12:05
TRI Equestrian Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 21 runners
Winning time 3m 59.50s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to the front - challenged approaching two out but shaken off with a shove entering the straight - three-length advantage at the final fence - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat just behind the front pair - third at halfway then asked for effort in straight but unable to challenge and hit last fence - stayed on same gear to snatch second late
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat up with the front-runner and pulled keenly - 2nd from halfway - unable to make any inroads on the winner approaching the last - faded on the run-in to finish 3rd
Simon Torrens
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield early - improved to share front spot approaching 2 out - asked for effort into the straight - held 4th before the last and could not find more
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind front group - unhurried in second - 4th at halfway - dropped to 5th and urged on after two out - unable to close nearing last - stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Jake Coen
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - 8th three out then driven after the following fence - into 6th but blundered at the last - stayed on same gait to finish sixth
Conor Brassil (5)
Martin Brassil
Held a midfield spot early - 9th two out and driven with no gain in the closing stages - stayed on same speed to finish seventh
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack early - improved into 8th by 3 out then up to 6th before the next - driven and untidy at the last with no response - held on for eighth without troubling those ahead
D G Hogan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to the pace early - minor error 4th - 7th at halfway - driven from 2 out but unable to close and held to line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up in the pack - driven approaching 2 out with little response - one paced through the finish - eventually well beaten in 10th
Shane Fitzgerald
Thomas Coyle
Towards the back of the pack - no real involvement throughout - plugged on at the same tempo from 2f out to finish 11th
James Smith (5)
Shane Crawley
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - beaten by 2 out - well held at the finish
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Held up towards the back early - 9th with three to jump - unable to close from there - one-paced through the final stretch - well held in 13th
Gavin Brouder
Thomas Cooper
Held up towards the back - struggled to get involved - made no progress from 2 out - finished well beaten in 14th
Brian Hayes
Gerard Keane
Held up at the back - made no impression through the race - one-paced from 2 out - well held at the finish
Philip Donovan (3)
Paul Nolan
Held up at the back throughout - hit a marker 4 out - unable to find more from 2 out and well held
Daniel King
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - driven from 3 out but made no headway - stayed on same pace to finish 17th
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up towards the back - always struggling to feature - weakened further approaching 2 out - well beaten at the finish
Liam McKenna (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - dropped back after 3 out - driven with nothing left approaching the last two - trailed in well beaten
Donagh Meyler
Anthony Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - settled midfield by halfway and knocked off stride after 4 out - driven with little response approaching 2 out and had nothing left in the straight before coming down at the last
Cian Quirke
Ms Margaret Mullins
Sat close to the pace - 6th at halfway - eased out of contention swiftly after 4 out and pulled up
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.