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Garvey's Bar, Ballintubber Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 0.40s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Sat second early - hit front and dominated from there - opened daylight from 3rd - jumped awkwardly at 5th - edged closer under pressure 2 out - kept finding through the finish to score with ease
Aidan Kelly (3)
E Bolger
Handy in 3rd early - moved up to 2nd turning for home and stayed there despite a small stumble 2 out - held on for the run-in to finish 2nd
Dylan O'Connor (7)
Anthony Mullins
Settled midfield early - upped to chase the front group by halfway - asked for effort 3 out but couldn't close the gap - stayed on same speed to finish third
P J O'Hanlon
S R B Crawford
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage into second and sat there - squeezed for effort and slipped back to third after a knock entering the straight - down to 4th with 3 to jump - unable to threaten those in front and well held at the line
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Towards the back - leapt left at the 3rd - well detached 3 out - plugged on at one speed to finish 5th
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back early - improved into fourth 3 out under pressure but unable to close - eventually well held in 6th
Conor Brassil (3)
Norman Lee
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention around 6th with three furlongs left - dropped away late to finish 7th
Hugh Horgan (5)
S Slevin
Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 5th spot 3 out - unable to close the gap - well held at the finish
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Settled at the back - fluffed 4th - made no headway from 3 out and finished well held
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort 4f out - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 10th
Kevin Healy (7)
Dermot Kilmartin
Held up at rear early - hit a fence 3rd and still adrift by 4 out - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Non-runners: Dont Break My Word (vet's advice), God The Highness (skin allergy), Neat As A Pin (temperature)
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.