20:00
FBD Handicap Hurdle
2m6f28y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 47.90s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Jonathan Sweeney
Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th approaching 2 furlongs out - asked for effort and hit the front soon after - drew away and kept finding more to the line
Philip Byrnes
Charles Coakley
Settled towards the back of the pack - still 9th three out before improving into 8th - pushed along - up into second by the last - held on for second under pressure
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Hugh Paul Finegan
Held up towards the back - moved into 7th 3 out - joined the front pair 2 out going strongly - soon pressed and lost that spot - 3rd at the last with nothing more to give
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
J Motherway
Settled in the pack early - improved into 5th 3 out - pressed for the lead into 4th - held that spot at the last but faded to finish 4th beaten 14 lengths
Darragh O'Keeffe
Norman Lee
Settled close to the pace early - hit the front four out - matched stride two out then pressed for the advantage - lost that spot soon after - still fifth turning for home and unable to find more late
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front - shared command from 3rd then clear again from 5th - lost advantage 4 out - pressed for effort in tight fourth 2 out - unable to find more late and well held
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Held a spot around midfield wide - moved into third 4 out - pressed on in that spot briefly - dropped to 7th by the last with no way through
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - blundered 6th - unable to make headway from 3 out and beaten well home
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 8th 3 out - unable to close - eventually well held in 9th
Danny Mullins
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled close up early - shared front spot at the 3rd before an error at the 5th dropped back a place - rallied into second three out - then asked for effort and dropped away tamely late
Mr J P Sutton (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up early - error at 1st fence - fell at 6th
John Shinnick
David Richard Barry
Held up at the rear throughout - needed urging by the 2nd and losing touch by the 4th - pulled up before four out
Philip Donovan (3)
M Flannery
Settled midfield - pressed for effort and lost touch 5 out - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Paddy Cleary (7)
I Madden
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 4 out - eased out of contention approaching 2 out
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along and lost ground 5 out - eased and pulled up after 4 out
Non-runners: Aine's Lad (temperature), Elbow Lane (reserve), Listentomewillya (reserve), Nothing Hectic (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.