17:20
Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP (C & G) Maiden Hurdle
2m3f116y, Hurdle, 4yo+, C & G, 17 runners
Winning time 4m 56.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Danny Mullins
W J Lanigan
Went straight to front and stretched clear early - lost ground and slipped behind before 5th with a brief bump - back in second after 6th - regained command turning for home - held on strongly to prevail
Phillip Enright
Eamonn O'Connell
Held up early - blundered at the 6th - made ground from 3 out - moved into 3rd approaching 2 out and pressed on - held second late but no match for winner
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Handy early - slipped back after 7th - improved into 3rd 3 out - hit second before 2f out - couldn't threaten winner and eased back to 3rd late
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - 4th before dipping to 7th - moved up to 3rd four out with a mistake - slipped back to 5th approaching final three - held off no threat late and finished 4th
Alex Harvey
Patrick T Foley
Settled handy early - moved through to hit the front before 5th but drifted off line - scrappy jump 7th and again 3 out - overtaken turning into straight - dropped away 2 out - untidy leap 4 out - unable to quicken and beaten into 5th
Donagh Meyler
Thomas Corish
Towards the rear of the field - moved closer after 3 out - plugged on into 6th on the run-in but never dangerous
John Aherne (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled around midfield - dropped to 9th before finding some late purchase along the run-in - unable to close further and finished seventh
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Held up towards the back early - still down in 11th after the 7th before finding some late headway from 3 out - stayed on late but never able to land a blow finishing 8th
Gavin Brouder
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - lost more ground after 4th before finding some late progress approaching 2 out - unable to sustain it and well held at the finish
Philip Donovan (3)
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Settled with leaders early - slipped back through the pack after the 4th - down in tenth by the 7th - found renewed pace approaching 3 out but couldn't sustain it into the finish
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Settled with the pack early - improved into 4th by 3 out - error two out saw ground slip away - well held at the finish
Hugh Horgan (5)
Thomas R Hughes
Held up towards the back of the pack - blundered 3rd then slipped further away after 4th - lost touch before 2 out and beaten a long way
Philip Byrnes
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close up early - stumbled at the 2nd then error at the 4th - up to 3rd after 6th - 4th at four out - dropped away after 3 out and beaten a long way
Richard Condon (5)
David K Walsh
Held up at the back - error at 4th - lost touch after 6th - lost ground after 4 out - well held throughout - eventually far adrift at the finish
Ms A T O'Reilly (7)
Eamon Courtney
Held up towards the back - fumbled at the 2nd - still adrift after the 4th - lost more ground after the 6th - lost touch approaching four out - well held to the finish
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Sat close up early - dropped to 4th then 5th through mid-race - slipped back after 3 out before regaining 6th into the straight - unable to threaten those in front - fell 2 out
Ross Berry (7)
J A Berry
Held up at back of field - lost touch after 3 out - eased and withdrawn approaching 2 out
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.