19:20
Kerry Drains Handicap Hurdle
2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 12.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Donagh Meyler
Andrew Kinirons
Up with the pace early - 5th before the 5th - 4th after the 6th - moved up to 2nd before 3 out but untidy there - went on after 2 out and stayed on strongest through the finish
Phillip Enright
Andrew McNamara
Settled in the pack - 7th before the 5th - 6th after the 6th - made progress after 3 out - holding 2nd before the last - battled on up the run-in but could not reel in the winner
Aidan Kelly
Sarah Joanna Connell
Went to the front soon after the start - margin grew after the 2nd - gap narrowed before the 5th - kicked clear again before 3 out - margin shrank again 2 out and was passed soon after - slipped to 3rd before the last - faded in a modest 3rd up the run-in
Daniel King
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - 13th at the 5th - made ground 3 out - unable to close on the leading pair in 4th before the last and found little extra up the run-in
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
P J Rothwell
A touch adrift early - 15th at the 5th - made ground 2 out - stayed on before the last without threatening to close further
Dylan O'Connor (7)
A D Leahy
Handy early - slipped to 9th before the 5th - made ground into 4th after 3 out - faded 2 out with an untidy jump and had nothing more before the last
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Settled in the pack - towards the back of the field after the 2nd - slipped to 12th at the 5th - made ground 2 out but unable to get involved before the last
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Handy soon after the start - settled in the pack after the 2nd - made headway into 6th before the 5th - 5th after the 6th - moved up to 3rd before 3 out - faded back before 2 out and continued to fade after it
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back of the pack - 10th before the 5th - made ground after 3 out - unable to close after 2 out and had nothing more before the last
Eoin Walsh
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - 11th at the 5th - made ground 2 out with an untidy jump but faded without getting competitive before the last
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - slipped to 8th before the 5th - jumped untidily 3 out and faded before 2 out
John Shinnick
John Queally
Held up towards the back - 14th at the 5th - unable to make an impact before 2 out and had nothing more after it
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Up with the pace early - 4th before the 5th - faded after the 6th - had nothing more 3 out with an untidy jump and continued to fade before 2 out
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack - made ground before the 4th - up to 2nd before the 5th - faded before 3 out and continued to fade after it
Richard Condon (5)
P A Fahy
Handy soon after the start - 3rd before the 5th - jumped untidily at the 5th and faded before 3 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.