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Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 20.60s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Ray Hackett
Went straight to front - matched at 3rd - lost command after 5th - up into 3rd 3 out - shaken up to hit front 2 out - soon opened daylight - kept finding under pressure to the line for a cosy success
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front pack - pushed into contention entering the straight - lost place under pressure 2 out - unable to close on winner and held on for second
Kevin Healy (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled midpack towards outside - improved into 4th with a small error 4 out - moved through to challenge for top spot entering the straight - pressed then lost out 2 out to slip to 3rd - stayed on at same rate to finish third
Sam Coen (5)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 6th three out - moved into 4th after the last but couldn't quicken
Aidan Kelly (3)
J P Dempsey
Held up towards the back - improved into contention 4 out - urged into 4th 3 out - unable to close on the front-runners late and well held in 5th
Mike O'Connor
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Handy early - shared front spot 3rd - scratchy over one fence 4th - lost front spot after 5th - settled midfield by halfway - eased back to 7th 3 out under pressure and unable to close
Anna McGuinness (7)
W P Mullins
Settled midpack early - pressed for effort and slipped to 8th 3 out with little response thereafter
Ricky Doyle
John C McConnell
Settled at the back - minor error at the 6th - pushed along 3 out without getting into contention
Harry Sexton (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Started towards the back fighting for control - moved through to hit the front after the 5th - opened up a big gap - margin shortened by 4 out - caught entering the straight under pressure - faded to finish ninth
Non-runners: Avalo (coughing), Dreal Deal (allergy)
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.