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Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 3m 53.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Danny Mullins
C Byrnes
Took the initiative early - displaced second - up with the front runner from halfway and lost a place 4 out after a clumsy jump - driven forward to hit the front after the following fence - hard at it and under pressure approaching 2 out - asserting over 100 yards out - stayed on gamely to win
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - moved into second four out - shared the advantage two out - pressed for effort before the last - overtaken close home and stayed on same rate to finish second
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held up towards the back - driven into third approaching two out - unable to quicken and stayed on same effort from the last
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - up into 4th by halfway - driven from 3 out but unable to close and held for 4th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind pace before hitting front early on - shaken up and lost advantage after 3 out - had nothing left and dropped away before the following fence
Non-runners: Barbizon (unsuitable ground), Jesse Evans (withdrawn)
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.