16:47
Aisling Kennedy Memorial Claiming Hurdle
2m3f116y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 47.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Kevin Healy (7)
Declan Queally
Up with the front from the off - took over at the 1st - pulled away before the 2nd and had daylight by the 3rd - margin trimmed before the 5th - stretched further in front after the 8th - not clean at 3 out and gap narrowed before 2 out - stayed on strongly up the run-in to win
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back - still down in 7th after 6th - moved into 4th after 3 out - up to 3rd before 2 out then second before last - kept on but couldn't reel in winner
Phillip Enright
Aengus King
Held up towards the back - still there or thereabouts after 6th - progress to 4th before the last - stuck on into 3rd but not troubling the front pair
Kevin A Murphy (7)
Declan Queally
Raced handy early - hampered in 5th and untidy over next fence - moved into 2nd from 3 out - held that spot until before last - slipped back to 3rd then eased right and lost another place late - stayed on same pace to finish 4th
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - improved into mid-division before nudging into third by three out - slipped back again approaching two out - held to fifth up the run-in with nothing more to offer
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Held up early - improved into contention before the 2nd - upped to second and shifted left approaching the 5th - slipped back to fifth after three out - error at the fourth-last - unable to threaten in fifth - faded through the final stretch
Gavin Brouder
J A Nash
Settled with the pack early - up to 4th before slipping back to 7th after 3 out - couldn't threaten leaders and lost ground before the last
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back after 3rd - down to 9th by the 6th - pushed along after 3 out and lost touch before 2 out
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Went straight to front - overtaken soon after - close enough into 3rd - slipped back to 8th following 6th - stumbled 4 out - lost place from 3 out and faded to finish well beaten
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held up in last - stumbled at 1st needing a nudge - lost touch soon after - gap grew from the 4th - well adrift by the 6th - asked for effort but made no impression - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Non-runners: God Of Thunder (unsuitable ground)
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.