14:05
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 5m 18.80s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Sat behind front group - third at halfway - hit front turning in and driven on - lost advantage nearing final flight - back in command after it and stayed on strongly to win
Mark Walsh
T M Walsh
Settled midpack early - improved before 3 out with a minor stumble - up to 4th entering straight then 3rd and pushed along before nudged off balance at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack - improved into contention approaching 3 out then hit the following fence in 4th - pressed for effort but couldn't close in on the leaders nearing the last where promoted to 3rd - stayed on at the same speed to the finish
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back early - improved on the outside before 3 out with a small error there - 5th and driven approaching 2 out then stayed on at just the same rate to finish 4th
Danny Mullins
W R Crawford
Settled in the pack - improved a touch from three out into 6th - driven approaching the last without threatening the leaders and stayed on at one speed
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the front group early - still 8th at the midpoint then asked for effort in the straight without gaining ground after the second-last - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - urged into effort with 10th place at two out - stayed on steadily but always struggling to get involved
Calum Hogan (5)
E Seymour
Held up towards the back - pushed along wide of midfield turning into straight - stayed on same speed to finish eighth
Sean O'Keeffe
Thomas Dowling
Held up towards back of pack - urged into effort three out and 9th soon after - driven but making no headway near the last - finished well held
Sean Bowen
S R B Crawford
Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway - unable to quicken from 3 out - well held at the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway then untidy jumping 6th - driven up before 3 out and soon dropped back - never in the hunt through the straight
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat handy behind the front group - 4th at halfway then driven with little response into the straight - held no more ground after 2 out and finished well beaten
Donagh Meyler
Mrs Gillian Callaghan
Held up towards back early - made progress before 3 out to move up into 2nd and going nicely into straight - pushed along and edged ahead close to last where came down
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - came down at the 2nd
Sean Flanagan
William J McLernon
Set the pace from the off - regained the front for a spell around the 5th before being niggled and dropping away after 3 out - faded quickly and was pulled up before the last
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Took up the lead early - displaced momentarily at the 5th and again turning for home - faded rapidly in the straight and pulled up before the last
Jack Tudor
P A Fahy
Towards the back of the pack - dropped well away from the field after 3 out and struggling - no response and pulled up before 2 out
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Michael Kenneally (5)
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Sat just off the front pack early - 7th at halfway then driven and dropped back after 3 out - soon in trouble and pulled up before the following fence
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - stumbled and lost rider at the 2nd
Non-runners: Aurea Fortuna (ran yesterday), Minority Interest (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.