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McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle
2m6f100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 32.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up early towards the back - began finding way through 3 out - up into 5th before 2 out - hit the front soon after and opened daylight in the straight - kept going strongly to the finish
Richard Condon (5)
Paul Hennessy
Settled in the pack early - up to second turning for home - unable to threaten the leader - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Held up at the back - edged into 6th approaching the second-last but unable to challenge - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled midfield early - ninth passing fifth then made headway to third turning in - fourth into the straight and unable to quicken
Alix Balfe (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat close up in 3rd early - moved into 2nd approaching two out then dropped back to 3rd into the straight - couldn't find more when asked and held for 5th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Hugh Paul Finegan
Sent to front early - held advantage until challenged approaching final stages - gave way near the finish - unable to find more - eventually beaten well - finished sixth
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the front pack in 5th - dropped away entering the straight - faded to finish well beaten in 7th
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - crept into contention approaching two out - dropped away late finishing eighth
Darragh O'Keeffe
H Rogers
Settled just behind the front group in 4th - dropped back approaching two out - faded through the closing stages to finish well beaten
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel Meade
Settled midpack early - failed to make headway approaching the closing stages - dropped away and finished well beaten in 10th
Calum Hogan (5)
Bernard Martin Crowley
Settled in second early - blundered two out - dropped away quickly after - beaten a long way at the finish
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Settled around midfield - 8th passing the fifth - lost touch before two out and never featured
Daniel King
R P Cody
Handy early - checked severely and slipped back at 2nd - soon towards the tail - beaten off before two out and never a threat - eventually well held in 13th
Kevin Healy (7)
Cian Collins
Sat just off the front group in 6th - dropped away 3 out - faded from there - finished well behind
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of field - brought down at 2nd
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Handy early in touch with leading group - fell at the second
Non-runners: Jabbar (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.