13:05
BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
2m200y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 30.90s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close behind the pace - mid-pack in 6th at halfway - into 3rd and driven up before 2 out - hit the lead after the last and stayed on strongly to win
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Up with the pack from the off - 3rd at halfway - moved up to challenge 3 out - overtaken before the following fence - left momentarily ahead and marginally impeded at the last before unable to peg back the winner in the run-in
Philip Byrnes
W J O'Doherty
Sat behind front group - 8th at halfway - driven with no response passing three out - held on steadily for third late
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - hit the front 4th - shared command 4 out - driven up but lost top spot after the following fence - fourth turning for home unable to threaten - held no more in reserve to the line
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - driven but making no headway in 5th after 3 out - blundered 2 out and soon held
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
E Bolger
Held around midfield early - unbalanced at the opener and again at the fifth - urged forward after four out and about ninth with three left before finishing steadily without gaining further ground
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to make ground into the straight - stayed on steadily from 2 out but always held
Danny Mullins
Donal Hassett
Sat just behind the pace - 5th at halfway - up to 3rd with four to jump - driven into 4th before two out then held no more to give
Kevin A Murphy (7)
Turlough O'Connor
Went straight to front - lost that spot 4th then fought back into it before dropping away entering straight - no response passing 3 out and beaten a long way home
Miss A L Fitzgibbon (7)
C Byrnes
Held up towards back - made progress early in straight - hit 3 out and had nothing more to give thereafter - well held in 10th
Ryan Treacy
Leonard Paul Flynn
Held in the pack early - driven for effort 4 out but made no headway - couldn't find more approaching straight - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (3)
Donncha Duggan
Held up at the back - made no progress into contention - well held at the finish
Sean Flanagan
David Harry Kelly
Held up at the back - made no impression - well held in the closing stages - finished 13th
Cian Quirke
Michael J McDonagh
Settled towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - held no chance in the straight - well held in 14th
Sam Ewing
Thomas Cooper
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - dropped away with three to jump - well beaten in 15th
Mr J L Gleeson
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled just behind the front group - up to 7th at halfway - moved into 3rd entering the straight then found a way through to hit the front before 2 out - driven out and holding a 3-length advantage when fell at the last
Richard Deegan
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held up in the pack - no response approaching four out - eased and pulled up before the following fence
E Walsh
Michael Winters
Settled in midfield early - dropped to the back and found nothing more after 4 out - far adrift and pulled up before the following fence
Ricky Doyle
Eamon Courtney
Held up at the back - made no impression - dropped away with four to jump - eased out of contention before the following fence
Non-runners: Brother Bernard (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.