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BAR 1 Betting 'Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight In-Shop & Online' Maiden Hurdle
2m3f10y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 13.80s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Sharing early advantage - eager in the early stages - hit front 4th and set the pace from there - cruising 2 out - shaken up and blundered final fence - driven out to assert on the run to the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close behind front group early - stumbled and erred three out then needed encouragement - third under pressure two out - couldn't close on eventual winner approaching final flight - held second and stayed on at one level through closing stages
Mark Walsh
Padraig Roche
Shared front spot early amid strong grip on the bit - small error and lost command at the 4th - pressed for effort in second two out - unable to close on leader at the last - held steady effort to finish third
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Sat close to the front pair on the inside - fighting for control early - minor stumble 4th before drifting right at 5th - pushed along in 4th spot two out but unable to close on the front-runners
Keith Donoghue
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - made progress into 7th with three furlongs left - urged forward approaching the final two furlongs - stayed on in 5th inside the last but couldn't land a blow
Miss N C Hennessy (7)
Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy
Sat close to front group in 6th - pressed for effort before 2 out in 7th - unable to close and well held at the finish
James Smith (5)
Thomas Gibney
Held up towards the back - well behind in 12th with 3 to go - made no dent on those in front - stayed on steadily but always held up finishing seventh
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Settled just behind the pace in 5th - pressed for effort turning into the straight - lost touch thereafter - eventually beaten well over 32 lengths in 8th
Sarah Kavanagh (7)
Edward Cawley
Settled in the pack - small error 7th then niggled for effort in 9th 3 out - unable to close and well held at the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Thomas Gibney
Settled around midfield - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Gavin Brouder
Peter McCreery
Settled in the pack - unable to threaten leaders by 3 out - dropped away to finish last
Conor Stone-Walsh
John C McConnell
Held up early - lost touch through mid-race - well beaten and outpaced from way off the pace - finished last of the field
Kevin A Murphy (7)
Declan Queally
Struggled to hold a position from the outset - dropped away with little response - finished well adrift in 13th
Michael J Doyle (7)
Gordon Michael Doyle
Held up in rear throughout - lost touch four out - eased and pulled up before two out
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.