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Shanagher Hearing Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
1m7f204y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 55.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - untidy 4 out - hampered and drifting left at the second-last then urged forward - shared the front 2 out - in command by the last - found more to prevail fully extended
Daniel King
John J Nallen
sat behind the front group and fought for its head early - minor mistake and lightly hampered by a loose horse at the 3rd - hampered once more at the 5th - 3rd at halfway - lightly hampered entering the straight - drifted left 3 out - shared the front approaching the second-last - mistake and lost that spot at the last - driven and found more to prevail for the runner-up spot by a whisker
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - driven in 5th and short of room before drifting left 3 out - lightly hampered at the second-last - up to 3rd at the last with no threat to those in front then held the same gear home
Richard Condon (5)
P A Fahy
settled in the pack fighting for its head - drifted left at the 2nd - mistake at the 4th - 7th at halfway - drifted left again 4 out - driven with no threat before the second-last - under pressure in 5th after the last - held the same gear to the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
sat behind the front runner early and drifted left at the 1st - lightly hampered by a loose horse at the 3rd - mistake at the 6th and drifted left again soon after - driven when in front approaching 3 out - mistake and lost that spot 2 out - under pressure in 5th and no threat when behind the 4th and hampered at the last - found nothing more
Conor Clarke (7)
Maike Magnussen
settled in the pack - driven in 9th before 3 out - under pressure with no threat at the second-last then held the same gear home
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
in front early - going strongly approaching 3 out when seriously hampered by a loose horse and nearly forced off the track - slowed to a near-halt but cleared the fence - slipped to 6th 2 out and could not fight back
Mr M J Love (7)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
towards the back throughout and no threat at any stage - raced keenly early - drifted left at the 2nd - lightly hampered at the 5th - driven after 4 out with nothing more
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
towards the back throughout and no threat at any stage - lightly hampered at the 2nd - hampered by a loose horse at the 5th - drifted left 4 out - soon driven with no threat - faded to finish well beaten
Cian Quirke
Thomas R Hughes
down the field throughout and no threat at any stage - not troubling those in front from the 6th - faded after the second-last - well beaten at the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
settled towards the back - improved into 6th 3 out then driven into 5th at the second-last - a length off 3rd and gaining on the front group when fell at the last
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
settled in the pack - drifted left at the 1st - 6th at halfway - faltered 4 out - driven with no threat before the second-last - under pressure and untidy 2 out - 9th at the last then hampered by a fallen horse and unseated rider after it
Philip Donovan
M Flannery
towards the back fighting for its head - in the pack when lightly hampered - mistake and unseated rider at the 2nd
Rian Lane (7)
E Bolger
never far off the tail of the field - hampered heading to the 2nd where unseated rider
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.