17:52
Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle
2m2f185y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 31.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Daniel King
A J Martin
Settled towards the back early - still down the field 3 out - improved into 4th after that - shaken up into 3rd but hit the last - kept battling through the final furlong - edged in front right at the finish
J J Slevin
Stephen Carlin
Up with the front-runner - no real inroads when urged approaching the last - rallied strongly on the run-in and got to the front inside the final 50 yards - worn down near the line to finish second by half a length
Brian Hayes
Andrew McNamara
Set the pace from the off - drifted left over fences occasionally and scrappy at the 6th - four lengths clear before a small error at the last - driven out and margin shrinking inside the final furlong - overtaken in the last 50 yards - dropped to 3rd with nothing left to give near the line
Alix Balfe (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th at halfway - improved to 3rd by two out - driven into 4th approaching the last with little response - stayed on at one gait to finish fourth
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the front group early - third at halfway - asked for effort three out - dropped to sixth after the following fence - found little more when driven - stayed on at same rate to finish fifth
Josh Williamson (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled in the pack wide and eager early - clumsy over the first two obstacles - up in 7th at the halfway point - driven out approaching two out but unable to find more and finished well beaten in 6th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Ross O'Sullivan
Stood up at the start losing ground - stayed towards the back throughout without threatening - clipped the 5th and needed a nudge after another slip - pushed along in 8th before another error two out - held to the line without finding more
James Smith (5)
Matthew J Smith
Handy behind front group early - stumbled and driven up in 5th before reaching 4th at halfway - blundered two out and asked for effort again in 5th - into 6th but making no dent late and clipped last flight - dropped away to finish well beaten
Michael Kenneally (5)
Peter Buchanan
Sat close to pace early - 6th at halfway - blundered 3 out then 8th after another error 2 out - dropped away soon after and beaten a long way home
Mr N McParlan
Gerald Stephen Quinn
Held up at the rear throughout - driven from three out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish tenth
Non-runners: Seskin Flash (temperature)
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.