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Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 15.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
G B Noonan
John Joseph Hanlon
Went straight to the front - matched stride for stride 5th before losing command 3 out - regained control before 2 out - opened daylight over the last and kept finding more to score
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Settled behind the front group - up to 3rd before 4 out - dropped to 4th 3 out - back to 3rd 2 out - couldn't threaten before last - into 2nd early on the run-in and kept responding
John Shinnick
Terence O'Brien
Settled in the pack - still 7th with four to go - made headway approaching 3 out - moved up to second 2 out - unable to threaten the leader before the last and held that spot to finish third
Darragh O'Keeffe
P J Rothwell
Tracked the front group early - sixth with four to jump - pressed for effort approaching three out - held fourth from the last and stayed on at one gait to the finish
Dylan Whelan (7)
Patrick John Kiely
Held second early - joined leader from 5th - hit front 3 out - pushed along and overtaken before 2 out - dropped away quickly and held on for fifth
Danny Mullins
Cian Hughes
Settled in third early - up to fourth before four out - back to third by three out - dropped away before two out and held on with little response finishing sixth
Phillip Enright
Darren Collins
Settled in the pack - 9th four out then made ground into fifth - unable to threaten leaders before two out - well held at the finish
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled around the pack midway - 8th four out and made up ground before three - unable to threaten by two out and beaten into 8th
E Walsh
John Joseph Murphy
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway 4 out - continued at one gait from 3 out - finished 9th
Carl Millar (5)
Noel C Kelly
Sat close to the pace early - fifth 4 out then dropped back after 3 out - faded steadily to finish well held in 10th
Mr J L Gleeson
John E & Thomas Kiely
Held up towards the back - clipped the fence 7th and 4 out - nudged into contention 3 out - lost touch after and dropped away to finish 11th
Rian Lane (7)
Sean Joseph Allen
Held up towards the back - lost touch before 3 out - never a factor - well held in 12th
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back throughout - lost more ground before 4 out - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Demanding Gerry (reserve), Doyen Og (reserve), Ray Gun (coughing), The Dancen Kid (withdrawn, loose before start)
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.