15:55
Daniel And Orma O'Keeffe Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 12.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Mr A D Bustin (7)
C Byrnes
Held up towards back of the pack - 10th at halfway - moved into 6th three out - pushed into second before the last - stayed on to hit the front near the line
Daniel King
Michael William O'Meara
Sat behind the pace early - second at halfway - moved through to the front turning in - driven clear approaching 2 out - caught in the final strides for second
Mr L Burke-Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Settled behind front group - 6th at halfway - moved into 2nd 3 out - pushed along and slipped back to 3rd before the last then held on without finding more finished 3rd
Calum Hogan (7)
Eoin Griffin
Settled just behind front group - up to 5th at halfway then into 4th 3 out - pressed for effort and stayed on steadily to finish 4th
John Shinnick (3)
David Richard Barry
Held up towards the back - still 11th at halfway - moved up wide to join the front group turning in - shaken up in 3rd after an awkward jump 3 out - found little from there and stayed on same speed to finish 5th
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Held up towards the back - still 12th at halfway - urged into contention after three out and improved into 6th - unable to quicken and stayed on same gear from the last
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul O'Flynn
Settled in the pack early - 9th at halfway then asked for effort entering straight - held no more improvement and stayed on same rhythm from 3 out to finish 7th
Miss M O'Sullivan (5)
Emmet Mullins
Sat handy behind front group - 8th at halfway then asked for effort turning in - held same rate from 3 out to finish well held
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - moved into 3rd by halfway - dropped to 5th after 3 out under pressure - lost place from the last and beaten well into 9th
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway then asked for effort down the inner turning in - unable to make headway from 3 out and well held home
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
Seamus Neville
Sent forward early - driven to keep pace before losing top spot at the turn - dropped away steadily from 3 out - well held at the finish
Mr J L Gleeson
John E & Thomas Kiely
Held up in the pack from the off - made no impression through the race - well beaten at the finish
Mike O'Connor
Michael Barry
Settled in the pack early - blundered at the first - driven into the back markers after four out - found nothing more and pulled up before the following fence
Jordan Gainford
Liam Kenny
Held up towards the back - hit the fourth from home and made no headway after - eased and pulled up before the last
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in midfield - 7th at the halfway point - driven approaching four out but found nothing more - eased and taken out of contention before the following fence
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.