12:25
Lisadell Equine Hospital 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle
2m4f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 28.30s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Handy early and went in front after the 3rd - moving strongly two out then edged clear approaching the final flight - stayed on strongly to the finish
Danny Gilligan
J P Dempsey
Went straight to front - lost command after 3rd and settled second by halfway - pushed along after 2 out but unable to close on leader nearing final flight - stayed on at one gait for second
Sam Ewing
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled midpack early - slipped back through the order entering the straight - roused to regain ground approaching the final obstacle - stayed on strongly to snatch third late
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Held in the pack early - still 8th at halfway - urged forward before the final two furlongs to move into 5th by the last then stayed on steadily to finish 4th
Michael Kenneally (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up at back - progress into contention early in home straight - pushed along to move into third at final obstacle - unable to challenge and stayed on same rate to finish fifth
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Sat just behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then up to 3rd with two to go and driven forward - held safe in 4th before the last despite urging - couldn't find more on the run to the line and beaten well
Jordan Gainford
J P Dempsey
Held up towards the back - improved wide of rivals after two out and up to 8th before the last - stayed on at the same tempo to finish 7th
Liam McKenna (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - urged forward after two out but made no headway - kept finding nothing to the line and beaten well over 19 lengths in 8th
E Walsh
Patrick Magee
Up with the front group - losing touch after 2 out and 7th before the last - faded to finish ninth
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Held up towards the back - nudged for effort after 2 out without making any ground on the leading group - faded to finish well held in 10th
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - driven approaching the straight and unable to find more after 2 out - finished 11th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled in the pack early - still 7th at halfway and driven with little response entering the straight - held no danger after 2 out and well beaten at the finish
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins
Held up towards the back of the pack - blundered three from home - dropped away with no threat after two out and faded late to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Plunkett Street (unsuitable ground)
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.