13:30
Ryan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle
2m100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 25 runners
Winning time 4m 16.10s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Sat handy behind pace - 5th at halfway - moved through smoothly to hit front before 2 out - stumbled slightly at last but pushed out to hold on
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - improved from outside turning into straight - moved into second two out but couldn't threaten leader once asked - stayed on same gear to finish second
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Handy early and hit the front after the second - opened a healthy advantage by halfway - driven up and lost command before 2 out - into third and asked for effort approaching the last then stayed on without threatening
James Smith (5)
Tom Dreaper
Settled midpack early - improved to 6th after 3 out then pushed along into 4th near the last - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway then 4th entering the straight - driven but faded after 2 out to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - driven but made no headway entering straight - lost fluency 2 out in 7th before staying on same speed to finish 6th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Shared the front early - sat second at halfway - eased back to fifth two out and held no more late
Cian Quirke
W R Crawford
Held up towards the back - bumped 3 out - 10th turning in and stayed on same effort late finishing 8th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - still 9th turning for home and unable to close after 2 out - stayed on same gait to finish 9th
Harry Sexton (7)
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - plugged on steadily in the straight without threatening to land a blow - finished well beaten in 10th
Simon Torrens
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - never able to challenge in the closing stages - well held in 11th
Daniel King
Martin Brassil
Settled around midfield - dropped away with three left to jump - well held at the finish
Michael Kenneally (5)
Noel C Kelly
Held up in the pack - stayed on at same effort in the straight - always struggling to get involved
Sean O'Keeffe
Miss Natalia Lupini
Sat close to the front group early - 7th at halfway then driven with little response into the straight - couldn't quicken from 2 out and well held
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - checked three out - never in it from there - well held in 15th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Tom Dreaper
Settled towards the back from the off - made no impression through the race - well held from 3 out to the finish
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - made no impression on the pack - beaten before 3 out - well held at the finish
Eoghan Finegan (7)
J P Dempsey
Settled towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - dropped away after 3 out to finish well beaten
Mike O'Connor
Noel C Kelly
Settled towards the back - made no impression through the race - had nothing left approaching 3 out - well held at the finish
Cian Cullinan (7)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Contested front spot early - sat close up in third by halfway - urged forward but slipped back before 3 out where impeded - faded quickly and finished well beaten
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back of the pack - couldn't land a blow - lost more ground after 3 out and well beaten at the line
Brian Hayes
Tom Dreaper
Settled at the back from the outset - offered nothing when tested - well held after 3 out and finished a long way adrift
Danny Mullins
S R B Crawford
Settled in the pack early - bumped lightly at the 3rd - still close enough entering straight before being brought down 3 out
Mr M J Love (7)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Settled midfield - travelling comfortably before being brought down 3 out
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Sat handy early - 8th at halfway - still in contention when brought down 3 out
Non-runners: Good Thoughts (unsuitable ground), Mont St Michel (unsuitable ground), Tyson Fury (unsuitable ground)
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.