12:45
Sea Moon & Silverwave At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 36.70s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Set the pace early - tracked in tandem entering straight - small error two out and lost front spot - driven back to command before last then held on gamely to score
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled just behind the front pair - still second at halfway - improved to share the front turning in and went ahead after two out - driven and overtaken before the last then held no threat to the winner on the run-in finishing second
Sat close behind the front group early - still third at halfway - lost momentum briefly 4 out - pressed on late but couldn't find more finishing third
Mike O'Connor
Conor Houlihan
Sat behind the pace - 4th at halfway with a minor error 4 out - driven into the straight but unable to close from 2 out - held on for 4th without finding more and a small error at the last
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - urged early in the straight without gaining ground and found nothing more from 2 out
Michael Kenneally (5)
Colin Motherway
Settled in the middle group early - 7th at halfway - shaken up but couldn't close on the leading group nearing straight - stayed on at same rate to finish sixth
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up in the pack from the off - still down the order at halfway - unable to improve into the straight and well held at the finish
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back throughout - jumped awkwardly 3rd - no response entering straight and well held at the finish
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of pack - 6th at halfway - driven with no response entering straight then dropped away
Liam McKenna (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back throughout - clipped fences 2nd and 3rd while pulling hard - lost touch after 3 out - well held in the straight and beaten a long way
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.