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Knockcroghery Claiming Hurdle
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 4.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 hurdles
Result
Kevin Healy (7)
Declan Queally
Set the pace from the start - drifted left occasionally - sluggish at the 1st and a mistake at the 7th - driven when untidy 3 out - holding a big advantage when untidy again approaching the following obstacle - shaken up again and sprinted away to win comfortably
Darragh O'Keeffe
R P Cody
Sat close up behind the front-runner from the start - sluggish at the 1st and drifted left at the 2nd - driven without threatening before 3 out and held a steady gallop to the finish
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Settled just behind the pace - untidy at the 6th and still 6th at halfway - up into a modest 3rd 4 out - driven and made a mistake at the following obstacle - soon asked again without finding more in the finish
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Settled handy early on - untidy at the 5th - slipped to the back when untidy again and needing urging at the 8th - driven forward at the 10th - asked for effort in a modest 4th before 3 out and found nothing more
Josh Williamson (5)
Cian Collins
Held up at the back - driven before 5 out - asked for effort before the following obstacle in a modest 6th and faded
Alix Balfe (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up at the back and untidy at the 1st - 5th at halfway - 6th and dropping to a modest 5th 4 out - soon driven without making an impact and faded - beaten a long way at the finish
Paddy Cleary (7)
Gordon Elliott
Up with the pace-setters and drifting left early - untidy at the 3rd and 4th at halfway - a mistake at the 10th - driven in 5th when hampered and down to a modest 4th 4 out - soon faded and pulled up before the following obstacle
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Up with the pace-setters and 3rd at halfway - a serious mistake and unseated the rider 4 out
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.