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2m, Hurdle, 5yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 22.60s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Mark Walsh
T M Walsh
Sat just behind the front-runner early - settled third then fourth - made headway into second by the fourth-last - reeled in the front-runner two out - edged ahead at the last as that rival exited - held the advantage through the run-in without quickening further - stayed on to prevail
Danny Mullins
W J Lanigan
Settled midfield around 7th to 9th early - made ground into contention after 3 out and up to 5th 2 out where stumbled a touch - kept on into 2nd late - beaten 1.75 lengths in the final strides
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Handy in 5th early - hit the first - improved into contention 3 out - moved second inside final furlong - couldn't threaten up front - eased back to third late but held effort to the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sent to front early - soon overtaken and drifted left with a heavy blunder at the 1st - needed a nudge along in 2nd - continued to hang left over fences - err left again at the 5th and slipped to 4th - drifted left approaching 3 out and 2 out making no headway in 3rd - unable to quicken in 4th and held to the line
Austin Gordon (7)
Mark Fahey
Settled towards the back early - still down the field passing 4th and unable to threaten by 2 out - stayed on steadily to finish 5th
Danny Gilligan
V T O'Brien
Settled in midfield early - improved into 6th after the 4th but made no headway in 7th approaching 2 out - stayed on at just the one gallop late to finish 6th
James Smith (5)
Thomas Gibney
Settled towards the back early - still down in 15th after the 4th - began to make headway approaching 3 out - clipped the fence two out then stayed on at one speed to the finish
Donagh Meyler
J P Flavin
Held up in mid-pack early - improved into 4th but found little before 2 out - dropped away steadily to finish 8th
Eoin Staples (7)
Dermot Kilmartin
Raced near the front early - moved into 3rd after the 4th before fading fast before 2 out - eventually well held in 9th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled towards the back early - still down in 12th after the 4th - improved position before 4 out and pushed into 6th by 3 out - dropped away turning into the straight and finished well held in 10th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled off the early leaders - 7th passing the 4th - dropped away before 3 out - well held at the finish
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Kieran P Egan
Settled towards the back early - still down the field with three to jump - lost touch before two out and beaten a long way
Shane Fitzgerald
Mrs Y Dunleavy
Settled towards the back early - still down the field after 4th - lost touch and faded 3 out - well beaten in 13th
J J Slevin
Philip M Byrne
Settled towards the back early - down the field after 4 furlongs - lost more ground and faded 3 out - eventually well beaten in 14th
Jordan Gainford
E D Delany
Settled towards the back early - 14th after the 4th before edging into it approaching 3 out - lost touch after that and well held at the finish
Sam Ewing
Thomas Cooper
Settled just behind the front-runner early - went to the front soon after - being driven approaching the final obstacle - lost the advantage there and blundered - came down
Non-runners: Jack Inthe Jukebox (reserve), Le Labo (unsuitable ground), Mr Rango (temperature)
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.