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BOYLE Sports Home Of Early Payout Maiden Hurdle
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 7m 19.70s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Up with the pace and minor error 1st - settled in 2nd by halfway - another small blunder 4 out - contesting the front before the straight - pressed at 2 out with a further error there - pulled away after 2 out - well ahead at the last and stayed on powerfully - jockey dropped the stick on the run-in
Philip Donovan (3)
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Untidy at the 1st - settled towards the back of the field - errors at the 5th and 4th - moved into contention after 3 out - pressed on the outside approaching the straight - pushed along to share the lead 2 out where a serious blunder cost momentum - soon lost the advantage - one-paced in 2nd before the last and finished that way
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Tracked the pace early - 4th at halfway - clipped a fence 5 out - moved into contention before the turn - held in 3rd approaching 2 out with no headway then faded
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Set the pace early - stumbled minor error 5 out - matched up 4 out - soon overtaken - edged back in front after 3 out - drawn level entering straight - pushed along and passed again before 2 out - had nothing left and faded away
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Handy early and drifted right at first fence - settled behind pace - third at halfway - improved position after 3 out - poked ahead entering straight before dropping to fifth under pressure with nothing more in tank - lost touch and eased down before 2 out - taken out of race
Conor Clarke (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled early with plenty of enthusiasm shown - fourth and racing without urgency - moved up smartly into second after the 7th - shared the advantage with a small error 4 out - went in front soon after - stumbled 3 out - overtaken shortly after that - beaten off quickly at the back - stopped and withdrawn before the second last
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.