17:35
Tote.ie Money-Back 2nd Every Race Handicap Hurdle
2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 5m 42.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr D L Queally
Declan Queally
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield approaching 3 out - urged into 7th soon after - advanced to 5th at the last - moved into second inside the final furlong before getting up to win on the line
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Held up towards back of the pack - moved forward wide to reach front group after 3 out - urged forward into 5th after the following fence - hit front approaching final flight - driven and matched stride for stride inside final furlong before edged out near line
Jack Kennedy
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention approaching halfway - up to 5th with 3 furlongs left - urged into 4th soon after - edged to second inside the final furlong before fading to finish third
Eoin Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Settled midpack early - closed on the front group though clumsy 3 out - up into 6th soon after and pushed along while battling on turning for home - grabbed 4th close to the line
Dylan O'Connor (7)
Paul O'Flynn
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged on inner two out - 11th soon after the last - stayed on well to finish 5th
Harry Cobden
Emmet Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - driven into 3rd after 2 out but found little more - eased back to finish 6th
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held up towards the back - untidy 4 out - improved into midfield approaching last two before finishing one-paced under pressure
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Tracked the pace early - hit the front after the first before losing awkward jump - moved back in front but lost place 3 out - driven into second after 2 out then found nothing and dropped away before the last
Paddy Cody (7)
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back - moved into contention after the second last - one-paced from the final flight - unable to find more and finished 9th beaten 13¾ lengths
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - moved through to hit the front after 3 out - driven on the rail turning in - overtaken close home - soon under pressure with nothing more to give - faded fast on the run-in finishing 10th
Anna McGuinness (7)
Sean Aherne
Set the pace early - lost the advantage before halfway while sitting handy - urged into contention in 9th approaching two out - unable to threaten and finished well held in 11th
Shane Fitzsimons (7)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway - driven on the rail approaching 3 out then found little more finished well held in 12th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Brian M McMahon
Settled in the pack - urged forward after three from home - couldn't find more and dropped away from two out - well held at the finish
Alan King (7)
John J Cullen
Handy behind the front group early - 9th at halfway - dropped away from 3f out - well held at the finish
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back - never got involved from 3 out - well beaten in 15th
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Peter Fahey
slow to begin - held up at the back throughout - no impression made - well beaten in 16th
Rian Lane (7)
M F Morris
Held up at the back - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 17th
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort approaching 3 out but found nothing more and dropped away before the following fence - well beaten at the finish
James Smith (5)
Matthew J Smith
Sat behind the pace early - moved into 3rd by halfway - untidy 3 out and fading under pressure - stumbled again then pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Clonbury Bridge, Priory Park, Mavetherave, Ollie La Ba Ba
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.