15:30
BAR 1 Betting 'Proud Sponsor Of Irish Racing' Handicap Hurdle
2m3f10y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 5m 7.40s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Settled midpack early - pulling hard under restraint - moved up strongly to join front markers 2f out looking comfortable - asserted soon after and pushed out - kept finding more to the line for the win
Shane Markey (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Set the pace early - challenged and driven on 3 out - overtaken turning into the straight - blundered last while second and battled on to the line
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back early - made headway into 10th 3 out - pushed along and up to 6th before 2 out - up to 5th at the last then finished well to take 3rd
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Settled in the pack - improved into 3rd 3 out - pushed along 2 out - down into 4th at the last and held on for the same
Philip Byrnes
Edward Cawley
Settled around midpack early - improved into fifth approaching three out - pushed along and shared the front for a moment two out - soon overtaken - third and stumbled at the final fence then unable to find more up the run-in
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort and slipped back to 7th approaching 2 out - unable to threaten the front end - well held at the finish
Mark Walsh
Robert Tyner
Sat handy early - shared front spot 3 out - hit front smoothly turning in but pushed along and lost advantage 2 out - faded quickly after finishing 7th
Keith Donoghue
Edward Cawley
Held up at the back - roused and made up ground into 9th two out - asked again but unable to close - well held at the finish
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up in midfield towards the wide side - pressed for effort in 8th two out - unable to find more - well held at the finish
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Held up towards the back - under pressure in 10th 2 out - unable to close - well held at the finish
Michael Kenneally (5)
S G Carey
Sat close to front group early - slipped back to 7th and urged on 3 out - soon lost touch and faded - finished 11th
Ricky Doyle
Emmet Mullins
Held up early - made no headway in the closing stages - well held throughout to finish 12th
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Held up at the back throughout - still 13th turning for home - drifted left two out with no real threat to those ahead
Cian Quirke
Michael J McDonagh
Settled around midfield - urged for effort and dropped back - driven with three furlongs left before fading out of contention
J J Slevin
Martin Brassil
Settled around midfield - pressed for effort 3 out and lost touch quickly - allowed to drop away from 2 out
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 4 out - dropped away late - eventually well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along four out - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
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.