19:10
FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle
2m45y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 24 runners
Winning time 4m 2.10s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 6 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the front pack - 5th at halfway - moved up inside entering the straight - driven to the front before the last - challenged hard in the final furlong but stayed on to prevail
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Sat handy early - 10th at halfway - moved up into 5th turning for home - driven wide to loom up second at the last - held on gamely but couldn't find more inside the final furlong
Mr J R Martin (7)
F G Hand
Held up in the pack - bumped a little at the first - improved into 7th turning in - up to 5th nearing the last - pushed along and stayed on to snatch 3rd near the finish
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat handy early - 6th at halfway - moved into second turning for home - flattened out into third before the final fence - driven and stayed on to the line but edged out of the frame near the finish
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled midfield early - 13th at halfway - moved into 8th turning for home - pushed along and stayed on late to finish 5th
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held up towards back of field - still down in 14th at halfway - urged forward on inner turning for home - improved into 8th nearing last then stayed on to finish 6th
Mr O McGill (5)
Noel C Kelly
Sat close behind the front group early - moved into 3rd turning for home then driven into 4th before the last - had nothing left and dropped away on the run-in to finish 7th
James Smith (5)
Anthony McCann
Held up towards the back - dropped away early - made ground on the pack two out - driven on entering the straight - stayed on for eighth by the finish
Cian Cullinan (7)
P G Fahey
Midfield early - swept to the front before the home straight - dispossessed before the last and immediately found nil
Simon Torrens
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - moved into midfield entering the straight - unable to quicken and stayed on at one speed from the last - finished 10th
Mark Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - urged into 6th turning for home - lost place before the last
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - driven after two out but found little and dropped away before the straight - finished well held in 12th
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Sat close to the pace - 8th at halfway then driven up approaching the straight - lost touch and dropped away well held in 13th
Ricky Doyle
Emmet Mullins
Held up at the back - unable to make an impression - well held throughout - finished 14th
Sean O'Keeffe
Denis Hickey
Held up towards the back - no real threat at any stage - dropped away to finish 15th
Danny Gilligan
A J Martin
Held up in the pack - unable to find room before turning for home - dropped away and beaten a long way
Jonathan Burke
Martin Paul Fitzgerald
Held up in the pack early - 12th at the midpoint - unable to make headway approaching the straight - well held at the finish
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Went straight to front - lost command before 1st then tracking in second at halfway - urged inside turning for home - had nothing more and dropped away tamely
Mr P J Cawley (7)
Brian Francis Cawley
Held up at the back - made no impression - well held throughout
Miss P Elvin (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat just behind the front pack early - third at the midpoint - moved through to hit the front after two out - faded fast approaching the straight and was pulled up
Josh Williamson (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled just behind the front group - still 6th at halfway - lost ground after the second-last and was pulled up before the final fence
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled behind the front pair - hit the front approaching 2nd - lost the advantage after 2 out - pressed for a response but found little - dropped away and was pulled up before the last
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Sat close to front pack early - 4th at halfway before fading fast approaching the straight - never a factor and eased before the final fence
Jack Kennedy
W P Mullins
Held up at back - dislodged rider at 1st
Non-runners: Barrys Spirit (nasal discharge), Half A Chance (reserve), Paul's Dream (reserve), Walhaan (reserve)
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.