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Money Back Daily Specials With Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle
2m3f116y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 52.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Alex Harvey
Patrick T Foley
Settled just behind the pace early - blundered at the 4th and slipped back a place - improved to 3rd after the 6th before losing touch again 3 out - rallied to edge in front approaching 2 out - kept up the pressure to prevail on the run-in
Sean O'Keeffe
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards back - mistake 5th and dropped to 8th after next - headway from 3 out - moved into contention 2 out - up to second before last - held effort to the line for second
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
Settled among the pack early - slipped back after the 6th - improved position 2 out - unable to threaten leaders in 4th at the last - stayed on for third at the finish
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Handy early spot then hit front after 1st - lost that spot before 5th before regaining command 7th - overtaken before 2 out and slightly awkward there - unable to gain elsewhere 3rd last - eased into 4th and held that berth to the line
Michael Kenneally (5)
Declan Queally
Held up early - mistake in touch with midfield around 7th - unable to threaten leaders approaching last - shaped up only late to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Just in front early - overtaken after the first - jumped awkwardly at the second - back in fourth from the sixth - hit the fourth from home - improved into third after three out - up to second turning into the straight - dropped away before two out and no revival approaching the last
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back of the pack - moved into 5th before 6th then up to 4th passing three out - slipped back a place two out - unable to find more and held on for 7th
Phillip Enright
Leonard Paul Flynn
Held up at the back - 9th after the 6th - lost touch after 3 out - dropped away to finish last of the group beaten a long way
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - lost touch early - down in 10th after the 6th - gap grew after 3 out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - moved into third by the 4th - briefly went in front before the 5th but stood off it - stood off it again at the 7th and slipped back - dropped away rapidly approaching the straight - pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Crossing The Bar (unsuitable ground), Imarajan (scoped wrong)
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.