15:22
Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 24.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Patrick T Foley
Sat close to front pack early - 4th at halfway then edged forward to hit front 2 out - driven out to hold on gamely and score
J J Slevin
Liam G O'Brien
Held up early - urged into contention after 3 out - improved into 2nd at the last - stayed on strongly to finish second
Conor Stone-Walsh
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - urged into effort before 6th from home - improved into 7th entering the straight and 6th at the last - finished strongly under pressure to take 3rd close home
Darragh O'Keeffe
J P Flavin
Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - small error 4 out - moved through to hit the front on the turn before fading after 2 out - plugged on at one speed to finish 4th
Shane Fitzgerald
David Kenneth Budds
Settled just behind the pace early - moved to front after the 4th - pressed for effort and lost command near the turn - third turning for home but unable to close on run-in finishing fifth
Jordan Gainford
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back - progress into 6th after 3 out - up to 4th entering the straight - asked for effort approaching the last but couldn't quicken and held on for 6th
Paddy Cody (7)
Mrs Jayne Hearne
Held up early - improved into contention before 4 out - disputing 2nd approaching 2 out but unable to threaten leader - slipped back to 7th by the last and held on final stretch
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - driven into contention before the straight and 9th two out - unable to close before the last and held on the run-in
Richard Deegan
Liz Doyle
Settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - driven straight into the straight then found nothing after 2 out - allowed to coast home well held in 9th
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack early - roughly 6th at halfway - urged forward but slipped backward approaching 4 out with nothing left to give - pulled up before 2 out
Ryan Treacy
L Young
Sat behind the pace early - needed encouragement past the 8th and slipped into the pack - dropped away after 5 out - lost touch 3 out before being pulled up
Peter Smithers (7)
C O'Keeffe
Front early - displaced after the 4th and again at halfway - blundered at the 8th - dropped away from 4 out with no more to offer - pulled up before 2 out
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled just off the pace early - drifted through midfield - eased and pulled up before the 8th
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.