18:27
Cummins Homevalue Hardware Handicap Hurdle
2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 59.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel King
M A Molloy
Held up towards back - still midfield at halfway - closed on the pack after 2 out - up into sixth last - moved into second early in the straight - hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
John C McConnell
Settled in the pack early - lost touch and slipped backward around halfway - roused after two out and squeezed for room before the last - improved into 4th early in the straight - up to 3rd inside the final furlong - closed to finish 2nd
Eoin Staples (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat just behind the front group - driven into the advantage in the closing stages before losing that spot with a furlong and a half left - unable to find more and slipped back to finish third
Alan King (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - untidy two out - driven into the middle of the pack near the last - bumped lightly with another runner early in the straight - edged up to third close home before finding nothing more and finishing fourth
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Shared the pace early - settled second behind the front-runner - urged forward approaching two out - held third but couldn't quicken and dropped away on the run to the line
Conor Stone-Walsh
James M Barcoe
Sat behind the front group early - lying 5th at halfway - nudged for effort after two out then bumped mildly turning into the straight - asked for more out wide after the last - unable to find more and held on for 6th
J J Slevin
John Patrick Ryan
Sat behind front group early - through midfield at halfway - asked for effort approaching final two furlongs and stayed on same rate from the last to finish seventh beaten 5.5 lengths
Danny Mullins
W J Lanigan
Shared the pace early - hit the front from the 2nd - driven up when overtaken near the finish - dropped away over 200 yards out to finish eighth
Eoin Walsh
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - improved into 6th two out - driven approaching last then found little and dropped away on the run to the line
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Sat close to the pace - moved into 4th three out - driven on but found little after the following fence and clouted the last - lost touch soon after and finished well held
Michael Kenneally (5)
Thomas Mullins
Settled in the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Noel C Kelly
Sat close to front group early - up in 4th at halfway - driven for effort after two out and lost ground before the final fence
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
I Madden
Held up towards the back - awkward over the opening two obstacles and needed encouragement - unable to make an impression - well held in 13th
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - made no real headway - well held throughout - finished last of the finishers
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.