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Farm And Industrial Spares Mallow Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
2m3f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 45.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
J J Slevin
Donal Hassett
Sat close to front pack - moved into second three out - edged clear approaching the following fence despite an awkward jump - driven on before the last then stayed on strongly to win
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching three out - moved into second before two out - held on with little more to give and stayed on same gait to the line - finished 2nd beaten 3.25 lengths
Daniel King
Gillian Scott
Set the early gallop in front - lost command approaching three out under a drive and settled for third with little response into the second last - stayed on at the same rate from the final flight to finish third
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - urged forward after four out and improved into midfield - moved into 5th two out then 4th before the last - stayed on same gait without finding more - finished fourth
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Jonathan Sweeney
Settled midpack early - shaped up towards front group but hit a jump 3 out - held 6th soon after - stayed on late to finish 5th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat close behind pace - third at halfway - blundered three out - pressed for effort but flattened out into fourth - faded through the last two stages to finish sixth
Sean Flanagan
Anthony McCann
Sat close to front group early - stumbled over first - settled midfield by halfway - urged on approaching four out but flattened out and stayed onepaced to the line
Josh Williamson (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat just behind the front group early - 5th at the halfway point - urged forward on the rail three out but found little more - dropped away from there to finish well beaten in 8th
Kevin Healy (7)
Patrick J Duffy
Needed urging early - moved onto heels of pace by halfway - asked for effort after 3 out but had nothing left and dropped away to finish 9th
Shane Fitzgerald
J Morrison
Held up in the pack early - unable to land a blow throughout - well held at the finish
Aidan Kelly (3)
Sarah Joanna Connell
Held up in midfield - 9th at halfway - driven from four out but unable to make ground and finished well held in 11th
Michael Kenneally (5)
James M Barcoe
Settled at the back early - made no real impression - finished well behind in 12th
John Shinnick
Terence O'Brien
Held up at the back from the off - no impression made - well held throughout
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Settled around midfield early - 11th at halfway - unable to make headway from 4 out - well held at the finish
Sam Ewing
D E Fitzgerald
Tracked the pace-setter early - still second at halfway - driven approaching four out - faltered soon after and eased down before the following fence
Non-runners: Cooltubrid Eva (reserve), Koeur A Prendre (reserve), Moylussa (allergies)
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.