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Download The Tote App Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m2f55y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 53.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Set the pace from the start - stretched the margin after the opening fence - narrowed it slightly around the 5th - moved smoothly and went on again before the last - opened up in the run to the finish - stayed on strongly for an emphatic success
Mark Walsh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled just behind the pacesetter early - jumped awkwardly and stumbled three out - pushed along after the second-last but unable to close - held in second and steady through the closing stages
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Handy early - settled 3rd then 5th - back to 4th two out - pushed along into 3rd before last and stayed one-dimensional to the line
John Shinnick (3)
Andrew Lee
Settled handy early in 5th - moved into 4th before 4 out - dropped back to 5th by 3 out - unable to close after 2 out - held on in a steady 4th up the run-in
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Held up at the back early - mid-pack by the 5th - strong advance three out - up to 4th soon after - into 3rd approaching 2f out - unable to threaten in front then eased back to 4th before the last - held on weakly in 5th up the run-in
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack early - pushed for effort three out - unable to quicken and beaten into 6th
James Smith (5)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up towards the back - stumbled 5th and dropped to 10th - hit a fence 3 out - pushed along before another mistake 2 out in 8th - unable to quicken and well held home
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th before 3 out - pushed hard in 6th after that - unable to threaten in 7th 2 out - dropped away before the last
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield - dropped back with three left to jump - faded steadily from two out to finish well beaten
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up towards the back - still 11th after the 5th and unable to make headway - dropped away before 2 out - well held in 10th
Liam McKenna (5)
William J McLernon
Settled with leading group early - dropped away after 4 out - faded steadily from 3 out to finish well beaten
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Patrick Downey
Held up towards the back - drifted right and scrappy over the first - ragged again at the next two - lost touch with the pack from the 5th - dropped away for good before 3 out and well held
Non-runners: Miss Doyenne (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.