Ryan
Sat behind front group - 3rd at halfway - urged forward 3 out - moved into 2nd but wandered wide before 2 out - driven after that point - unable to threaten winner after last - held on for 3rd
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
C Byrnes
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - urged forward into 5th before 3 out - back to 4th and unable to close after 2 out - driven out from the last but stayed on same gait to finish 4th
G B Noonan (3)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midpack early - stumbled at the opening fence - untidy again around the 5th - held that position at halfway - improved into 4th before 3 out - fumbled at the second-last and pressed on - unable to close in 5th and clipped the last then finished one-paced
Philip Donovan (3)
Padraig Butler
Settled in the middle of the pack - still 8th at halfway - asked for effort but made no headway and clipped the fence 3 out - 6th soon after and stayed on at one speed to finish 6th
Michael Kenneally (7)
John E & Thomas Kiely
Settled midpack early - still 6th at halfway despite a slight stumble - driven but failed to close on leaders and blundered three out - down to 7th after the following fence - clipped the last - unable to find more late
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Settled midpack early - stumbled at 1st and hung awkwardly at 2nd - up to 7th by halfway - driven into 8th 3 out and could not find more
John Shinnick (3)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Held up at the back of the field - urged into effort 4 out - error 3 out ended any hopes - kept on same pace to finish ninth
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Settled at the back throughout - not foot-perfect and drifted left in the early stages - serious error at the 2nd - no chance from 3 out and another blunder 2 out - well held in 10th
Non-runners: Crystabel (unsuitable ground)
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.