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Gannon Eco Novice Hurdle
3m50y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 4 runners
Winning time 6m 8.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Richard Hennessy
Settled behind pace early - still second and holding station after 8th - closed up before two out - shaken up to hit front last and stayed on strongly to the line
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards back early - jumped raggedly 5th - improved into third after 8th - made ground into 2nd two out - hit front briefly entering straight - driven out and battled to line but narrowly denied
J J Slevin
John Patrick Ryan
Made the running - jumping errors at the 3rd and 7th but opened up a 15-length gap - that margin was cut and niggled at from 2 out - collared at the last and had nothing left on the run-in
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat second early - clipped a couple of obstacles mid-race then slipped back after the 7th under pressure - soon lost touch with the field - pulled up after the 8th
Non-runners: Lemmy Caution (stone bruise)
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.