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Ampion Testing Handicap Hurdle
2m190y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 7.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Shared front spot early - dropped to second and sat behind pace - shared front spot once more after 3 out - pressed on to go clear 2 out - kept finding under pressure to win with ease
Simon Torrens
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Shared front spot early before losing it 2nd - back on terms and shared front spot again after 3 out - pushed along and lost it again 2 out - hit last and unable to threaten winner - stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up at back - progress to 6th 3 out then pushed into 3rd - unable to close on pair up front - stayed on at one gait to finish 3rd
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back - urged into 5th 3 out then chased leading pair in 4th 2 out - unable to close and finished 4th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Shared control early before going clear from 3rd - error at 6th - pushed along and lost front spot after 3 out - down to 5th 2 out - unable to close from there
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Held up towards the back - hampered for room and squeezed for a spell after the 4th - drifted left at the 5th - made progress into 6th but found nothing from 2 out and well held
Mr J H Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group on the wide side - pushed along three out - unable to threaten - eventually well held in 7th
Eoin Staples (7)
Karl Thornton
Settled around midfield - moved into 4th 3 out - pushed along but unable to close - well held at the finish
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held a midfield spot on the wide side - drifted left under pressure and slipped to 8th three out - lost touch late to finish well beaten
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up handy on the rail early - pressed for effort four out - dropped away steadily - finished tenth
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - unable to close from 3 out - well beaten in 11th
Calum Hogan (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort and lost ground after 4 out - well beaten when pulled up before 2 out
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.