17:20
Yeats Irish Whiskey Claiming Hurdle
2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 17.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Settled just behind pace - third at halfway - moved through to challenge three out - edged in front two out drifting left - pressed on into the straight - stayed on well for a clear-cut win
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back - made headway to fifth after three out - up to third with a small error two out - pushed along but couldn't close on the runner-up from there - stayed on at one gear to finish second
Ben Harvey
Karl Thornton
Hampered at the off - settled midfield - pushed along after three out and unable to threaten sixth turning in - stayed on steadily from the final flight to finish third
Gavin Brouder
John F O'Neill
Set the running early - overtaken 4 out then lost front spot straight after - pushed along in 5th before 2 out - driven along in 4th turning for home - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Bumped early and settled towards the back - unbalanced four out - given a nudge along - unable to close in eighth turning into the straight - stayed on same rate to finish fifth
Finn Brickley (7)
Cian Collins
Keen to begin - dropped into midfield behind the pace - 5th at halfway - moved through to share the front 3 out - overtaken 2 out and asked for effort but had little response into the last
Alix Balfe (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - pushed along before 2 out and unable to quicken into the straight
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Drifted left at the off - settled towards rear - pushed along in 9th after 3 out but unable to close - beaten into 8th
Brian Barry (7)
M Flannery
Settled around midfield - pressed for a response in 7th after 3 out - found nothing more from there - eventually well held
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Seamus G O'Donnell
Hampered at the off - settled off the pace early then made headway after the first - upped alongside the front-runner before the following fence - drifted right and brushed the pace-setter at the 5th - well in touch before 4 out and locked in a battle for the lead - lost that lead after 3 out - urged along soon after - had nothing more to give and dropped away
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.