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MD O'Shea's Tourist Attraction Mares Hurdle (Listed)
Listed, 2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 14.70s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled handy early - moved up to second by the 4th - slipped back to third at the 6th after a small stumble - covered ground wide in fourth approaching 4 out - pushed back into second 2 out - hit the front before the last - drove on to win
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled midfield early - moved into contention by the 5th - up to second at the 6th and hit the front soon after - stretched clear approaching four out - lost the advantage before the last - unable to find more - held on for second
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 4th before 5th then pushed into 2nd approaching 4 out - settled into 3rd after 4 out unable to trouble the front-runner 3 out - slipped back to 3rd 2 out - lost momentum before the last - well held at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
S Curling
Settled just behind the pace early - slipped back through the field before the halfway stage - rallied to 5th with four to jump - held a modest 4th from there - unable to quicken final furlongs and held for 4th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up early - mid-pack after 8th - improved slightly into straight but only mild headway after 2 out - held before last then well held at the finish
Sean Flanagan
Martin Hassett
Held up in the pack - improved into 7th after the fifth - found some late run before four out - into 6th entering the straight but unable to quicken before the last
Calum Hogan
E Seymour
Settled just behind the pace early - pressed the front-runner before the 3rd - held 3rd by the 4th - slipped back to 5th before 4 out - lost touch approaching 2 out and beaten well home
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Went straight to front - stretched clear before the 2nd - margin shortened after that fence - clipped by a loose horse approaching the 4th - overtaken after the 6th - down to third before four out - faded from there and gave up the position - eased down and pulled up before the last
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back - ducked left and lost rider after the 2nd
Non-runners: Katherine (other)
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.