14:05
Forth Mountain Trails Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 17.70s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Colin Bowe
Held up at the back early - moved into contention 4 out - up to second and pressed the pace 2 out - hit the front last and held on gamely to win
Michael Kenneally (5)
J P Dempsey
Held up in the pack early - headway 4f out - up to third with 2 to jump - unable to threaten front pair approaching final fence - kept on to snatch second close home
James Smith (5)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up at the back - closed into midfield before 4 out - up to 4th at 2 out - into 3rd but unable to threaten leaders over the last and kept going to the line
Miss N C Hennessy (7)
Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy
Handy early - moved into second by the 8th - checked and dropped back after - third before four out - hit the front approaching two out - overtaken at the last and unable to find more
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Held up early - moved into contention 3 out and up to 7th before 2 out - unable to threaten leaders - stayed on at one gait from the last
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Sat up with the front pack early - hit the front before 5 out then lost command near 2 out - faded soon after finishing sixth
Josh Williamson (5)
James William Kenny
Settled around midpack early - moved into 5th four out and up to 4th approaching three out - dropped away soon after finishing 7th
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Sat close to the pace early - moved into second 5 out - dropped away after 3 out - held 6th before fading late
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Settled in the pack - error 4 out cost ground and dropped back - faded from 3 out to finish well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Sat behind the front group early - up in 4th 4 out before dropping back approaching the following fence - faded out of contention finishing well beaten in 10th
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Sat behind the front pack early - dropped away five out and faded before the four marker - never a threat in the closing stages
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Settled in the pack early - 8th with 4 to jump - dropped away soon after and beaten well before the finish
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Set the pace early - overtaken approaching 8th - stayed in touch with the front group - dropped away before 4 out - faded from contention - eased down and pulled up before 2 out
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled second early - hit front around the 8th before drifting markedly right and losing momentum at the following fence - dropped away quickly - eased out of contention well before 5 out
Non-runners: Game And Glory (reserve), Lily Milan (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.