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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 3m57y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-140, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 5.63s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
William Maggs (3)
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at the back early - moved onto the heels of the front group before 3 out - still in contention 2 out - pressed along soon after - hit the last and lost momentum slightly - stayed on strongly to get up close home
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle
Settled in the pack early - improved to sit behind the front-runner by the 6th - moved up to challenge two out - required urging before the last and hit it slightly awkward - stayed on to fight all the way but couldn't find more in the final strides
Gavin Sheehan
Katy Price
Jumping errors early - travelled strongly up front - stretched clear before blundering two out - pushed along after that error - edged back in front at the last - unable to find more and gave way to finish third
Alice Stevens (3)
Tom Lacey
Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along after three out and edged into contention before the last - weakened on the run-in to finish fourth
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up early - never got competitive - well held throughout - finished 5th
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early - dropped away from 6th and pushed along - well beaten from 2 out
Non-runners: Supreme Malinas (self certificate, unsuitable ground)
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.