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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 22 runners
Winning time 4m 29.30s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Miss A L Fitzgibbon (7)
C Byrnes
Sped clear from the off before drifting left at the opening fence - lost front spot at the 2nd but sat handy - moved through smoothly to share command 2 out - asked for effort late on - regained control inside the last - kept finding to the line
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the middle section on the outside - pulled hard early - up with the front group in 5th - moved smoothly into 4th approaching 2 out - challenged for the front at the last before being urged and passed inside the final furlong - found little and went down by a length
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat just behind the front group early - still tight for 6th two out - driven up to share 3rd approaching the last - held position to the line finishing third one and a half lengths back
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front group early - checked at the first - pushed along in 5th two out - still 5th approaching the last - moved up to 4th inside the final furlong staying on steadily but never a factor for the places
Kevin Sexton
D Broad
Settled midfield - stumbled two out and needed urging - up to 6th by the last - stayed on at one effort in 5th
Mark Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack pulling hard early - moved through to fight for the front from the 6th - went in front 3 out - matched stride for stride 2 out then pressed for effort - lost the advantage before the last - fourth approaching the final fence - unable to find more late - finished 6th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - under pressure in 9th two out - stayed on same gear to finish seventh
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Held towards midfield out wide - pushed along in 8th two out - unable to gain on the pace - beaten well into 8th
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled midpack early on the rail and pulling hard - bumped at the opening fence - sat close behind the pace from third - pressed for effort in 7th two out - unable to close and beaten well into 9th
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Settled towards the back of the pack pulling hard early - unable to make ground from 3 out - well held throughout to finish 10th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
T G McCourt
Settled around midfield hugging the rail - failed to threaten from two out - well held at the finish
Alix Balfe (7)
Patrick Downey
Held up in the pack - unable to challenge from 3 out - crept on late but well held
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no headway from three out - well beaten in 13th
Sam Ewing
S R B Crawford
Settled close up early - hit front from 2nd and held advantage until challenged at 6th - lost command 3 out - pressed for effort and dropped away finishing well held
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - drifted right over one fence - no impression made - well held in 15th
Jake Coen
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - jumped awkwardly and blundered two out while down in 14th - never able to threaten the front runners late on
Danny Mullins
Richard James Daniels
Positioned behind front group early - pressed for effort three out - dropped away steadily - eventually well held in 17th
Ivan Ryan (7)
Thomas Coyle
Held up in the pack from the start - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 18th
Ryan Treacy
Mrs Julie Cashin
Held up early - dropped away and struggled throughout - well beaten in 19th
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - eventually finished 20th
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up early - error at 2nd and skewed right at 5th - remained detached throughout - well held in 21st
Brian Hayes
Gerard Keane
Held up in rear from the off - no impression made on leaders - well held throughout
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.