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2m1f165y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 7.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat handy in behind the pace - fifth four out - made ground into second two out - hit front approaching the final flight - clear over the last - held on gamely to the line
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Noel Meade
Held up at the back - still down in 9th three out - made ground approaching last two - moved into third near the final fence - up to second early in the run-in - unable to challenge but kept battling to the line
Gavin Brouder
Eoin Doyle
Settled towards the back - remained there with nothing to offer approaching the final furlong marker - finished with running on the level to grab third late
Aidan Kelly (3)
Andrew McNamara
Sat close to the front pack early - dropped to 6th with four to jump - slipped back before two out - unable to threaten approaching the last - kept battling to snatch 4th on the line
Adam Grant (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Sat handy in third early - pushed along after two out - moved up to second but clipped last fence - couldn't threaten the winner and held on for fifth
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Shared second spot early - lost the advantage before 3 out - rallied back into second - dropped to 4th passing the last - unable to threaten and finished on one level
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Sat close behind front group in 4th - dropped back 2 out - into 5th and unable to find room approaching last - finished well held in 7th
Ricky Doyle
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back - still 8th four out before making headway from three out - up to 7th and drifting left two out - unable to threaten over the last - finished 8th beaten 11 lengths
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Prominent from the start - clear before 3 out - unbalanced and pushed along 2 out - overtaken before the last - dropped away quickly and faded to finish ninth
Dylan Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - improved into 9th with four to jump - moved into 5th two out - pressed for effort and dropped away - faded out of contention late
Non-runners: Bruant (unsuitable ground), Dontgowithjoe (coughing)
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.