17:00
Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle
2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 4m 18.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
J J Slevin
Andrew Slattery
Handy in third at halfway - moved through wide entering the straight - hit the front before 3 out - full of running to the last - shaken up on the run-in to clear away - won readily
Jack Kennedy
Martin Hassett
Held up in the rear half - 14th at halfway - progress after 4 out - moved to second before 2 out - one-paced on the run-in and finished 8 lengths back in second
Simon Torrens
E Bolger
Held handy early - 4th at halfway with errors at the 5th and 7th - driven forward into third before 3 out - stayed on at same rate through the finish to take 3rd
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Settled towards the back pulling hard early - mid-division at halfway - had to be niggled at when hampered around 7th - moved smoothly into contention wide out - driven on approaching 3 out - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth
Carl Millar (5)
David Kenneth Budds
Set the pace early - lost the front before the 4th then fought back into it before the 6th with a stumble there - back in command before the 7th - overtaken and driven up before 3 out where a jump was scrappy - urged on but faded before 2 out - finished well held in 5th
Luke Burke Ott (7)
M Winters
Settled in the pack early - still 11th at halfway - improved into 4th after the 7th - faded before 2 out and held no threat late
Danny Mullins
T J O'Mara
Settled midfield - 9th at halfway - improved position after four out - driven up before three out - dropped away after three out and beaten well before the finish
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Settled in the pack early - back in 13th at halfway - driven up but lost touch before 3 out - dropped away well beaten in 8th
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - some lengths adrift by halfway - nudged along and edged forward late but always struggling - well beaten at the finish
Josh Younge (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled in midpack - error at 4th - 10th at halfway - urged into effort before fading from 7th - dropped away after 4 out and finished well beaten
Keith Donoghue
John F Gleeson
Held up at the back - failed to land a blow - dropped away well behind before 4 out - well held at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up in the pack - unable to land a blow - well beaten in 12th
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - dropped away after 4 out and finished last of all
Michael Kenneally (5)
M A Molloy
Up with the front runner - took over before the 4th - matched before the 6th - surrendered the advantage before the 7th - dropped away rapidly and beaten after 4 out before being pulled up before 2 out
Philip Byrnes
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - made no impression on the leading group - stopped before 3 out
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Settled in the pack - needed encouragement after the 6th - eased and withdrawn approaching four from home
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Settled around midfield - driven for effort after the 6th and lost ground - eased and pulled up before 4 out
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack - driven to keep place before fading approaching 7th - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Imperial Miss, Ballyminnion Boy, Jupiter Du Gite
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.