16:15
PRL Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
Grade 1, 2m132y, Hurdle, 5yo+, €73,625, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 9.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Set the pace from the start - driven approaching the home straight - urged out after the final obstacle and stayed on strongly to the line
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Held up at the back - 6th at halfway - hit a flat spot 4 out - urged forward after 2 out - shaken up to move third approaching last - up into second inside final furlong - stayed on but unable to challenge winner
Mr J L Gleeson
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back - moved into 4th soon after turning in and pushed into 3rd inside the final furlong and a half - couldn't quicken and stayed on same effort to finish 3rd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat handy behind front group - third at halfway - moved into second two out - asked for effort entering straight - could not find more after the last and slipped to fourth close home
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out and untidy over that fence - little more to give around 5th before the last - stayed on same gait to the line finishing 5th
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly two out - had nothing more to offer and dropped away - finished sixth
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - 5th at the halfway stage - urged on approaching two out and edged up to 3rd early in the straight - couldn't find more and dropped away before the last
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Sat behind pace early - still in 2nd at halfway - slipped to 3rd after two out under pressure with nothing left to give - lost touch before the straight and finished 8th
Non-runners: Sober (coughing)
Racecard
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade 2/15
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- Love's Secret (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Mrs P Sloan
- Breeder
- Love's Secret Partnership
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Castletown, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 15 runs (13%)
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell 0/1
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Beautiful War (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Tim O'Driscoll & Barry Connell
- Breeder
- M & J Barry
- Foaled
- 20 May 2019
- Stable
- Nurney, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott 6/43
- Sire
- No Risk At All (FR)
- Dam
- Linda Queen (FR) by Linda's Lad
- Owner
- Mrs L Rabson & BJM Limited
- Breeder
- Eric Aubree & Mrs Maryse Aubree
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 43 runs (14%)
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins 4/11
- Sire
- Muhtathir (GB)
- Dam
- Musikaline (FR) by Martaline
- Owner
- Mrs Audrey Turley
- Breeder
- S A Scuderia Del Bargello
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 11 runs (36%)
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott 6/43
- Sire
- Cokoriko (FR)
- Dam
- Skarina (FR) by Dark Moondancer
- Owner
- Gigginstown House Stud
- Breeder
- Mrs Karine Perreau
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 43 runs (14%)
Mr J L Gleeson
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 12/58
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Count On Me (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- J Palmer-Brown & Mrs Claire Gleeson
- Breeder
- Brucetown Farms Ltd
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 12 wins from 58 runs (21%)
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott 6/43
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Menesteem (IRE) by Mark Of Esteem
- Owner
- Robcour
- Breeder
- Sean O'Sullivan
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 43 runs (14%)
NON-RUNNER
W P Mullins 4/11
- Sire
- Camelot (GB)
- Dam
- Burma Sea (FR) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- Oti Racing & The Why Knot Partnership
- Breeder
- Wertheimer Et Frere
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 11 runs (36%)
Paul Townend
W P Mullins 4/11
- Sire
- Golden Horn (GB)
- Dam
- Above The Clouds (FR) by High Chaparral
- Owner
- H O S Syndicate
- Breeder
- Dayton Investments (Breeding) Limited
- Foaled
- 16 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 11 runs (36%)
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.