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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
2m6f96y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 42.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Shane Markey (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled towards rear early - moved onto heels of front group after 2nd and up to second by halfway - small error 3 out - driven turning for home - pushed along in second after 2 out - responded to fight for the front approaching last - hit the front on the run-in - found more to prevail
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul O'Flynn
Sat just behind the front group early - third at halfway - hit the front turning into the straight - driven clear approaching the final two furlongs - challenged again on the run-in - overtaken late and unable to find more to hold on second
Ben Harvey
Miss Natalia Lupini
Settled just behind the front pack - stumbled at the 2nd - 5th at halfway - hampered by minor errors 5 out and 3 out - pressed for effort approaching the straight - unable to close in 4th before the last then held on for the same finishing effort
Mr L Burke-Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Settled in rear - 7th at halfway - moved into 5th on the turn - plugged on at one tempo from before the last to finish 4th
Philip Donovan (3)
Jonathan Sweeney
Settled midfield early - dropped towards the back before slipping further to 8th with little threat approaching the straight - stayed on steadily from the last to finish 5th
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Tracked the pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed along turning in - moved up to challenge two out - held 3rd before the last then flattened out despite a small error there
Ricky Doyle
Eamon Courtney
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway then pushed along with little response into the straight - held no more ground from 2 out and beaten well home
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up at the back - pushed along 5 out - dropped away and finished a long way behind
Peter Smithers (7)
David Harry Kelly
Set the pace early - opened a big gap by 3rd - margin shortened by the 6th - overtaken into the straight under pressure - had nothing left and dropped away before coming down at the final fence
James Smith (5)
Thomas Gibney
Sat close up early and travelled keenly - dropped away by the 3rd - drifted towards the back soon after - pulled up before the 5th
Richard Condon (5)
Jonathan Sweeney
Blundered 1st and 2nd - drifted left at 3rd and lost jockey
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.