17:45
Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 6m 2.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Conor Stone-Walsh
David M O'Brien
settled towards the back - made headway before 4 out to 5th - hit the front approaching 2 out - 2 lengths to the good over the last - kept on strongly when driven to win
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
settled in touch early - began to weaken before 4 out - made further ground after 3 out - back up to 6th 2 out - up to 3rd over the last - up to 2nd when driven early on the run-in and kept on
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
handy early and 3rd at the 10th - shared the front before 4 out - overtaken 3 out - back in front before the straight - overtaken approaching 2 out - minor error 2 out - found nothing more when driven before the last - battled on to the line
Michael Kenneally (5)
Terence O'Brien
held up towards the back - headway to 8th 4 out - up to 4th approaching 2 out - soon found nothing more but battled on to the line
Kevin Healy (7)
John C McConnell
close to the pace early and 4th at the 10th - driven and began to weaken after 3 out - found nothing more before 2 out - rallied once more from the last
Philip Donovan
Seamus Neville
settled in touch early with a sluggish break - minor mistake at the 5th - 8th at the 10th - made ground 4 out - back to 6th 3 out - 3rd and driven before 2 out - found nothing more
Phillip Enright
S Curling
held up towards the back with a little headway 4 out - back to 10th 3 out - found nothing more before 2 out but battled on
Sean O'Keeffe
Colin Bowe
settled in touch early and 9th at the 10th - up to 7th and driven 4 out - began to weaken after 3 out - found nothing more
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Paul Nolan
in front early having been left there - challenged 4 out - overtaken 3 out - 5th with nothing more 2 out and faded
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul W Flynn
close to the pace soon after the start - up to 2nd at the 7th - shared the front before 4 out - in front 3 out - overtaken before the straight and faded
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
settled in touch early and 7th at the 10th - back to 9th before 4 out - found nothing more from 3 out
Richard Deegan
R Donohoe
close to the pace early with minor errors at the 5th and 8th - driven and began to weaken 5 out - last and fell away 4 out - never a threat and well beaten
Ross Berry (7)
J A Berry
up in front early then drifted left and was unseated approaching the 1st
Non-runners: John Storey, Strong Contender
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.