19:50
Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 18 runners
Winning time 6m 26.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Carl Millar (5)
David Kenneth Budds
Set the pace from the start - asked for effort approaching the last - stayed the course to prevail
Danny Mullins
R Donohoe
Handy early - held mid-pack positions through the middle stages - made progress into second after two out - stayed on well up the run-in - unable to threaten the winner - finished second beaten a length and a half
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
Settled midfield early - dropped to 8th around 6th marker - improved into 6th after two out - closed into 3rd before the last - unable to threaten front pair and held for third with effort flattening out
Michael Kenneally (5)
Paul Power
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into contention before the 3rd - into 5th after the 6th - slipped to 9th approaching 2 out - rallied into 6th at the last and stayed on late to take 4th
Miss J Walton (5)
Patrick Cronin
Settled towards the back early - improved into contention before the first - up to 5th after the 9th - moved into a challenging position 3 out but unable to threaten leaders by the last
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards back - made progress 3 out - up to 8th after next but found little at final fence where hampered by minor error - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Settled with the pack early - moved into 2nd by the 6th - hit one fence three out and dropped to 3rd - fourth approaching the last two - jumped awkwardly at the final fence and couldn't close - held on for seventh without finding more
Darragh O'Keeffe
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up early - hampered severely 4 out - stayed on into finish without further gain
Philip Donovan (3)
Seamus Neville
Settled with the pack early - moved into 4th before the 9th - up to 3rd after that - briefly disputed 2nd approaching 3 out - dropped back again after 2 out - faded before the last - finished well beaten in 9th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Liz Doyle
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention after the first - held a similar spot before the 9th then slipped to 8th - found more room 3 out and improved into 7th before 2 out - began to feel the strain and lost ground soon after - finished well held in 10th
Jordan Canavan (7)
J P Flavin
Held up towards the back - improved into the pack before the 9th - unable to threaten leading pair by 2 out and dropped away
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention approaching 2 out - then faded quickly - finished well beaten in 12th
Miss Georgie Benson (7)
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up early - improved position 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - finished well down the field
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - eased into contention 3 out - dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish
Philip Byrnes
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to pace early - held mid-division past 6th and into 9th - dropped away 3 out - faded before 2 out - trailed home well beaten in 15th
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Held up towards the back - improved into 9th before dropping to 9th - came down 4 out
Paddy Cleary (7)
I Madden
Prompt disc up wide early - into 3rd by the 6th - pressed for effort in 4th after the 9th - dropped away before 3 out and pulled up after 2 out
Eoghan Finegan (7)
E D Delany
Handy early - slipped back through the field - briefly found a bit of momentum then faded again nearing three out - eased and pulled up before the final two flights
Non-runners: Annie Button (nasal discharge), Mickey Hulie (coughing)
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.