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Leugh Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
1m7f172y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 18 runners
Winning time 3m 43.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled midfield - 8th at halfway - scrappy jump 3 out - moved into 3rd turning into straight - another mistake 2 out - driven up on the inner to hit the front after that - kicked away before the last and ran on strongly to score
Cian Cullinan (7)
Aengus King
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - asked for effort 3 out - still fourth with little progress after 2 out - up to 3rd approaching last - moved into 2nd on the run-in - stayed on at one speed without troubling winner
Michael Kenneally (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled around midfield early - clipped a hurdle first time - back in ninth at halfway - untidy again in sixth - pushed along and made no headway after two out - fifth passing the last - stayed on at one gear to snatch third near the line
Donagh Meyler
Daniel Joseph O'Leary
Settled in the pack early - still 5th at halfway after stumbling and needing urging - up to 3rd three out - shared the lead approaching the straight - pushed along and lost front spot 2 out - unable to threaten again in 3rd - briefly 2nd at the last - dropped back to 3rd on the run-in - kept on without finding more - finished 4th
Philip Donovan (3)
M Flannery
Held up towards the back - hit first hurdle - urged forward after three out - made no headway in tenth two out - up to 6th at the last - stayed on late for 5th
Phillip Enright
Sean Aherne
Sat behind front pair early - up to 3rd by halfway - into 2nd with 3 to go - shared advantage entering straight - went ahead 2 out under a drive - overtaken soon after - unable to respond - 4th at the last and held to the line
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Handy early - fourth at halfway - pushed along in fifth with no headway approaching 2 out - blundered at the last - held to finish 7th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Hampered and hesitant leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - made progress approaching three out - stood off at two out and pushed along without threatening leaders - stayed on at one speed to finish eighth
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat just behind the front group - up to 2nd at halfway - drifted left 6th and dropped back - into 6th before 2 out - asked for effort but made no headway - fluffed last and held on for ninth
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards the back - improved into 9th approaching final two flights - unable to find more late
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Slow to break and dropped towards the back - pushed along around midfield after 3 out - faded to finish 11th
Alex Harvey
Patrick J Flynn
Settled midfield early - drifted left over the opening fence and scratchy at the third - pushed along but made no headway after three out - dropped away to finish 12th
Sean O'Keeffe
S Curling
Slow to begin - settled at the back of the field - untidy over first obstacle - shaken up after a mistake three out - unable to find more late on - finished well beaten in 13th
Shane Fitzgerald
J Morrison
Handy early - sat close up before settling 6th at halfway - pressed for effort with no gain by 3 out - dropped away late to finish 14th
John Shinnick (3)
Terence O'Brien
Racing near front early - drifted left rounding first fence and again over two more obstacles - went in front briefly after second before being overtaken turning into straight - driven along but faded from there - eventually well beaten in 15th
Harry Sexton (7)
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back of the pack - hit a fence three out and lost fluency - driven for effort after that - unable to find more in the closing stages
Sean Flanagan
John Joseph Hanlon
Bumped and knocked back a touch early - settled at back of field and struggling for room in the pack - stumbled and needed urging 4th - driven on after 3 out - dropped away to finish 17th
Calum Hogan (7)
Tom McGuinness
Spun round at the off - would not settle to take part - never got involved
Non-runners: Arthur's Victory (reserve), Derry Lad (reserve), Eastmore (reserve)
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.