19:48
QuinnBet Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle
3m116y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 54.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Daniel King
E D Delany
Sat close to the pace - moved through to hit the front two out and pressed on - drove out and kept finding more to win
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack early - improved into 5th three out then 4th soon after under pressure - forced into second approaching the last - stayed on at one gauge to go down by three-quarters of a length
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Jonathan Sweeney
Held up in the main bunch - serious blunder at the 1st and lost ground back towards the tail - moved into 3rd approaching 2 out and pressure applied - plugged on at one speed on the run-in to finish 3rd
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Gerard Keane
Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th and driven approaching 2 out - up to 4th by the last - held that spot but found nothing more finishing 4th
Sam Ewing
T G McCourt
Held up towards the back - urged forward after three out and up into 5th by two out - unable to threaten the front-runners finishing 5th
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Went straight into command - drifted left at the 2nd - pushed along and lost the advantage 2 out - slipped to 6th by the final fence and unable to threaten again
Brian Barry (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - niggled forward from 7th but still struggling in 9th after 3 out - made no impact and finished well held
Danny Gilligan
Ms Claire O'Connell
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into 7th and pushed along 2 out - unable to threaten leading pair - finished well held in 8th
Josh Williamson (5)
M F Morris
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along in 4th 3 out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 3rd with three furlongs left - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
Settled in the pack early - upped alongside the pace by the 7th - pressed for effort 3 out but lost touch - allowed to drop away toward the finish
Liam McKenna (3)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Struggling near the back from the off - urged into 4th - detached in 7th before being pulled up after 3 out
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - urged into contention at the 6th but made no headway - eased down and pulled up before 3 out
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Sat close to the pace early - stumbled at the first and clipped the second - dropped away from the 7th and pulled up out of contention before three out
Cian Quirke
David M O'Brien
Held up in touch with back markers - lost ground before 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Broken Ice (reserve), Justatan (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.