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Gannon's City Recovery & Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1)
Grade 1, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 16.80s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Set the pace from the off - had daylight over rivals by halfway and edged further ahead into the straight before the last - driven out to hold on and stay strong to the line
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled at back early - error 3 out then improved into 3rd after that - driven up to 2nd at the last but jumped it awkwardly - stayed on same rhythm to finish 2nd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to front - still 2nd at halfway - asked for effort into straight - slipped to 3rd near the finish and stayed on without threatening
Sean Flanagan
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway and unable to make headway into the straight - stayed on same gear to take 4th on the run-in
Sean Bowen
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front pair though not spot on at the second - down to 4th by halfway - jumped awkwardly three out - into 5th and pushed along early in the straight - unable to close approaching the last - stayed on same gear to the line
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - crept forward approaching 2 out - up to 4th and driven entering the straight - unable to close on the leaders and held late - finished 6th
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Sat close to pace early - 3rd at halfway - lost touch and eased back after 2 out before being pulled up approaching 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.