15:00
BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle
2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 47.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
W P Mullins
Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly 4th and slipped back through the field - began building headway from 6 out - urged forward on the inside from 3 out - shared front spot approaching last - went on at the start of the run-in and pulled well ahead
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - jumping not clean at the 4th - closing on the front group from 4 out - moved up to share the advantage on the outer before 2 out and edged ahead - challenged and matched before the last where a small error checked momentum - soon passed and outpaced on the run-in - finished second
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Henry De Bromhead
Settled midfield early - made headway from 4 out - found space tight behind the front group 3 out - urged into effort soon after - moved to the outside and hampered slightly 2 out - driven up into 5th - stayed on into 3rd by the line without reaching the front two
Harry Cobden
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack wide - jumped awkwardly six out - moved through to challenge for the front from four out - overtaken before two out and asked for effort - held level in third before fading to finish fourth
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
C Byrnes
Shared the pace early - moved to front before 6 out - jumped poorly 4 out - pressed before 3 out - outpaced and surrendered position before the following fence - faded into 5th on the run-in
Shane Markey (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held a midfield spot early - pushed along from 3 out and fumbled a jump before slipping to 6th - stayed on steadily to the line without finding more finishing sixth
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Settled around midfield - driven into contention 3f out but unable to close the gap 2f out - shuffled forward late to finish 7th
Jake Coen
Sean Joseph Allen
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 1st - moved smoothly into contention before the 4th and joined the pace - shared the advantage briefly before the following fence then dropped away and lost fluency two out - no response left to the line finishing 8th
Conor Clarke (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Towards the middle of the field on the outside - jumping errors at the 6th and 4 out with pressure applied soon after - struggling to make any ground from 3 out and plugged on at the one speed to finish 9th
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat just behind the pace and up in 2nd after 4 out - hit the fence 3 out and pressed for effort soon after - lost momentum and dropped away before 2 out - eventually well held in 10th
John Shinnick
Desmond Kenneally
Shared front spot early - lost command before 6 out - fifth with 4 to jump - still in contention on the inside 3 out before being asked for effort and dropping away
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - lost ground towards the back before 6 out - shaken up to make headway wide of rivals after 4 out - found nothing more from 3 out and finished well held
Aidan Kelly (3)
E McNamara
Held up near the back - stumbled at the 3rd - nudged into a minor improvement after 4 out before fading with no response approaching the following fence
Ricky Doyle
Thomas Cooper
Held around midpack early - urged forward but couldn't get closer in 18th from 3 out - crept up slightly late finishing 14th
Gavin Brouder
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled midfield early - stumbled 4th and awkward again 5th - driven approaching 3 out - had nothing left in the tank - well beaten at the finish
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace on the rail early - hit a flat spot around 2nd - dropped away 6th - faded from 4 out and finished well beaten
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Shared front spot early - lost command before 6 out then faded from the following fence under urging - eased out of contention before 3 out
Eoin Staples (5)
Jack Foley
Settled at the back early - hit the sixth from home awkwardly then found nothing more as urged four out - eased and pulled up before the following fence
Philip Donovan (3)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled just behind the pace early - clipped a fence 6th and 5 out - handy in 3rd from 4 out - driven and fading before losing footing on the bend approaching 3 out - quickly withdrawn and pulled up
Non-runners: Balko d'Ange (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.