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SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle
2m4f103y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 16.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled behind the front-runner - still second at halfway - driven forward approaching the final two furlongs - hit the front late and stayed on strongly to win
Mark Walsh
Noel Meade
Sat behind front group with a few errors along the way - third at halfway - slipped to fourth heading to the last two flights - pushed along and responded to move back into second before jumping the last awkwardly - had nothing more to offer but stayed on at same rate to finish second
Michael Kenneally (7)
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the front group early - 4th at the midpoint - driven forward into 3rd after three out - dropped back a spot nearing the final fence - responded and stayed on to reclaim 3rd near the line
Keith Donoghue
Edward Cawley
Held up towards the back - still down in 7th at halfway - asked for effort approaching the last two furlongs and squeezed for space late on - stayed on to snatch 4th near the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Took up the running - jumped untidily at the 3rd - under pressure turning in and soon relinquished the lead - no more to give on the run-in and finished 5th
Eoin Staples (7)
Edward F Power
Settled midfield - 6th at halfway - urged into contention before the last to move up to 5th - faded on the run-in to finish 6th
Sam Ewing
S R B Crawford
Held up at the back - made no impression - finished well beaten in 7th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - up to 5th at halfway - asked for effort on the inner approaching 2 out but had nothing more and dropped away from the last
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up in the pack from the start - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish
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.