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Angie Orr Still Celebrating Her 70th Birthday Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 16.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Josh Williamson (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat behind front pack early - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort after two out - moved through to hit front inside final 150 yards - stayed on strongly to score
Paddy Cleary (7)
Nigel Thomas Slevin
Set the gallop early - urged forward approaching 2 out and hard-driven with a rival closing hard by the last - lost the advantage inside the final furlong and a half - had nothing more to give but held the effort to the line
Peter Smithers (7)
Eoin Griffin
Up with the front runner - still 2nd at halfway - closed to press at the last - found little under pressure entering the straight and lost a place 200 yards out - plugged on at one speed
Eoghan Finegan (7)
P E Collins
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - moved into 5th after the second-last - into 4th before the final fence but idled - stayed on at one gait to finish 4th
Donagh Meyler
Ms Margaret Mullins
Settled in the pack early - still 5th at halfway - driven approaching two out but had little more to offer and stayed on same effort to finish fifth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat handy behind the front group early - slipped towards the back by halfway - urged forward approaching three out - stayed on steadily to finish sixth well beaten
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - finished well held in 7th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - moved into 6th by halfway - blundered 3 out then faded to finish 8th
Michael Kenneally (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards back of pack - still 9th at halfway - unable to close from 4 out - well held at the finish
Alex Harvey
Thomas Coyle
Held up early - stayed off the pace throughout - no impression made - well beaten in 10th
Sean O'Keeffe
Andrew Kinirons
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - blundered three out then faded to finish well held
Anna McGuinness (7)
Patrick Eugene Turley
Sat behind the pace early - slipped back through the field by halfway - driven on after three out but making no headway before being pulled up
Non-runners: Camlin Park (coughing), Go Avel (travel problems)
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.