18:05
Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 20 runners
Winning time 3m 59.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Cobden
W P Mullins
settled midfield early - moved up into 6th with three left before improving into 3rd - into second turning for home - hit the front at the final marker - stayed on strongly to assert - clear-cut winner
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - crept forward to sit behind the front group 3 out - up into 4th soon after - pressed on to move second past the last - stayed on well but unable to reel in winner
Daniel King
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved on the inner approaching 2 out to move into contention then up to 5th before the last - pushed along and stayed on to snatch 3rd close home
Sean Flanagan
H Rogers
Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved on the outside to reach the front group before 2 out - up to fourth after the final flight then pushed into third inside the last furlong and a half - had nothing more late and slipped back to finish fourth
Harry Sexton (7)
Thomas Gibney
Held up early towards the back - improved into midfield after 3 out - driven wide after the second-last and stayed on under pressure - took 5th late
Simon Torrens
J P Dempsey
Settled midfield - moved up to challenge the front group approaching 2 out then pushed along and stayed on from the back - claimed 6th near the finish
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Sat behind the front group early - slipped back through the field by halfway - urged on after the second-last - stayed on to finish seventh
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind the pace early - up to second by halfway - moved to front after three out - driven on after the following fence - overtaken at the last and unable to find more before fading through the finish - well held in 8th
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Held up towards back of the pack - moved through to reach front group after two out - pressed for effort then dropped away from the final flight - finished ninth
Danny Gilligan
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - moved into the middle of the field after 2 out - no more to give from the last and stayed on at one speed - finished 10th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort on the rail after three out - unable to find further response from there - well held in 11th
Calum Hogan (5)
James Owen
Sat close behind the pace - moved into third with three to go and up to second soon after - driven along but couldn't find more - dropped away before the final fence
Tom Kelly (7)
C Byrnes
Sat close to the pace early - moved into 5th approaching two out - had nothing more to offer and dropped away before the last - finished well held in 13th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
P E Collins
Held up in the pack from the off - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 14th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back - no impact on the finish - well beaten in 15th
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from two out - well beaten in 16th
Luke Burke Ott (7)
Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor
Sat close to the pace early - moved into 3rd by halfway then 4th with 3 to go - lost touch soon after and dropped away before the following fence
Peter Smithers (7)
Eoin Griffin
Sat close to pace early - 6th at halfway - driven into the pack with 3 to go then dropped away before the following fence
Joshua Halford (7)
E Bolger
Settled just behind the pace - departed unseated 5 out
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Set the pace early - lost the advantage under pressure three out and faltered rapidly - eased and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Sea Of Doubt, Tingarran Express, You Make Me Smile
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.