15:30
Mouse Trap Bar & Bridge House Bar Pre Race Party Maiden Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 21 runners
Winning time 5m 12.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Up with the pace early - lost the front from 5th but back sharing it before 7th - not quite clean 5 out - scrubbed at before 3 out and drifted right at the following fence - driven to the front going to the last - stayed on most strongly in the closing stages to win
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close behind front group early - bumped mildly in third - moved through strongly to challenge before 3 out - driven approaching last where error let winner back in front and stayed second to line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Up contesting the front early - lost advantage before the 5th and made a jumping error there - back challenging at the front before the 7th - another untidy jump 4 out - off the bridle from 3 out - just overhauled going to the last - emptied on the run-in to finish 3rd
Philip Donovan (3)
Maike Magnussen
Settled midfield early - hit a rough one four out then made headway to move into fourth before three out - drifted right at the last with nothing more to give - held gains but couldn't quicken up the straight
Danny Mullins
J P Flavin
Up with the front rank - hampered 3rd - lost ground and jumped poorly 6 out before another untidy leap 4 out - driven and found nothing from 3 out - a poor 5th approaching the last where another jumping error ended all chance
Miss N C Hennessy (7)
Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy
Settled midfield early - hit the deck twice through the pack - asked for effort before 3 out and dropped to 8th - stayed on late to reclaim 6th
Sean Flanagan
Philip Fenton
Sat close to the pace early - urged into 4th from 3 out - driven approaching 2 out then dropped away - finished 7th well beaten
Mr C J Byrne (7)
Gearoid O'Loughlin
Held up at the back - moved into midfield from halfway before hitting the third-last and being asked for effort in 9th - found nothing more and finished at an unchanged tempo down the field
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Sat handy behind front group - drifted right and squared up 3rd - urged into effort from 3 out - slipped to 7th 2 out and found nothing more before finishing well held
Sean O'Keeffe
Donal Hassett
Held up in the rear half - lost momentum jumping 4 out and bustled forward - no response dropping to 11th before 3 out - faded to finish a well-beaten 10th
Gavin Brouder
Charles O'Brien
Shared front-running early - moved in front from the 5th before yielding that spot before the 7th and slipping back before four out - dropped away steadily with nothing left before three out - well beaten at the finish
Mr W Verling (7)
Patrick Michael Verling
Held in the pack early - jumping ragged in places - lost touch from 4 out and dropped right out finishing well behind
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back and struggling for impact - hesitant leap at the first - awkward again 5th - nudged into minor progress from 4 out but finished well adrift
Phillip Enright
Terence O'Brien
Held up at the back - awkward at the 1st and drifted left at the 3rd - baulked by a riderless runner at the 5th - knocked off stride before 4 out and unable to respond - well beaten at the finish
John Shinnick
W J Burke
Held around midpack early - clumsy over a couple of obstacles through the middle stages - lost touch with little response from four out - dropped right out and beaten a long way at the finish
Ryan Treacy
Mrs Julie Cashin
Held up at back and untidy over first two obstacles - knocked about at each - lost touch with the field from halfway - no response and finished last
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Settled midfield early - unbalanced over first two obstacles - checked by a loose horse before the fifth and slipped towards the back - found nothing more from halfway - eased and pulled up before four out
Danny Gilligan
Paul W Flynn
Settled at back early - hampered by a loose horse after the 4th - under pressure and losing touch after the 6th before being pulled up
Niall Moore (5)
David M O'Brien
Settled midfield early - jumping awkwardly - dropped away and faded before 7th before easing to a halt approaching 4 out
Jordan Gainford
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back - checked pace sharply nearing the opening fence and met it untidily - clumsy over the second where dismounted
Richard Deegan
Denis Paul Murphy
Settled towards the back early - suffered a heavy check when a loose horse crossed path - shed rider at the 5th
Non-runners: Dancing Bambi (allergy)
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.