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Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 5yo+, 22 runners
Winning time 3m 56.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Cian Quirke
Peter Lawlor
Went to the front early - a little untidy at the second - three lengths to the good at halfway - pressed after two out and caught approaching the last - left back in front and marginally inconvenienced early on the run-in - stayed on gamely to prevail
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sent to front early - settled behind the pace and 4th at halfway - up to 3rd with three left - urged on into the straight without gaining ground - moved into 2nd after the last and driven out to stay on strongly but edged out
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat handy behind front group - 3rd at halfway and 2nd with three left - dropped to 4th nearing last after being asked for effort - regained 3rd on the run-in but couldn't close further
D G Hogan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack early - improved into 5th after 3 out but couldn't threaten leaders turning for home - moved into 4th on the run-in - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Donagh Meyler
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled behind the front group early travelling keenly - 6th at halfway - driven approaching two out but made no headway into the straight - up to 5th passing the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Richard Deegan
Ms Margaret Mullins
Tracked the front group early - improved into 5th before three out then driven approaching straight without gaining - held no more thereafter to finish sixth
Mr J Dunne (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held a midfield position - clipped the fence in eighth two out then driven without gaining ground into the straight - stayed on at one tempo to finish seventh
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled around midfield - 10th two out and driven without threatening into the straight - stayed on same gear to finish 8th
Shane Fitzgerald
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack - driven with no response after the second-last - unable to quicken - well held in 9th
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Held up towards the back of the pack - still not involved by two out in 12th - beaten well through the closing stages
Liam McKenna (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - shown no encouragement from off the pace after 2 out - well held at the finish
Kieren Buckley
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention after 3 out and up to 9th soon after - unable to make ground into the straight and faded late
Brian Barry (7)
Riceal Dunne
Held up towards the back - made no impression through the contest - no danger from 2 out - well beaten in 13th
Mr B M Coonan (7)
V C Ward
Settled in the pack early - unable to make headway approaching three from home - dropped away over the closing stages - finished 14th
Brian Hayes
Gerard Keane
Held up near back of field - made no impression through the race - stayed one paced from two out - well held at the finish
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - failed to threaten leading pack - found nothing more approaching final two furlongs - well beaten in 16th
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - dropped away with no response from three out and beaten a long way
James Smith (5)
Shane Crawley
Held up at the back throughout - pushed along after 4 out - unable to find more after the following fence - finished well beaten
Kevin Sexton
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - unable to land a blow - one paced from 2 out - well held in 19th
Gavin Brouder
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - dropped away after 3 out with nothing left to give - finished well behind in last
Simon Torrens
William J McLernon
Handy with front group early - 5th at halfway - lost touch after 3 out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - moved into 4th three out and advanced smoothly on the outside to hit the front approaching the last with a slight mistake - had put daylight between rivals when losing footing and coming down just after the last
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.