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Infinity Lifts Handicap Hurdle
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 39.70s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Jordan Gainford
Paul Nolan
Sat handy behind the front group early - urged forward in 5th turning for home - down in 8th two out - shaken up to move into 3rd approaching the last - hit the front close to the line and stayed on strongly to win
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up at the back - improved through the pack by halfway and into 7th entering the straight - up to 2nd two out - dropped to 3rd approaching the final furlong - fought back to snatch 2nd on the line
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Went to front early - kicked clear before two out - scrambled over final fence and driven out - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish third
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Sat just off the pace - through midfield at halfway - up into 6th after three out - urged on inside turning for home - up to 4th two out before slipping back to 5th at the last - fought back to reclaim 4th near the line
Aidan Kelly (3)
S Curling
Held up towards the back - urged into contention after 3 out - improved into 10th early in straight - boxed in for room in 7th before the last - stayed on well to finish 5th
Carl Millar (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - moved forward into the middle order from 3 out - nudged along to 5th at the following fence and edged up to 4th before the last - found nil and dropped back to finish 6th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled in the pack early - improved into 4th by halfway - moved up to 2nd 3 out before slipping back to 3rd - faded before the last and held on for 7th
Daniel King
Martin Hassett
Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - into 3rd turning for home under pressure but found nothing more - dropped away from two out
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 3rd - moved into 9th after three out - driven early in the straight but unable to threaten leading pair from 2 out
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Settled midfield - 8th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out but faded soon after and dropped away late
Kevin Healy (7)
Declan Queally
Held up towards the back - hit first fence - driven approaching 3 out then found nothing and dropped away before the following obstacle - eventually well held
G B Noonan (3)
E McNamara
Settled towards the back of the field early - moved into contention approaching halfway - urged into contention after three out but had nothing more to give - pulled up before the following fence
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - made no impression on the leaders - eased out of contention before the second-last
Danny Mullins
Sean O O'Brien
Sat behind the front group early - disputing second at halfway - dropped away under pressure 5 out - stopped making progress and taken out of the contest before 3 out
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Sat close to pace early - slipped towards the back after the 5th and unable to close from 5 out - pulled up before 3 out
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
D E Fitzgerald
Settled in the pack - urged forward after three out with little response before the home turn - pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Thegraveyardbookie (temperature)
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.