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www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle
2m6f154y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 39.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Set the pace early - driven and urged approaching 2 out - lost front spot before last - fought back to be right there at the last - drifted right on the run-in - kept battling to the line - just got there first but demoted to second
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in third early - lost momentum briefly around eighth - urged forward before two out - took closer order and hit the front approaching the last - matched by rival at the last - drifted left on the run-in - kept finding under pressure - denied close home then awarded the verdict
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled just off the front group early - up to 2nd four out - urged after an untidy leap two out - driven but couldn't close - dropped to 3rd before the last - stayed on at one gear to finish third
Conor Clarke (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Well behind from the start and quickly cut adrift - fencing was far from slick throughout and always out of contention - nudged and urged from the 1st and 2nd - laboured at the 3rd and 4th - in contact with the main group by halfway - advanced to an unremarkable 4th position nearing the straight - faded before 2 out - finished well beaten in 4
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Settled just behind the pace early - scrappy over the first few obstacles including a poor error at the 2nd - another serious blunder and a slap down at the 7th - untidy again shortly after - slipped back to 5th after a further error 4 out - pushed along and lost touch beyond 3 out - eventually well beaten in last
Mr J P Sampson (7)
S M Duffy
Settled off the pace early - clouted the fence at the 2nd - up to 5th by halfway - errored again at the 7th - driven into 4th four out - lost place after the following fence and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Casafierna (coughing), Crab Road (coughing), Doyen Wolf (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.