17:51
Neville Hotels Handicap Hurdle
2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 59.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Peter Smithers (7)
Eoin Griffin
Set the pace from the off - clear by a length at halfway - driven into a firm lead 2 out and stayed strong to the line
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Gerard O'Leary
Settled in midfield - 5th at halfway - niggled for effort and briefly bumped moving into 4th entering the straight - up to 3rd 2 out - second at the last but unable to challenge winner and stayed on same speed to finish 2nd
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway then driven approaching the straight but unable to threaten the winner after the second-last - held 3rd through the finish
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close behind front group early - 4th at halfway and into 3rd turning for home under a ride - 4th again after 2 out unable to threaten - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled at the back of the field - lost touch with the pack before 4 out - stayed on steadily up the straight to finish 5th
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace - 3rd at halfway - eased back to 6th 3 out and lacked response to the finish
Sean Flanagan
David Harry Kelly
Held up at back of field early - lost touch with leaders with no threat by 4 out - driven but couldn't quicken into straight - finished well adrift in 7th
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back of the pack early - improved into 6th by halfway then up to 3rd approaching 3 out - going smoothly close to the front before losing footing entering the straight
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.