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TRM Supporting Every Stride Of The Journey Handicap Hurdle
2m7f116y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 47.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Mrs Denise Foster
Up with the pace early - left in front 2nd - leapt extravagantly 3rd - laboured at 5th - drifted left before 6th where challenged - clear after 3 out - matched stride for stride 2 out - pressed and overtaken approaching the last - third at the final fence - surged to the front inside the final 50 yards - kept on to the line
Ricky Doyle
Colin Bowe
Settled at back early - 9th at halfway - urged into 4th after two out - 3rd nearing final fence - narrowed gap to 2nd at last - driven into 3rd with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch 2nd - denied by a short margin
Jordan Canavan (7)
J P Flavin
Sat just behind the front group early - moved into 2nd approaching the second fence - up to 3rd after it - errors at the fourth and fifth cost momentum - shared the advantage after a small blunder two out - edged in front nearing the last - driven out up the run-in - overtaken inside the final furlong - held on for third at the finish
Ben Harvey
D K Weld
Settled at the back early - still 11th at halfway - urged into a forward move approaching 2 out - up to 6th but unable to close before the last - fourth after the final fence and stayed on at one speed to finish
Harry Sexton (7)
E D Delany
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - driven after two out but made no gain before the last - up to 7th by the last - stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Sat behind the front group - still 5th at halfway - urged on approaching two out - boxed in for a moment in 5th before the last - clipped the final fence and found nothing more
Peter Smithers (7)
David Harry Kelly
Settled in the pack early keeping a strong grip on the bit - up to 6th by halfway - improved into 3rd two out - shaken up to share the front turning in - lost the advantage before the last - stumbled at the final fence back in 4th - unable to find more and finished seventh
Calum Hogan (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching two out - 6th turning for home unable to threaten - stayed on same gait for eighth
Conor Brassil (3)
Martin Brassil
Held up at back of field - jumped awkwardly 8th - driven approaching two out - unable to gain ground finishing 9th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Eoin Griffin
Settled midpack on the rail - hit the second - up to 7th at halfway - boxed in on the inside after three out - driven when clear - no response and dropped away late
Philip Donovan (3)
Ray Hackett
Nudged forward into the front spot - stumbled badly on landing and came down at the 2nd
Liam McKenna (3)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack - moved up to 2nd after the 3rd - shared the front from the 6th - overtaken three out - nudged forward but dropped away before the following fence - squeezed for room on touching down 2 out and pulled up
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Held a midfield position early - clipped the 8th and unbalanced at the one after - slipped back and driven on approaching three out - lost touch and eased to a halt before two out
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.