19:20
Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 18 runners
Winning time 6m 19.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Paddy Cleary (7)
Nigel Thomas Slevin
Settled midfield early - moved forward wide after 1st and up to 2nd by the 7th - drew level after 4 out - hit the front 3 out - challenged hard approaching last - kept up the fight under pressure on the run-in - got there right at the finish
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Settled handy early - up to 5th by the 7th - moved into contention approaching two out - third with two to jump - kept going through the final furlong - denied by a whisker in second
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled early with the pack - moved into contention before the 5th and up to third by the 7th - improved to second after two out - pressed the front-runner approaching the last - edged back to third and unable to find more late
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - still 12th after the 7th - improved into contention before 9th - made ground 2 out - unable to threaten leaders passing last - stayed on in 4th to the finish
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - still 11th 7 out - improved into midfield through the field - up to 4th with two left - unable to threaten leaders approaching last - stayed on late but eased back to finish 5th
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
E Bolger
Settled just behind the pace early - slipped back to 9th after the 7th - rallied to make headway before 9th - up to 6th before 2 out - unable to close before the last - held on same pace to the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled midfield early - dropped away before 9th then rallied into 5th after two out - faded again before the last and beaten well home
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards back - still there before 3rd - improved into 13th after 7th and made ground entering straight - stayed on same speed up the run-in
Ricky Doyle
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up towards the back - slipped further behind after the 7th before finding some headway into the straight - stayed on at one speed to finish well held
Cian Quirke
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back - closed some ground before 3 out - lost momentum late and beaten off before the last
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled with leading group early - still 7th at the 7th - dropped away before 2 out - beaten into straight and well held late
Aidan Kelly (3)
Mrs Y Dunleavy
Went straight to the front - stumbled a touch approaching the 4th - matched up with the pace after four out - overtaken three out and dropped away two out - faded tamely from there
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
David Richard Barry
Handy early - sat close to pace before dropping to 4th around the 7th - slipped back and pushed along after 3 out - faded before 2 out and well held at the finish
J J Slevin
Bernard Martin Crowley
Sat close up early - dropped away approaching 7th and faded before 3 out - eased out of contention before the last
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Handy in the pack early - slipped back through the field after the 7th - faded further approaching the 9th - stopped and was eased before the last two obstacles
Alex Harvey
Patrick T Foley
Held up at the back - still last by the 8th and unable to close - dropped away before 2 out - pulled up before the last
Liam Quinlan
Ms M Flynn
Held up early - shifted into 8th then 6th at halfway - dropped back before 3 out - faded through the closing stages - pulled up before the last
Michael Kenneally (5)
Gordon Michael Doyle
Started towards the back - moved into contention through the pack before the 1st - dropped away before the 6th following an error there - pulled up injured after the 6th
Non-runners: Dearg Mor (temperature), Elbow Lane (withdrawn; unsuitable ground), Three County Star (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.