19:01
Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 59.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Towards the back early - improved into midfield by halfway - moved up to 6th turning in - driven to the front inside the last - stayed on strongly to score
Donagh Meyler
W M Roper
Up with leaders and hit front before the 2nd - driven approaching the straight and asked for effort - overtaken early in the last furlong then stayed on same rate to finish second beaten three quarters of a length
Keith Donoghue
Gerald Stephen Quinn
Settled midfield early - improved into 4th before the straight then up to 3rd and pushed along a furlong out - unable to threaten the front two and finished third one-paced
Miss Ella Herbison (7)
Moses McCabe
Went straight to front - lost the advantage before the 2nd and sat close up into halfway - asked for effort entering the straight - down to 4th with a furlong left - unable to threaten those ahead and finished at a steady gallop
Anna McGuinness (7)
Sean Aherne
Handy behind front group early - 5th at halfway - driven before two out and dropped to 7th entering straight - stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Daniel King
James M Barcoe
Sat close to front group early - 4th at halfway - dropped to 5th and asked for effort into the straight - no headway under pressure 1f out and stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Niall Moore (5)
Donncha Duggan
Held up in the pack - minor error 4 out - stayed on steadily but no real threat in the straight
Eoin Walsh
John M Burke
Held up towards back - improved on outside to 6th entering straight - unable to challenge and one-paced from 1½f out - eventually well held
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
G Ahern
Set the pace early - sat behind the front pair in third at halfway - driven and dropped away turning into the straight then had nothing left to offer
Peter Smithers (7)
Jarlath P Fahey
Sat close to the front pack early - up to 3rd entering the straight under pressure - then unable to find more and well held at the finish
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back of field - lost more ground before 2 out - couldn't find more late - finished 11th
Ross Berry (7)
C A Murphy
Held up at the back throughout - made no impression through the race - dropped away well behind late finishing last
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back of the pack - lost touch with those ahead before 2 out - trailed home well beaten
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Slow to break and unwilling to settle into stride - eased and withdrawn from contention soon after
Non-runners: Keep The Head, John Dixen, Backinabit
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.