15:05
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final
2m3f58y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 56.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled just behind the pace - 3rd at halfway then 4th six out - back to 3rd approaching three out - drifted left and clipped the following fence - made progress to hit the front early in the straight - urged on after a slight error at the last - veered right beyond it - driven out to go clear - kept finding more to the line
Eoin Staples (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - moved left and improved into 10th approaching 2 out - made progress before straight - urged along in 5th entering the final stretch - 4th passing last but couldn't get on terms - stayed on at one gait - into 2nd late but no danger to winner - finished second
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Sat just behind the front group early - up to 4th by halfway and 3rd by the 6th - into 2nd after three out then shared front spot - hit the front for a moment turning in before being asked for effort and losing that spot - stayed on gamely without threatening the winner late on - held on for 3rd at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Towards the back of the field - made progress after 3 out - fourth but jumped untidily two out and immediately under pressure - moved up to third before the last but a error there ended any chance - one-paced to finish fourth
Ricky Doyle
Gearoid O'Loughlin
Held up towards the back - made progress after three out - urged into contention in 6th two out - error at the last and unable to find more finishing 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack - lost momentum after a clumsy jump 2 out and was soon beaten - faded to finish a well-held 6th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled midpack near the rail - drifted left three out then driven into 8th approaching two out - unable to find more late finishing seventh
J J Slevin
W R Crawford
Raced at the back throughout - minor error at the 2nd - nudged forward at the 4th - well adrift 3 out and fading - finished a distant 8th
Daniel King
Connor King
Settled in the pack - clipped the fence three out then again driving into contention shortly after - dropped away rapidly - finished well adrift in 9th
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
Sat close up on the inside early - fighting for its head - drifted right approaching the 3rd - up in sixth at the halfway point - scrambled over the fence 4 out - unable to find more after the following obstacle and dropped away - eased and pulled up before the second last
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Settled up with the pace early fighting for a firm grip - shared front running from the 5th - went in front 4 out - driven level 2 out - overtaken turning into the straight - lost ground rapidly approaching the last - eased and pulled up on the run-in
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack - driven with no response after 3 out and lost touch - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled close to the front early - hit the front after the first - lost sole command with a small error at the 5th - stumbled at the 6th and lost top spot - driven approaching three out and lost ground - eased to a halt before two out
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held up towards rear early - clumsy over 1st - still detached in 9th nearing 2 out - lost touch soon after - pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Green Angel (coughing)
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.