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BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)
2m200y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 26.00s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat just behind the pace early - still in second at halfway - moved through to share command 3 out then edged clear before the final fence - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Went straight to front but hit the third-last untidily - reeled in there and driven out before the second-last - overtaken nearing the final fence - unable to threaten winner on the flat - stayed on same gait for second
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat behind pace early - 4th at halfway then 3rd turning in - driven but unable to close on the front pair before a small error two out - held on for third without finding more
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Sat close to the front pack early - down in 7th at halfway then up to 5th turning in - unable to threaten the front two from 2 out - stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Simon Torrens
Aidan Anthony Howard
Sat behind the front group - up in 6th at the midpoint but unable to close on entering the straight - stayed on at the same tempo without threatening
John Shinnick (3)
Terence O'Brien
Tracked front group early - fifth and unremarkable at halfway then driven with no gain into the straight - faded from 3 out to finish sixth
Mark Walsh
Robert Tyner
Settled midfield off the leaders early - still not involved turning for home and unable to close from 3 out - stayed on steadily without threatening late to finish 7th
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
Tracked the front group early - down in eighth by halfway and unable to close in the straight - kept finding nothing thereafter and beaten a long way home
Jake Coen
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - little threat through the race - ninth turning for home - unable to make headway late
E Walsh
John Joseph Murphy
Held up towards the back and detached from the main group - made no impression in the straight - stayed on steadily to finish 10th
Aidan Kelly (3)
E Bolger
Settled towards the back of the pack - made no impression as the race developed - no danger in the closing stages - well held in 11th
Ricky Doyle
Eamon Courtney
Settled towards the back of the pack - always adrift of the leading group - unable to make an impression in the closing stages - finished last of the runners
Mr J L Gleeson
E Bolger
Settled towards the back of the pack early - made little impression through the contest - no real challenge in the closing stages - finished 13th
Carl Millar (5)
David Kenneth Budds
Settled behind the front group early - ninth and unremarkable at halfway - unable to find more in the straight - well held in 14th
Eoin Staples (7)
Donncha Duggan
Held up towards the back - made little impression through the race - no response when asked in the straight - well beaten in 15th
Sean Flanagan
Martin Hassett
Held up towards the back - failed to make an impression - held no chance in the straight - well beaten in 16th
Phillip Enright
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held up near the back - made no impression - lost touch through the closing stages - finished well down the field
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close behind the front group early - third at halfway - fourth and driven approaching the straight with little response - came down at the last
Mike O'Connor
James Joseph Mangan
Held up at the back of the field - lost touch after 4 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Goin' (unsuitable ground), Its Time For A Run (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.