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2m11y, Hurdle, 5yo+, M, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 5.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Sam Ewing
Thomas Cooper
Set the pace from the start - wobbled fractionally 4 out - challenged for a moment 3 out - come under pressure 2 out - urged clear before the last - drove out well clear on the run-in
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up in rear of front group - 4th at halfway - moved into it approaching 2 out and closed on the front-runner - driven into 2nd turning for home - unable to get on terms and blundered at the last - stayed on same rate to finish 2nd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Prominent early then settled in second - dropped to third by halfway - pressed for effort two out - unable to threaten the front pair in the straight - stayed on at one speed - clipped heels at the last but held third
Sean Flanagan
David Harry Kelly
Tracked front group in 3rd early - moved up before dropping to 5th - shared the lead 3 out - pushed along back in 2nd before 2 out - slipped to 4th and found nothing more
E Walsh
Patrick John Reilly
Settled towards rear early - roughly mid-pack at halfway - unable to close on leaders thereafter - finished 5th
Danny Mullins
Richard James Daniels
Held up in the back markers - stumbled a fraction at the 3rd - stayed at the tail with no headway from halfway - well held at the finish
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.