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Midland Veterinary Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
1m7f150y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 3m 45.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Settled towards the back - moved through before two out and into command entering the straight - pushed out to assert on the run-in
E Walsh
John M Burke
Settled in midfield early - up to 4th by halfway then 3rd after two out under a drive - moved into second at the last - stayed on at one gait to finish second
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
S G Carey
Sat close up early - small error 4th - up to 2nd by halfway - dropped back after 2 out and down to 5th entering straight - finished strongly to grab 3rd near the line
Daniel King
M A Molloy
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - bumped lightly after the second-last - 4th and asked for effort entering straight - clipped heels at the last then stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Ricky Doyle
Philip Fenton
Slow to enter the field - settled towards the back of the pack - ninth and driven out after two out - stayed on steadily to move up into fifth late and finish best of all
Niall Moore (5)
J Morrison
Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - moved through to hit front 3 out then overtaken entering straight - driven but couldn't find more up the run-in
Gavin Brouder
Ms Helen P Markham
Held up towards back - improved into contention 3 out - 6th and driven after following fence - unable to threaten leaders in straight but continued at same rate to finish 7th
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Towards the back of the pack - jumped untidily at the 3rd - made up ground approaching the straight and sat 6th at that point - found nothing on the run-in and finished 8th
Darragh O'Keeffe
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back of the field - driven from two out with little response - stayed on same speed to the line without threatening
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Went straight to front - lost command 3 out - urged approaching following fence and found little more thereafter - well held in 10th
J J Slevin
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close behind the pace - 6th at halfway - lost touch three out and had little left to give
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up towards the back - failed to land a blow - one paced from 2 out - finished 12th
Keith Donoghue
E D Delany
Sat close to the front group early - into the pack by halfway - dropped away after 2 out and found nothing further - well held in 13th
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.