16:45
Cappawhite Civil Engineering Handicap Hurdle
2m110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 3m 58.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Danny Mullins
C Byrnes
Sat close up early travelling wide - hit the front nearing the first - kicked on from three out - soon well in command - scored with plenty in hand
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly 3 out - urged into effort after that - improved into 4th 2 out - stayed on well from the last to snatch second - unable to trouble the winner
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back of the pack - up to 5th at halfway - urged into third after 3 out - flattened out under pressure and stayed on same speed to the finish for third
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Sat behind the front pack early - 4th at the halfway point - urged into second before 3 out - faded to finish 4th
Mark McDonagh
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - urged into effort before 2 out - up to 5th at the last then stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Paddy Cody (7)
R P Cody
Sat close to the front group early - through the pack around halfway - urged into 5th after three out then faded to 6th before the last - stayed on same speed to finish sixth
Paddy Hanlon (5)
John Joseph Hanlon
Went straight to front - lost command before first fence - second turning halfway - urged forward past three out and found nothing more - laboured after mistake at second-last then plugged on steadily from the final flight
Luke Burke Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Held up in the pack from the off - unable to threaten contention - finished well beaten in 8th
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - driven on with three left to jump but had nothing more and dropped away before the following fence
Ricky Doyle
M D O'Callaghan
Held up at the back throughout - no impression made on leaders - well beaten in 10th
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - lost momentum after 3 out and dropped away late
Non-runners: Bop Wont Stop (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.