15:05
TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 1.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Brian Hayes
David Harry Kelly
Sat close to the front pack - third at halfway - improved into second after two out - joined the front group approaching the last - hit the front 150 yards out and stayed on strongly to win
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Sat close up early - mid-pack around halfway - moved through on inside to hit the front approaching the last - driven and challenged hard then edged out of it well inside the final furlong for second
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat behind the front group early - driven after two out and up to 5th last - stayed on under pressure through the finish - nabbed 3rd right at the line
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back of the pack - still 7th at halfway - improved into 5th early in straight - up to 3rd approaching final flight - pressed but unable to find more and edged out into 4th late
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway - moved into 6th after the second last - fourth approaching the final fence - stayed on run-in for 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front pair - 4th at halfway - moved to the front two out - driven into the straight and asked for effort - overtaken before the last then had nothing more to give and dropped away
Anna McGuinness (7)
Anthony Mullins
Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - urged forward approaching 2 out and up to 7th by the last - stayed on steadily to finish 7th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held up towards back - urged into effort after 3 out - some late progress from 2 out - finished 8th beaten a long way
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Tracked the pace-setter early - up to 2nd by the midway point - slipped to 3rd approaching three out - driven after the following fence but had nothing more to give and dropped away tamely - finished ninth
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Set the pace early - clear by ten lengths at halfway - margin shrank approaching three out and driven to keep place before being overtaken - found little turning into the straight - lost touch before the final fence and finished tenth
Alex Harvey
Thomas Coyle
Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway - driven on after 3 out but unable to make further gains - finished well held in 11th
Mr Finian Maguire
Barry Connell
Held up at the back throughout - no impression made on leading group - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Indiana Jones (lame)
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.