12:03
Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 25 runners
Winning time 4m 23.30s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat behind pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - closed on front-runners 4 out - fought for command before 2 out with a small stumble - went ahead after that flight - driven clear before the last then held on strongly to the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group - 4th at halfway - moved up to challenge 2 out - asked for effort into 2nd but couldn't find more than the winner in front last - stayed on at one gear to finish second
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Shared front rank early - went clear soon after - lost the advantage 4 out - contested the lead once more before 2 out - pressed but overtaken after 2 out and unable to find more in 3rd approaching the last
Mark Walsh
Henry De Bromhead
Tracked the pack early - in 7th and nudged off balance 2 out then pushed along - up into 4th before the last - stayed on same gear to the finish
Shane Fitzgerald
E Bolger
Tracked the front group early - held a midfield spot into halfway then pushed along in 8th with no headway 2 out - stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Conor Brassil (5)
Anthony McCann
Settled midpack early - moved up quickly by halfway to share the front - hit the front 4 out - lost the advantage before 2 out - pressed on but faded late
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled off the back - crept into 8th turning for home but unable to close 2 out - stayed on same gait to finish 7th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - dropped back at halfway then 7th approaching four out - pushed along into 5th two out - had nothing more left and well held at the line
Ryan Treacy
Josh Halley
Handy early and shared the running - sat second before a small error - third at halfway - dropped away approaching 4 out - pushed along in 7th entering the straight - unable to find more from 2 out and beaten well
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held around midfield early - pressed for effort but couldn't land a blow before turning for home - well held at the finish
Ben Harvey
Gavin Cromwell
Held up in the pack - pushed along with no headway made approaching two out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back - crept through late in the straight - always well off the pace - eventually 12th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled in the pack early - hit the fence lightly at the 3rd and slipped towards the back of the group by halfway - unable to close from there finishing well beaten
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Settled off the pace early - traveled keenly through midfield - pushed along and unable to quicken before 2 out - eventually well beaten in 14th
Kieren Buckley
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards back of field - failed to threaten at any stage - well held at the finish
Tom Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up in the pack - pushed along and unable to find more before two out - eventually well held
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Held a midfield spot early - hampered four out - pressed for a response and unable to find more before entering the straight - well held in 17th
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Anthony McCann
Held up towards the back - failed to get involved - well held at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - made no impression - well beaten in 19th
Brian Hayes
Gerard Keane
Held up early - never involved - well beaten in 20th
Ricky Doyle
Mark Michael McNiff
Stumbled early after jumping the first - held up towards the back for the remainder - well held at the finish
Philip Byrnes
Sean Davis
Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - eventually well beaten
Daniel King
A J Martin
Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back by halfway - unable to make headway thereafter - well held in 23rd
John Shinnick (3)
Josh Halley
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention by halfway and close up 4 out - asked for more before 2 out but couldn't quicken - dropped away late
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Settled around midfield - crept nearer to the pace - came down 4 out
Non-runners: Atlantic Gamble (withdrawn), Head To Capri (withdrawn), Le Moulin Rouge (unsuitable ground), Let It Settle (withdrawn)
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.