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Care At Home Services Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 15.50s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace early - went in front three out - pushed along after two out - held on under pressure to prevail
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled behind the front pair - clipped heels at the 2nd - moved into second and going strongly 2 out - driven up to challenge at the last - stayed on but couldn't get past
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - improved into contention 3 out - pushed along into 4th 2 out - 3rd at the last and stayed on to finish third
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - improved to 6th approaching 2 out - urged forward - moved into 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on steadily to finish fourth beaten 12 lengths
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat handy behind pace - pushed along into 3rd two out - down to 4th at the last - dropped to 5th in the final furlong and held no more in reserve
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along two out - held 6th at the final fence and unable to close
Philip Donovan (3)
Jonathan Sweeney
Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 7th approaching final two furlongs - unable to close the gap - well held at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
Martin Paul Fitzgerald
Held a midfield position wide of rivals - urged forward into 11th spot two out - stayed on late but never a factor - finished eighth
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Settled around midfield - pressed for effort in 8th two out - unable to close - well held in 9th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack early - under pressure in 12th two out - unable to close - finished well beaten in 10th
Mr C J Shine (7)
John Gerard Lonergan
Handy in the early stages - pressed for effort after 3 out - dropped away toward the finish - well held in 11th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well beaten in 12th
Richard Deegan
R Donohoe
Held up towards the back - unable to challenge from 3 out - crept on slightly late - well beaten in 13th
Ross Berry (7)
C A Murphy
Settled in the pack - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (3)
Maike Magnussen
Held up rear from the start - dropped away with no impression made - finished well beaten in 15th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack - unable to make progress from 3 out - dropped away late to finish 16th
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Held up early - lost touch through mid-race - no impression made at any stage - finished last of the runners
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up at the rear from the start - lost touch with the field before halfway - trailed in a distant last
Cian Quirke
Thomas Mullins
Went straight to front and raced keenly - clipped heels early over the first - stumbled three from home and lost command - dropped away in a hurry - finished well adrift
Non-runners: Annie's Belle (withdrawn; by order of stewards), Chocolate Truffles (reserve), Qamari (reserve), Shesakindofmagic (coughing)
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.