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National Maternity Hospital Foundation Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 3m 58.50s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled off the pace towards the back - jumped awkwardly 3 out - 10th at that point - moved into 7th turning for home - progressed into second by the last - hit the front late to win going away
Hugh Horgan (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in midfield - moved into 6th two out - pushed into 3rd turning for home - hit the front before the last - challenged hard on the run-in - overtaken late but battled on to the line
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Settled midpack early - bumped lightly second - pushed along turning for home - up to 5th approaching last - third on run-in but unable to close on front pair - finished steady without extra
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Settled behind the front group early - still 6th at halfway then pushed along turning in without gaining ground in 5th and stumbled at the last - stayed on steadily to finish 4th
Philip Byrnes
William Durkan
Went forward and shared front early - lost command after 3rd then back in charge turning in - pushed along and overtaken before the last - lacking further response in 4th - stayed on same gear to finish fifth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the front pack early - 5th at halfway - into 4th turning for home - unable to find extra to threaten before last and stayed on same gear to finish 6th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midpack early - pressed for effort straightening up but made no headway - stayed on same gear from before the last - finished seventh
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - pushed along entering the straight - minor error at the last then plugged on steadily to finish 8th
Danny Gilligan
M A Molloy
Held up towards the back - pushed along before 2 out - stayed on same effort from the last to finish 9th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - pressed for a response and found nothing approaching the final fence - finished well beaten in 10th
Michael Kenneally (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Prominent early and shared the advantage - went in front after the 3rd then pushed along and lost the advantage into the straight - couldn't find more before a small error at the last and faded to finish 11th
Daniel King
A J Martin
Stumbled at 1st - held up towards the back and hit the 4th - pushed along but made no headway into the straight - well held in 12th
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Sat close behind the front group early - hit a small error in 3rd - still 3rd at halfway - pushed along into the straight without gaining and faded before the last
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort late on but unable to close - well held at the finish
Sean Flanagan
David Harry Kelly
Settled midpack early - stumbled at the first and knocked about at the second - pushed along yet made no headway turning into the straight - couldn't quicken before the last and well held at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
Richard John O'Brien
Held up towards the back - pushed along without response after 3 out - well beaten in 16th
Jake Coen
Thomas Mullins
Tracked front pack early - came down at the 2nd
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.