18:45
Noel C. Duggan Structural Steel 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle
2m4½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 6.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back of the pack - a modest 7th before the 4th and up to 6th soon after - made ground 3 out - shared the front before 2 out - edged in front late - driven out to hang on by a whisker at the finish
Michael Kenneally (5)
T Hogan
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Paul Nolan
Up with the pace early - a modest 3rd after the 3rd before easing back to 4th 4 out - up to 2nd 3 out - going strongly to share the front before 2 out - passed late - slipped to 3rd and found little extra at the finish
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards the back of the pack - slipped to a lowly 8th after the 4th before improving into 7th - made ground before 2 out - unable to reach the leading pair before the last and stayed on at an even gallop up the run-in
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - a lowly 8th after the 4th - made ground before 3 out - improved after 2 out - unable to get involved in 5th before the last where a mistake and had nothing more up the run-in
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Handy early - a lowly 5th before the 4th - slipped towards the back before 3 out where a mistake - rallied after 2 out but had nothing more before the last
Conor Stone-Walsh
Cian Collins
Settled in the pack - a lowly 4th before the 4th - up to 2nd 4 out - slipped to 3rd 3 out - faded before 2 out and continued to fade after it
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Went to the front early - margin grew before the 2nd - well in command before the 3rd - gap shrank 4 out - passed before 3 out and slipped to 3rd - faded after 2 out and was pulled back before the last
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Handy early - a lowly 2nd before the 3rd before easing to 3rd 4 out - ridden along entering the straight - faded 3 out and continued to fade before 2 out - pulled up before the last
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Settled in the pack - a lowly 6th before the 4th before improving into 5th - faded before 3 out and continued to fade before 2 out - 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.