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Sebden Steel Maiden Hurdle
2m3f87y, Hurdle, 4yo, 24 runners
Winning time 5m 12.60s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Handy early - hit the front turning for home and driven out under pressure after the last - found more to assert close home
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Set the early running - lost front spot 3rd then shared advantage from 6th - pushed along and overtaken entering straight - tight in second after final flight - held effort to finish just behind
Jordan Gainford
James William Kenny
Settled in second early fighting for a stronger grip - hit the front from the 3rd - matched up with rival by the 6th - pushed along and slipped back to 3rd turning in - unable to close on those ahead - stayed on at an unchanged effort to finish third
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Settled in the pack on the rail - urged into 7th two out - improved to 5th before the last - into 4th in the final furlong and stayed on at one gait
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention 3 out and pushed into 4th turning for home - dropped to 5th inside the final furlong - held on for the rest without finding more
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Settled in the pack - urged into 11th two out - improved to 6th by the last and stayed on to finish sixth
Sean Flanagan
Gavin Cromwell
Settled just off the front pack on the inside - pushed along in 5th two out - unable to close the gap - eventually beaten well into 7th
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Settled just behind the front pack early - pushed along in 4th two out - faded late to finish eighth
Simon Torrens
E Bolger
Settled in the pack - 8th and driven out 2f from the finish - unable to threaten leaders - well held in 9th
Mark Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and slipped back to 10th two out - unable to close the gap late
Darragh O'Keeffe
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - crept on slightly late - finished 11th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Thomas Dowling
Sat handy behind front pack pulling hard - pushed along in 6th two out - dropped away late finishing well beaten
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - couldn't land a blow from 3 out - crept on late but never a factor
Aidan Kelly (3)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled at the back of the field early - hampered fluency at the second - made no impression through the contest - well held in 14th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gary McGill
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Danny Mullins
W J Lanigan
Settled in the pack early - unable to make headway from 3 out - dropped away late - finished 17th
Daniel King
Gerard Keane
Held up far back throughout - well beaten in 18th
E Walsh
Cian Collins
Settled midfield early - hit the third and made no headway from four out - dropped away late to finish well beaten
Brian Hayes
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up in rear from the start - error at the 7th - offered no threat thereafter - finished tailed off in 20th
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Settled in the back markers early - fighting for control in the early stages - made no impression on the pace - well held throughout
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Liam Lennon
Settled in the pack early - unable to find any headway from 3 out - dropped away to finish last
Shane Fitzgerald
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - dropped away three out - well beaten by the finish
Donagh Meyler
J P Dempsey
Held up in rear - never a factor - blundered and unseated 2 out
Non-runners: Dunleer Crystal (allergies), Jessbers Wish (reserve), L'As de Watt (unsuitable ground), Thankyouforthedays (reserve)
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.