16:30
Master Chefs Golden Vale Cup Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m5f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 42.30s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Daniel King
M A Molloy
Held up towards back of the field - still 9th at halfway - moved into contention on entering straight - hit a hurdle two out but stayed on task - hit front at the last and driven out to assert late
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back early - still down the field at halfway - improved into 4th approaching 3 out - moved up to front turning into the straight - driven and closely challenged 2 out - overtaken before the last and stuck on same speed to finish 2nd
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Settled just behind front group - still 4th at halfway - moved up inside to third turning in - pressed for effort but couldn't quicken and stayed on same gear from the last to finish third
Philip Byrnes
D Deacon
Sat close to the front group early - 7th at the halfway point - urged forward after the third-last - still 6th approaching the second-last - stumbled following the final fence - stayed on to take fourth up the straight
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Settled in the pack early - improved to 6th by halfway then up to 5th after three out - moved into second turning for home - driven into 4th approaching two out - flattened out after the last and slipped back to finish fifth
No. 17
8yo, 9-11, OR 76
J: Thomas O'Connor (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up at back - improved into midfield after 3 out - urged into 5th before 2 out - unable to find more and slipped to 6th on run-in
Darragh O'Keeffe
Matthew A Daly
Held up towards back of pack - moved into 7th approaching three out - flattened out from two out and stayed on same stride to finish 7th
Philip Donovan (3)
Andrew Slattery
Shared the front spot early - kicked clear after 3 out then lost the advantage entering the straight - found nothing more and dropped away before 2 out
John Shinnick (3)
David Richard Barry
Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway then improved into midfield before stumbling 4 out - unable to threaten leaders after and well held at the finish
Alan King (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - never able to threaten from 3 out and well held at the finish
Kieren Buckley
Adrian Murray
Set the pace early - lost front spot after 3 out and driven on the rail then dropped away entering straight - unable to threaten from 2 out home and well held in 11th
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Sat handy behind front group early - 3rd at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then found little and dropped away before the following fence
Paddy Cody (7)
Eoin Doyle
Held up at the back - no impression made through the contest - well held at the finish
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
Held up in the pack from the start - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish in 14th
Michael Kenneally (7)
E McNamara
Sat just behind the pace - 5th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then found nothing and dropped away in a hurry - pulled up before the following fence
Simon Torrens
V T O'Brien
Sat close up early - slipped to the back by halfway with no real threat from 5 out - well beaten and eased out of contention before 3 out
Non-runners: Blossom De Mai (allergies), He Might Be Lucky (reserve), Kilkee Bay (off feed), Moulane West (reserve), Tennesse Boy (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.