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Racing Again On The 27th November Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
1m7f169y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 17 runners
Winning time 3m 59.90s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Sat handy behind pace - second at halfway - hit front turning into straight - driven out after two out - dug in gamely to prevail
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards back of pack - improved into contention entering straight and 6th two out - moved into second approaching final flight - driven out and finished strongly to be touched off
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled midfield - driven into contention 2 out then 4th with a small error at the last - stayed on under pressure to take 3rd on the run-in
Eoin Staples (7)
Charles O'Brien
Held in midfield - denied a clean passage after the second-last and 5th at the last - stayed on steadily but one-paced to finish 4th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat behind front pack on inner - back in 7th at halfway - asked for effort after two out and stayed on steadily to snatch 5th near the line
Philip Donovan (3)
Darren Collins
Held up towards the back - driven into contention approaching the straight then holding a similar spot 2 out - eighth turning for home before plugging on steadily to the line
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway then pushed along to move into 3rd at the last - emptied on the run-in to finish 7th
Donagh Meyler
Daniel Joseph O'Leary
Settled midfield early - urged forward turning into the straight - driven after the second-last and stayed on at one gait to the line - finished eighth
Danny Gilligan
M Flannery
Sat just behind the front runner early - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort in the straight but slipped to 6th before the final flight - held no more in reserve to the line
Simon Torrens
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - driven into contention approaching the straight - one-paced through the last two furlongs - finished well held in 10th
James Smith (5)
Shane Crawley
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken from 2 out - finished 11th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
midfield early - dropped back before 3 out and never in the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Ms Helen P Markham
Held up at the back - unable to land a blow - driven and stayed on same speed through the closing stages - finished 13th
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Went straight to front - lost command entering final stretch and found nothing approaching last two out - allowed to finish steadily well held
J J Slevin
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled towards the back from the off - made no impression through the race - had nothing more to offer after 3 out - well held at the finish
Cian Quirke
M Flannery
Held up at the back - made no impression through the contest - dropped away after 3 out - well beaten in 16th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Peter Maher
Sat close to front group early - 6th at halfway - driven and slipped back approaching straight - no response from 2 out and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Glory Sky (allergies), La Tulipe Noire (withdrawn), Nobody (withdrawn), Spring Evening (coughing)
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.