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Boardsmill Stud Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m1f30y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 11.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back early - still mid-pack at halfway - improved into contention approaching the third-last and up into third soon after - moved smoothly through the field before taking command before the final fence - asked for effort after jumping the last - opened a gap and stayed on strongly to the finish
Simon Torrens
J P Dempsey
Towards the back early - untidy at the 5th - progress made after 3 out - 5th and driven when another clumsy leap at the following fence - moved into 4th before the last - rose high and stumbled on touching down at the last and found himself 2nd - no real response when asked and plugged on at one speed
Mr J R Martin (7)
F G Hand
Sat close to the front group early - third at halfway - hit the front after the 7th - overtaken before two out - pressed for effort in second but unable to close approaching the last - third at the last - stayed on at one gear to finish third
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage twice around halfway - urged forward approaching 2 out and unable to close in 5th before the last - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Thomas Coyle
Settled in the pack early - still 5th at halfway - dropped back after 3 out then down to 9th - rallied into 6th before the last without threatening the front - stayed on same speed to finish 5th
G B Noonan
John Joseph Hanlon
Handy early and pulling hard - up to 2nd by the 3rd - in front after that before a blunder at the 5th sees command lost at the 6th - into 3rd and awkward 3 out - back in front before 2 out - driven along and overtaken before the last - mistake there drops back to 4th - unable to find more and finishes 6th
Sean Flanagan
H Rogers
Held up early - 8th at halfway - crept into contention approaching three out - unable to close and lost touch late
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack - drifted right over fences - held 6th at halfway - eased away from the field after 3 out and finished with nothing more to give
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Settled around midfield - 7th at halfway - driven with no headway before 2 out and dropped away to finish 9th
James Smith (5)
T G McCourt
Handy early and hit front 2nd - stumbled and lost place 4th - second at halfway - back in charge 6th but erred and quickly overtaken - driven with no gain into 2 out - dropped away to finish tenth
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.