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Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m1f165y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 40.30s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Donagh Meyler
Andrew Kinirons
Sat close to the pace early - still second at halfway - moved up to dispute before the final fence - edged in front approaching the line - pushed out and finished strongly
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moved into contention after 2 out and stumbled at the last - pushed along into 2nd - could not peg back the winner - plugged on at one tempo
Darragh O'Keeffe
Andrew McNamara
Sat behind front group early - third turning into halfway - fourth and edging nearer approaching 2 out - pushed along but couldn't threaten up front last and stayed on at one speed to finish third
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Set the early gallop - stumbled two out - challenged approaching last then overtaken and driven along - unable to find more late - stayed on at same rate finishing fourth
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled at the back early - moved through field before 3 out - 6th and jumped awkwardly 2 out - unable to close before last - stayed on same rate to finish 5th
Carl Millar (5)
Noel C Kelly
Settled towards the back early - into the pack by halfway then pushed along in 5th approaching two out - unable to close from there and beaten well into 6th
Eoin Staples (5)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 7th two out - unable to close from there - finished well held in 7th
Simon Torrens
Eoin Griffin
Midfield early - blundered at the first and dropped towards the back - minor error 3 out and already beaten - no response when pressed before 2 out and finished well held
Ricky Doyle
Conor David Maxwell
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with no headway before 2 out - unable to quicken - well held at the finish
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Liam Lennon
Close up early but clumsy at 1st - slipped back through the pack after 2nd - near the back by halfway - pushed along with nothing left before 4 out and well held late
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.