16:30
INCO Broking Maiden Hurdle
2m4½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 13.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Handy in 5th early at halfway - made ground before 3 out - made further gains and lightly hampered before 2 out - bumped another runner soon after - narrowed the gap into 2nd 2 out - went on up the run-in and pushed out to the line
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack - made ground into 4th - up to 2nd before the 5th - an untidy jump 4 out - went ahead by a whisker 3 out - drifted left a touch before 2 out - a mistake at the last and passed - stayed on but couldn't get on terms with the winner late
Phillip Enright
C Byrnes
Settled in 6th towards the back of the pack at halfway - made ground out wide before 2 out to move into 4th - up to 3rd before the last and stayed on at an even gallop up the run-in
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Shared the front early - passed before the 3rd - 3rd before the 5th - faded before 2 out - rallied into 4th before the last and stayed on at an even gallop up the run-in
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
W J Burke
Shared the front early before going clear before the 3rd - lightly hampered by a loose horse before the 8th - passed 3 out - bumped before 2 out and slipped to 3rd - faded before the last with a mistake and slipped away to finish 5th
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up in 8th towards the back at halfway - rallied into 7th before 3 out but had nothing more after 2 out
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
Up with the pace in 4th early at halfway - faded before 2 out with a minor mistake
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held up towards the back - over-raced a touch early in 7th at halfway - a mistake 4 out - slipped back towards the tail before 3 out with an untidy jump - faded before 2 out with another untidy jump
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Racing at the back of the field soon after the start - a mistake at the 4th led to being unseated
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.