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BOYLE Sports Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m4f175y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 4 runners
Winning time 6m 3.80s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up at the back - driven approaching two out then improved into second nearing the last - asked for effort to hit the front near the finish - stayed on strongly
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Sat close up early - third at halfway - asked for effort before two out - moved through on the outside to hit the front approaching the last - overtaken inside the final furlong and stayed on same gallop for second
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Set the pace early - lost the advantage before 2 out and slipped back approaching the last - finished with renewed effort to take 3rd on the run-in
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Tracked the pace in 2nd from halfway - jumping lacked fluency 4 out - moved to the front 2 out - under pressure soon after - gave way at the last and faded on the run-in to finish 4th
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.