18:48
Flynn Hotel Group Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 50.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Kevin Healy (7)
Declan Queally
Settled in the pack early - moved up to third by the 5th - unable to get to the front after 3 out - held third spot before 2 out - advanced into second after 2 out - hit the front late and held on
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Made the running before losing front spot before 3rd - clumsy over the 6th while up in 2nd - moved through smoothly to regain command before 2 out - clumsy again at last - overtaken late on - unable to reel in the winner
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into 4th by the 5th - unable to trouble those in front from 3 out - found extra approaching 2 out to reach 3rd by the last - stayed on but never a factor for the win
Aidan Kelly
Sarah Joanna Connell
Sat second early on - drifted left at the opener - went in front before the third - stretched clear after the fourth - margin narrowed past the sixth - overtaken before two out and dropped away rapidly after
Keith Donoghue
John F Gleeson
Held up towards the back - up to 5th by halfway before losing touch and finding little from 2 out - eased away from the pack late to finish well beaten
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held up at the back - lost touch and struggling for response before 2 out - dropped away last two furlongs to finish sixth beaten well over 24 lengths
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.