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Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle
2m5f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 5m 41.10s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Mr S Connor (7)
S R B Crawford
Handy in the pack early - shared control 4 out - cruising 2 out - went clear before last and pushed out to hold on gamely
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front pair early on and fighting for control - settled midfield through 4th - improved into 5th two out - asked for more effort - moved into second at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat close up early - shared front spot 3 out - pressed for effort after 2 out - lost command before last - held 3rd but couldn't quicken
Mr J M Halford (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3 out - pushed into 3rd 2 out - dropped to 4th before the last and held on for that placing
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back - improved into contention entering the straight - pushed along in 9th two out - up into 5th at the last but unable to find more
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - urged into 14th with two furlongs left - stayed on late but failed to close the gap
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Held up towards back - urged into 12th spot 2f out - asked for effort but made no headway - well held at finish
Anna McGuinness (7)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along three out then dropped away - eased down and pulled up before the final fence
Phillip Enright
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back - improved into fourth spot with two out - unable to threaten leaders and finished 9th
Mark Walsh
J P Dempsey
Set the pace early - matched up 4 out then lost front spot soon after - driven on turning into the straight - held 6th place with 2 to go - dropped away toward the finish
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - improved into contention turning in - pushed along in 10th two out but unable to threaten leaders
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
F G Hand
Held a midpack position through the early stages - pushed along after 3 out - dropped away toward the line
Cian Quirke
J P Flavin
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along and slipped to 8th two out - faded to finish 13th
E Walsh
Edward Cawley
At rear throughout - pulled up before the last
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up in midfield on the wide side - pressed for effort after four out then lost touch entering the straight - pulled up before the last
Michael Kenneally (7)
Gordon Elliott
Held a midfield position early - dropped away under pressure three out - eased and pulled up before the second last
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up towards the back of the pack - pressed for effort 4 out and lost touch - pulled up before the last
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat just off the pace - shared the advantage approaching 3 out then lost that spot entering the straight under pressure - blundered 2 out and slipped back to 7th - faded from there
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held a midfield position early - pressed for effort three out and lost ground - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Non-runners: Artic Lane (unsuitable ground), Club Manager (doubly declared), Kinbara Firstdraft (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.