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Sligo Races Halloween Handicap Hurdle
3m1f80y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 38.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Alan King (7)
John J Cullen
Sat handy behind the front pack - hit the front after three out and moving smoothly - driven and matched stride for stride approaching the last - edged clear inside the closing furlong - held on gamely to score
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up at the back early - made progress from 3 furlongs out - into second under pressure with 2 to jump - stumbled at the last while narrowly behind the leader - battled hard with the winner inside the final furlong - held on for second without quickening near the line
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held a forward spot early - error at the 6th cost ground before recovering into 3rd by 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish third
John Aherne (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up early - improved into 4th and pressed for effort 2 out - stayed on same rhythm through the straight - finished 4th
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 3rd three out before needing urging - dropped to 5th two out - unable to threaten the front-runners late on
Calum Hogan (7)
D E Fitzgerald
Settled in the pack early - pushed along and slipped to 6th approaching 2 out - unable to close from there
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Set the pace early - pushed along and lost front spot after 3 out - dropped away in the closing stages - finished 7th
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along and slipped towards the back by the 10th - eased and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Arrycan (coughing)
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.