Springfort Hall Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle

1st

Doctor Du Mesnil (FR)

No. 3

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

6 11-12 –

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

6:09.40

Set the pace from the off - scrappy jump at the 4th - driven on approaching two out - stayed on strongly from the last to score comfortably

2nd

Doctor Elvis (FR) ^p

No. 4

7yo, 11-12, OR 117

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott

7 11-12 117

Danny Gilligan

Gordon Elliott

5

Sat close to front pair - still second at halfway - driven approaching 3 out with nothing more to give - stayed on at same rate from 2 out - unable to trouble winner in second

3rd

Killowen House (IRE)

No. 6

6yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Jack G Gilligan (5) · T: Paul John Gilligan

6 11-7 –

Jack G Gilligan (5)

Paul John Gilligan

5½

Held up towards the back - 5th at halfway - improved on inner to 3rd with 3 to jump - driven approaching 2 out and unable to find more before the last - stayed on same tempo to finish 3rd

4th

Little John (IRE) ^tp

No. 7

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Michael Kenneally (5) · T: Colin Motherway

5 11-7 –

Michael Kenneally (5)

Colin Motherway

2¼

Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway - asked for effort into the straight but found little and slipped to fourth before 3 out - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth

5th

Zambezi Moon (IRE)

No. 10

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: J J Slevin · T: David Richard Barry

6 11-12 –

J J Slevin

David Richard Barry

4½

Held up towards the back - improved into 5th after 4 out - unable to quicken from the following fence and stayed on same effort to finish 5th

6th

Deerpark Hill (IRE)

No. 2

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: Sean Aherne

6 11-12 –

Sean O'Keeffe

Sean Aherne

41

Sat close to the pace early - fourth turning halfway - dropped away from four out and finished well adrift

PU

Clone Cross (GB)

No. 1

5yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Kevin Healy (7) · T: Simon Cavanagh

5 11-5 –

Kevin Healy (7)

Simon Cavanagh

-

Held up towards the back - untidy over the opening obstacle then struggled to make ground from the midway point - pulled up with a lap left to travel

PU

Seek A Richer Life (IRE) ^p

No. 9

5yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Alan O'Sullivan (7) · T: Sean O O'Brien

5 11-5 –

Alan O'Sullivan (7)

Sean O O'Brien

-

Settled in the pack early - lost touch and slipped towards the back by halfway - never a threat and pulled up before the finish