18:12
Old Harbour Bar Tullamore (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle
1m7f200y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 41.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Mr D Doyle (7)
Patrick T Foley
Handy early - hit front from 3rd - urged forward and wandered nearing final fence - challenged hard at last - back in command soon after and drove on to hold on inside closing furlong
Mr J L Gleeson
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind front pair - 3rd two out - pushed along into 2nd - shared front spot at the last - overtaken early in straight and stayed on at one gait to finish 2nd
Mr J M Halford (7)
Edward F Power
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into contention 4 out - pushed into 3rd 2 out and still there at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 3rd
Mr D McGill (7)
M M Rice
Settled midpack early - improved into 5th two out and pressed for effort - up to 3rd before the last then dropped to 4th - held that spot to the line without finding more - finished 4th
Mr E P O'Brien (5)
Paul Stephen Kiely
Settled in the pack midfield - 8th two out and asked for effort - stayed on late but never a factor - finished fifth
Mr O McGill (5)
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards the back - still 10th approaching 2 out - stayed on late but never a factor - finished 6th
Mr T Walsh (7)
Adrian Sexton
Sat close to pace early - pushed along in 3rd approaching final two flights - faded through closing stages to finish 7th
Mr J Dunne (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled in the pack early - pushed along around 6th two out - unable to close - well held in 8th
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
E Seymour
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - lost touch and finished well beaten in 9th
Mr S J Kenny (7)
Brian Mortell
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Mr B M Coonan (7)
P Corkery
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Mr S Connor (7)
Norman Lee
Went straight to front - lost command at the 3rd and dropped away from 4 out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Adifferentballowax (reserve), Betterluckthistime (unsuitable ground), Rose Mountain (reserve), Scotty Joe (unsuitable ground), Sky Lewis (reserve)
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.