12:45
Mercedes Benz South Dublin Handicap Hurdle
2m4f150y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 23 runners
Winning time 5m 12.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Michael Kenneally (7)
Stephen Gerard Carey
Settled midfield early - slipped back through the pack after the 6th - began to close from 3 out and made strong gains up the outside before the last to move into 4th - kept battling to the final stride and got up on the line
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Held up towards the back - still buried in 14th after 6 fences - began to make ground 4 out - 9th with 3 to jump - moved into contention 2 out - up to 5th at the last - edged ahead in the final strides - caught right on the line - beaten a nose
Anna McGuinness (7)
Sean Aherne
Held up towards the back - improved into 15th after the 6th - moved through strongly after two out - 7th at the last - stayed on strongly up the run-in to finish 3rd
Brian Hayes
Henry De Bromhead
Held up early - still back after 4th and 17th after 6th - moved into 10th before three out - strong move into contention entering the straight - hit the front approaching the last - stayed on up the run-in - overtaken late - eased back to finish 4th
Cian Cullinan (7)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Settled around midfield early - dropped to 12th after the 6th - moved through after the 8th - improved to 3rd approaching 3 out - narrowed the gap before 2 out and briefly disputed second last - eased back but stayed on at one speed to finish fifth
Harry Sexton (7)
E D Delany
Sat close to the pace early - dropped through the field before rallying into 4th approaching the last - unable to sustain the move and slipped back late - finished sixth beaten 3½ lengths
Sam Ewing
Mrs John Harrington
Settled with the pack early - down in 11th after 6th and made little headway before jumping the last awkwardly - stayed on late but never a factor at the finish
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Handy early - slipped back to ninth by the sixth - rallied approaching the eighth - up to sixth after three out - failed to threaten leaders and hit last then held for the line
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - dropped to 13th after the 6th - headway from the 8th - up to 7th with three left - unable to threaten leaders and one paced from the last - finished ninth
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - still 19th after 6th - found some headway approaching 3 out - couldn't threaten the leaders before the last - faded finish
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Settled handy in the early stages - dropped to 6th - improved into contention after 8th - stumbled 4 out - up to 4th after 3 out - made ground before 2 out - hit the front approaching the last but only fleetingly - swiftly overtaken and faded rapidly with a small error at the final fence
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat just off the pace early - shuffled back to 4th then 6th - worked back into 3rd and later 8th - pushed up to 2nd approaching 3 out - hit the front briefly before 2 out but lost it and faded before the last
Cian Quirke
Andrew Kinirons
Held up at the back - edged closer before the 4th - still towards the tail at halfway - improved position after 2 out - lost momentum near the last
E Walsh
Edward Cawley
Settled with the pack early - 10th after 6th before slipping backward after 3 out - unable to find more from there and well held at the finish
James Smith (5)
Brian M McMahon
Held up at back - 18th soon after 6th - shaken up and closed some ground approaching 3 out but faded before last
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Seamus Neville
Sat close up early - still involved around 5th before losing pole spot 6th after an untidy jump - hit the front 7th - lost command before 2 out - dropped away rapidly having lost the lead
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - held mid-pack position around 7th and 8th before fading fast after two out - trailed home well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up early - still towards the back after 6th - came down heavily when badly hampered three out
Alan King (7)
John J Cullen
Settled around midfield - up to 6th from 8th - dropped away before three out - fell after a blunder there
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Went straight to front by a short margin - shared command 5th then back in charge 6th - overtaken 7th - scratchy over fence 8th while second - dropped away before 3 out and faded - pulled up before the last
Conor Stone-Walsh
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled close to the pace early - slipped back through the field after the 4th and lost touch by halfway - pulled up before the 7th
Eoin Staples (7)
Anthony McCann
Held up towards the back - still 22nd at halfway with little impression made - eased out of contention before the second last
Gavin Brouder
John Joseph Hanlon
Handy early - dropped through the order mid-race - dropped away before 3 out - pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Aurea Fortuna (unsuitable ground), Coyote Spirit (unsuitable ground), Paul Collins (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.