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John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 26.00s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close behind pace-setter in 2nd - jumped poorly 4th - into 3rd 3 out - moved up to share advantage going smoothly 2 out - urged into command approaching last - challenged hard but kept finding more to prevail
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Settled in the pack towards the back - improved into 5th turning for home under a push - moved up to challenge hard at the last - stayed on at one level to finish second
D G Hogan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat just behind the front group early - improved into 2nd approaching 3 out - shared front spot going strongly 2 out - pressed along soon after - lost front spot nearing last and clipped the fence - held on for 3rd without finding more
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat close to pace in 4th - pushed along in 4th two out and unable to close at the last - held on for 4th without finding more
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled off the pace early - pushed along in 6th turning for home but unable to find extra - finished 5th late
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace early - pressed for advantage and matched two out - swiftly overtaken - slipped to fifth before the last with no further threat
Mr P J O'Neill
John F O'Neill
Settled at the rear early on tugging hard - never able to close from four out - dropped away in the closing stages - finished well adrift in 7th
Non-runners: I'll Sort That (unsuitable ground), Ma Jacks Hill (doubly declared), Theflyingking (doubly declared)
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.