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COLM QUINN BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 53.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled just behind the front pack - up to 5th 4 out - moved into 3rd by 2 out - second before the home straight and pressing the pace - hit the front approaching the last - kept finding more to score
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in third early - clipped the fourth then shared front running around four out - hit front once more before two out despite a small blunder there - overtaken at the last - kept on to finish second beaten two and a half lengths
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled off the pace early - up to 7th by the 4th - made headway into 5th two out - 4th turning into the straight - third approaching the last unable to close - kept on to the line but couldn't get to the front runners
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat up behind pace-setter in 2nd - shared front spot approaching 4 out and once more before 2 out - lost command 2 out and slipped to 3rd - stayed 4th with nothing left when jumping poorly at the last - faded to finish well held
Conor Rabbitt
Jessica Bedi
Sat close to the pace early - 5th turning in and 4th four out - dropped away soon after - faded to finish 5th
Danny Gilligan
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the pace in 4th - dropped to 6th four out then 7th after the following fence - unable to make headway before two out - faded late to finish 6th
Kevin Healy
Simon Cavanagh
Sent clear in front - challenged for command approaching 4 out then lost the advantage before 2 out - down to 4th with nothing more to give - dropped away late finishing seventh
Sean Flanagan
W J Burke
Settled at the back of the field early - lost more ground after 3 out - never a threat - finished eighth
Non-runners: Magico
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.