15:05
Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
2m4f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 19.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
J P Flavin
Shared front spot early - untidy over first and drifted left at second - slipped to second by halfway - drifted left again at seventh - shaken up to hit front approaching final three furlongs - driven out two out - clear by three lengths turning for home - kept going gamely though margin shortened near the line to win
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled midpack early - 5th at the halfway stage - urged into 4th and hampered by a mistake 2 out - shaken up into 3rd soon after - chased the leader from the last without threatening - stayed on at the same rate to finish second
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Alan Donoghue
Towards the back - blundered at the first - 9th at halfway - momentarily squeezed for space before 3 out - 5th and driven forward when jumping poorly 2 out - made no headway soon after - 4th at the last - plugged on at one speed to finish 3rd
Michael Kenneally (7)
David Kenneth Budds
Sat handy behind front group early - carrying plenty of enthusiasm - up in 3rd by halfway - driven into 2nd approaching final two furlongs - couldn't find further gear once asked - back to 3rd at the last - held to finish 4th
Cian Quirke
Timothy Doyle
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - shaken up and angled right approaching 2 out into 6th - unable to gain on the leaders - 5th at the last and stayed on same speed to finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Settled midfield showing a shade of eagerness early - bumped lightly at the 2nd - urged into 8th after 3 out - driven from 2 out but unable to close - stayed on same gear to finish 6th beaten 7 lengths
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Settled at the back holding hard early - into the pack but boxed in on the rail before 3 out - stumbled 2 out then pushed along with no headway made - stayed on at one gait to finish 7th
Sam Ewing
R J Tumilty
Held up in the pack - pushed along after 3 out - unable to threaten leaders - finished 8th
Paddy Cody (7)
E Sheehy
Settled towards the back of the pack - stumbled and knocked about at the 2nd - slipped further back by halfway - found some late progress wide to lie 5th 3 out but pressed for effort and unable to find more - finished 9th
Mike O'Connor
James M Barcoe
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - driven and dropped back before 3 out - blundered 2 out and held on for no more
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to pace early - drifted left and error 2nd - mistake at 4th - 6th at halfway - minor stumble 8th - error 3 out then dropped away and faded to finish 11th
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Sat close up early - stumbled and knocked sideways at the 2nd then erred again at the 4th - down in 8th by halfway and a touch untidy at the 7th - pushed along but failed to close after 3 out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Calum Hogan (7)
V T O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - hampered at the 2nd - jumped awkwardly at the 6th - lost ground and towards the back after a minor error at the 8th before falling at the following fence
Sean Flanagan
John Joseph Hanlon
Up front or sharing the lead early - clear or jointly ahead at halfway - outpaced and surrendered the advantage after 3 out - dropped to 3rd by 2 out - soon under pressure with nothing more to give - 7th when something went wrong after clearing the last and promptly pulled up
Non-runners: Corkbeg (unsuitable ground), El Regalo (unsuitable ground), Sea The Sunset (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.