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Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle
2m2f160y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 38.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Paddy Cody (7)
Eoin Doyle
handy early and settled behind the pacesetter before the 2nd - 3rd after the 5th - scrappy at 3 out - advanced to 2nd after 2 out - slipped to 3rd before the last - found more in 2nd late on to hit the front near the line
Carl Millar (5)
Ciaran Murphy
towards the back of the pack early - 5th after the 5th - moved nearer after 3 out - up to 4th after 2 out - continued well before the last where level with those in front - hit the front up the run-in - found more flat out late on - overtaken near the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
P J Rothwell
towards the back of the pack early in 6th after the 5th - made up ground in 5th after 2 out - further headway into 4th before the last - stayed on up the run-in to take 3rd on the line
Josh Williamson (5)
C Byrnes
went to the front early - scrappy at the 3rd - drew alongside at the last - overtaken up the run-in - soon driven along - slipped to 3rd late on - found nothing more and gave up 3rd on the line
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
towards the back early in 7th after the 5th - made ground after 3 out - advanced to 3rd after 2 out - slipped to 5th and driven along before the last - faded up the run-in
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
settled behind the pacesetter early - 2nd after the 5th - mistake and stumbled at 2 out - soon slipped to 6th and faded - scrappy at the last and well adrift at the finish
J J Slevin
Norman Lee
settled with the pack early in 4th after the 5th - slipped back before 3 out after a scrappy jump - faded before 2 out - far adrift at the finish
Keith Donoghue
Eamonn O'Connell
towards the back and adrift before the start - made up ground on the rest after the 1st - travelled keenly - a little adrift at the 3rd - adrift again before the 5th - faded before 3 out - no threat throughout - pulled up before the last
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.