17:20
BOMAG Construction Handicap Hurdle
1m7f153y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 46.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack early - driven into third after two out - third turning for home - up into second inside the last furlong - kept going to get up in the final strides
Darragh O'Keeffe
Andrew McNamara
Sat behind pace early - up to 2nd two out then hit front before last - challenged hard inside final furlong - overtaken and unable to fight back
Mr O McGill (5)
Noel C Kelly
Went straight to front - shared advantage from 4th - back in command 3 out - urged along soon after - lost lead before final fence - held on for 3rd but couldn't find more
Peter Smithers (7)
Aidan Anthony Howard
Held up at the back - improved into 5th and pressed for effort 2 out - 4th at the last but couldn't quicken again
Calum Hogan (5)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled midfield - given a nudge and 7th two out - into 5th by the last - held that spot but couldn't quicken late
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards the back - shaken up 4 out - into 9th and driven approaching 2 out - 8th turning for home - stayed on same position at finish
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Settled just behind the pace early - shared front running with an error at the 4th before losing that spot and being pushed along 3 out - unable to threaten thereafter and well held to finish 7th
Mark Walsh
E Bolger
Settled in the pack - driven into 8th two out but couldn't find extra gear - well held at the finish
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along in 6th two out - unable to close the gap late - finished 9th
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well beaten in 10th
Josh Williamson (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled around midfield - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack - serious blunder at the 2nd - unable to make headway from three out and finished well beaten
Brian Hayes
Steve Jones
Slow to get going - detached throughout - finished well beaten in 13th
Alex Harvey
Neil McKnight
Sat close up on the rail early - lost touch after 4 out - eased and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Dontgowithjoe (allergies), High Notions (reserve), Katherine (reserve)
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.