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Matchbook Best Odds On Festive Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
2m7f207y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 7m 3.10s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Mr J R Martin (7)
F G Hand
Went straight to front - hefty leap at opening fence - challenger arrived two out - edged back in front turning for home - pulled clear near finish and kept going to the line
Philip Byrnes
Brian M McMahon
Settled at the back early - still down in 11th after the 6th - began to find some running before the 8th and made steady progress from there - moved into contention before 3 out - up to 3rd after 2 out - advanced into 2nd before the last - stayed on well to the line but unable to trouble the winner - finished 2nd beaten 4.5 lengths
James Duggan (7)
Oliver McKiernan
Held up towards the back - still down in 8th around the 6th - began to make ground from the 7th - moved through into 4th between the last two - up to 3rd approaching the final fence - stayed on without quickening to finish 3rd
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up at back - still 9th after 6th - improved into 6th before 2 out - up to 5th at the last - finished 4th but not troubling those ahead
E Walsh
Mrs Denise Foster
Sat just behind the pace early - moved up into 2nd by the 5th - slipped back to 5th approaching 3 out - lost touch with the front and gave way before the last
Dylan Whelan (7)
James M Barcoe
Settled close up early - sat second behind the pace after the first - dropped to third then sixth - moved back into second before three out - still holding a chance two out - lost the advantage entering the straight then dropped away and clipped the last - finished sixth
Shane Fitzgerald
David Kenneth Budds
Settled with the pack early - slipped towards the back before the 5th - down in 10th after the 6th - found some late improvement before 4 out - hit the second-last awkwardly - faded away to finish well beaten
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Sat close up early - jumped awkwardly at the 1st but stayed handy - settled midfield after 4th - 6th approaching the next - moved into 4th before 7th - slipped back before 4 out - dropped away and retired before the second last
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
D Deacon
Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved into contention after the 4th - up to 5th before the 6th - dropped away again before the 8th - faded two out and pulled up before the last
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Held up at the back early - still towards the back of the pack after the 4th - up to 7th then back to 6th - began to make headway - improved into contention approaching 3 out - dropped away before 2 out and pulled up before the last
Mr P W Gleeson (7)
Liam P Cusack
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after the 2nd to lead the middle group by the 4th - pressed for effort around 5th before the 7th - dropped away soon after and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Brave Crogha (coughing), Lough Nigara (withdrawn; vet's advice), Pebble Bleu (off feed), Rajsalad (stewards' permission), Sallap (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.