13:10
Paddy Power 'I Still Call It Twitter' Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 3m 55.30s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Held up towards the back - still 7th at halfway - moved through on the outside to be 3rd with three left - hit the front approaching the last - challenged hard there but pushed on under urging to prevail
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Sat behind front group early - 5th at halfway then up into 4th with three left - driven into second approaching the last - couldn't find more but stayed on same gear to the finish
Kevin Sexton
A J Martin
Held up at the back - still 8th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching last two furlongs - driven from the last but couldn't quicken and stayed on steadily to finish 3rd
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up early towards the back - 9th at halfway - improved into 7th 2 out - driven into 4th approaching last and stayed on same speed to the line
Alex Harvey
Patrick T Foley
Sat behind front pack early - up to 3rd by halfway - hit front for a moment 3 out then driven and overtaken before the following fence - slipped to 5th before the last under renewed urging - stayed on same gear to the line finishing fifth
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Settled in the pack early - still 6th at halfway - clipped the third-last then held same effort to finish held off up front
Darragh O'Keeffe
Michael Winters
Front early before losing the advantage at the 1st - 4th at halfway - driven up to dispute 2nd three out and then fell away through the field approaching the following fence - a spent force before the last and finished 7th
Sarah Kavanagh (7)
Edward Cawley
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd at halfway - hit the front for a moment turning in - driven and lost the advantage nearing 3 out then had nothing left and dropped away before the following fence - trailed home well beaten in 8th
Phillip Enright
M F Morris
Sat behind pace early - hit front after start then gave way turning into straight - lost touch three out and trailed home
Daniel King
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - blundered at the 5th - unable to build a threat from the following fence - well held in 10th
Simon Torrens
Michael Winters
Held up towards back of field early - made no impression through the race - dropped away and pulled up after 4 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.