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Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council 3-Y-O Hurdle
2m190y, Hurdle, 3yo, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 10.30s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sent straight to the front - opened up a big margin by halfway - gap narrowed three out - pressed for effort and overtaken approaching two out - regained command from that point and kept going strongly to the line
Philip Byrnes
William Durkan
Held up in 4th early - travelling strongly on the bridle - up to 3rd by halfway - into 2nd 3 out - went up in front approaching 2 out then blundered and lost the lead - unable to peg back winner before the last - stayed on same speed into 2nd
J J Slevin
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close up in 2nd - pushed along into 3rd 3 out but unable to close the gap - stayed on same gear from 2 out to finish third
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Sat close up in 3rd-4th at halfway - pushed along in 4th 3 out - unable to close on pace and well held at finish
Simon Torrens
Noel C Kelly
Stumbled at the opening fence and settled at the tail - dropped away and pushed along before fading approaching four out - beaten a long way when eased and pulled up ahead of three out
Non-runners: Brother Hollie (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.