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Sligo Races Vintage Friday Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m4f11y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 18.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
S Wilson
Held up towards back - made progress into 6th two out - pushed along - up to 3rd at the last - hit front inside final furlong and kept going strongly
Donagh Meyler
Garrett James Power
Sent clear at start - clouted 7th - upsides 3 out - shaken up to regain advantage after 2 out - challenged hard approaching last - overtaken close home and unable to quicken
Jordan Gainford
Gerard Keane
Settled in the pack early - urged into contention approaching final two furlongs and up to fourth by the last - stayed on late to finish third
Calum Hogan (7)
R K Watson
Sat just behind the pace early - moved through to share command 3f out - pushed along and lost the front approaching 2 out - second at the last - slipped to third inside the final furlong - held on for fourth without finding more
Simon Torrens
J R Finn
Held up early - pushed along in 8th two out - stayed on late but never a factor - finished 5th
No. 3
8yo, 11-2, OR 95
J: Thomas O'Connor (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 5th two out but unable to close - held on for sixth
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 4th on the rail 2 out - pushed along but unable to close and finished 7th
John Shinnick (3)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Settled behind the front group pulling hard - clumsy at the 1st and 3rd - moved through to challenge for the front 3 out - pushed along and overtaken soon after - lost touch with the front and finished 8th
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along in 6th two out - dropped away late to finish 9th
Ivan Ryan (7)
Conor David Maxwell
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Alan King (7)
John Neilan
Settled in midfield pulling hard early - pushed along and lost place 3 out - dropped away soon after - well beaten through the straight
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.