18:30
KEP Italia Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
1m7f200y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 0.10s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
John Shinnick
Terence O'Brien
Held up in midfield to outer - 6th at halfway - improved to 4th turning in - hit front approaching two out with a slight mistake - driven before last then found more up the run-in - edged clear late to win
Darragh O'Keeffe
Andrew McNamara
Sat behind front group early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort entering straight - up to 4th two out - moved into second before last - unable to close on winner but stayed on for second
Sean O'Keeffe
Eoin Doyle
Sat behind the front group early - settled around midpack then 8th at halfway - made progress into the straight - urged into third two out - held in fourth before the last unable to close - stuck on same tempo - edged back into third late to finish third
Hugh Horgan (5)
M A Cahill
Handy early - drifted left over 1st and sat second before 2nd fence - moved into command turning into straight - driven and overtaken approaching 2 out - urged into 3rd but couldn't quicken and scrambled last - held same position to the finish
Gavin Brouder
William J McLernon
Up with the early pace and pulling hard - front before the 2nd - untidy at the 3rd and again at the 6th - driven and passed entering the straight - blundered 2 out and fell back to 5th - finished fifth with nothing left to give
Richard Deegan
Liz Doyle
Settled midfield towards outer - 9th at halfway - urged into 7th before final two furlongs but unable to threaten - stayed on same rate to finish sixth
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled midfield on the rail - still 7th at halfway - pushed along into 8th before 2 out but couldn't find extra gear - stayed on same speed to finish 7th
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Held up in midfield fighting for a strong grip early - moved into contention after the first and settled behind the front group - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort but couldn't gain ground before 2 out - dropped to 6th at that point - faded to finish 8th
Michael Kenneally (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up at the back throughout - urged on in 12th two out - unable to make headway finished ninth
Mike O'Connor
G Ahern
Raced handy early on and fought for control - sat behind the front group after the first then 4th at halfway - urged forward approaching 3 out - dropped back into the pack entering the straight - driven but couldn't close 2 out - faded through the finish - eventually well beaten in 10th
Ryan Treacy
Mrs Julie Cashin
Held up well in arrears - minor error 3 out and found nothing when asked - well beaten in 11th
Phillip Enright
Aengus King
Held up in the pack - jumped untidily at the 4th - struggling from 3 out and 10th into the straight - faded to finish well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack fighting for control early - stumbled a touch 6th - urged forward after three out - unable to find more and well held
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - nudged for effort after 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - well beaten by the finish
Alix Balfe (7)
Tom Dreaper
Held up towards back of pack - untidy over 5th - driven on after 3 out - lost touch before final fence and well held
Jake Coen
Peter Fahey
Settled at the back early - driven approaching 3 out - dropped away before 2 out
Non-runners: Dolly Watkins (withdrawn)
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.