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Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle
2m3f58y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 0.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Donagh Meyler
Mrs John Harrington
Settled behind front pair - still there 4th at halfway and into final two furlongs - moved through to hit the front early in the straight going comfortably - driven out and challenged hard approaching the last - shaken up to edge clear after the last - kept finding more to win
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled handy early on though eager to go faster - 6th at halfway - lost jumping rhythm two out - shuffled to 4th when boxed in entering straight - eased out left for room - up to 2nd nearing final fence - unable to find more when asked after it - stayed on same gait to finish second
Cian Quirke
Yvonne Latta
Settled at the back - pulled hard early - jumped awkwardly at the 1st - hampered after 2 out when 9th - moved right before the last to improve into 7th - blundered at the final fence - ran on strongly in the closing 150 yards to finish 3rd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Up with the front group in 3rd - moved to 2nd before 2 out and contested the front entering the straight - jumped the last without fluency and unable to make any ground - faded into 4th
Kevin Healy (7)
Simon Cavanagh
Settled in the pack - fumbled at the first - 8th at halfway - urged into 7th after two out - couldn't find more when asked - stumbled at the last but stayed on to finish 5th
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - denied room in the straight - driven on the rail approaching 2 out - 4th into the last but unable to find more and finished well held
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Sent to front early - clear by three lengths at halfway after a rough patch to third - blundered four out - driven up to draw level approaching two out - overtaken entering the straight - dropped away to finish seventh
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held up at the back early - still 9th at halfway - urged into contention in 8th making no headway - drifted left and clipped another runner after two out - driven straight into the straight - unable to find more and well held
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Sat behind the front group early - briefly went second - handy in third approaching two out - squeezed for room and dropped back under pressure - faded fast and eased down before the final fence
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled in mid-division - eager early - jumping errors at the 2nd and 3rd left it unbalanced and losing ground fast - towards the back by halfway - more untidy leaping and another blunder 4 out - fading 3 out and retired before 2 out
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.