14:05
Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 21 runners
Winning time 4m 1.90s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Tracked the front pair early - still in second at halfway and closing three out - moved up to strike in front approaching two out and pushed along - stayed on strongly to the line for the win
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close up early - midfield around halfway - moved through into 3rd turning in - pushed into 2nd near the last then held on for the same effort to the line
Josh Williamson (5)
P J Rothwell
Went straight to the front and built a commanding margin by the 4th - 12 lengths to the good at halfway - gap narrowing 3 out - caught and driven into 3rd before the last - nothing more to give on the run-in
Mr Finian Maguire
Barry Connell
Held a midfield position early - pressed on after 3 out to move into 5th by 2 out then up to 4th before jumping raggedly at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Sean Flanagan
Noel Meade
Held up towards back of pack - minor error 3rd fence - improved into contention entering straight to move 6th two out - chased leaders and pushed along before last but unable to close and finished 5th
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Sat close behind pacesetter early - mid-pack around halfway - improved into contention entering the straight - fourth two out - driven but unable to gain ground and slipped to sixth before the last - held on for sixth without finding more
Anna McGuinness (7)
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - little threat entering the straight - stayed on strongly late to move into 7th and finish best of all
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up towards the back - progress into the pack before a small error two out - unable to threaten and stayed on at one speed to finish eighth
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - made no headway when roused in the straight - plugged on from 2f out but well held in 9th
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up at back of field - made no headway into early straight - stayed on same speed from 2 out but well held
Brian Barry (7)
Riceal Dunne
Settled in the pack early - asked for effort with straight underway - unable to threaten leading group after second last - eventually well held in 11th
Mark Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - needed urging with little response entering the straight - stayed on at one speed from two out - eventually finished 12th
Sean Bowen
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Tracked the pace early - 6th at the halfway stage - improved into 4th turning for home - unable to make headway from 2 out and held to the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held a midfield position - 9th two out and driven with no headway approaching last - held on run-in and beaten well over 26 lengths in 14th
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway then driven approaching straight with nothing forthcoming - held no more late finishing well held in 15th
Michael Kenneally (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up in the pack early - driven approaching the straight but failed to threaten - unable to find more late - well held in 16th
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat handy behind the pace pulling hard - third at halfway - improved into contention 3 out - dropped away before the following fence - unable to find more and well held home
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back of the field - made no impression on the pace - dropped away with 3 to jump - well beaten in the end
Jordan Gainford
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back of the pack - failed to build any momentum - held no chance under pressure - beaten a long way at the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Close up early behind the front-runner - still 5th at halfway before dropping away approaching two out - faded quickly from there to finish last
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled midfield - driven up before 3 out but slipped backward - unable to find more and well beaten when pulled up ahead of the following fence
Non-runners: Premier Rogue (Injury)
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.