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Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m1½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 9.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Conor Clarke (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat behind pace early - moved to front 4 out - opened daylight moving smoothly after 3 out - given a nudge past last and holding advantage - powered on to score comfortably
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
John C McConnell
Towards the back of the pack - progress from 4 out to reach 5th by 3 out - moved up to 2nd 2 out but could not close on the winner in the straight - plugged on at one speed on the run-in to finish second 12 lengths adrift
Darragh O'Keeffe
M Flannery
settled around midfield - improved to 4th three out then into 3rd - unable to get closer to the front pair - stayed on same rate for third
Daniel King
Adrian McGuinness
Settled midfield in the pack - pushed along into 6th three out then 5th approaching final furlong marker - unable to threaten leaders and held in 4th at the line
Kevin Healy (7)
Declan Queally
Held up at the back - clipped the first - urged into contention in mid-pack three out - given some encouragement entering the straight - still down the field at the last and unable to close
Simon Torrens
Noel C Kelly
Settled towards the back of the pack - small error 4th - improved position after 3 out - driven into 4th 2 out but unable to threaten leaders
P J O'Hanlon
Donal Kinsella
Settled around midfield out wide - pushed along in 9th after 3 out - unable to close - finished well beaten in 7th
Jack G Gilligan (5)
M Flannery
Tucked in behind pace early - pushed along in second three out - dropped away late to finish eighth
Alan King (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Poor getaway - held towards the back with little to threaten from 3 out - crept closer late but finished well down the field
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Held up at the back from the outset - made no impression through the contest - well beaten by the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Handy early in the pack - pushed along three out then blundered severely two out slipping to sixth - lost touch after finishing 11th
Josh Williamson (3)
Paul W Flynn
Set the pace early while pulling hard against restraint - lost the front spot four out under pressure - dropped away steadily - well beaten at the finish
Ben Kennedy (7)
W J Lanigan
Sat close to the front early - lost ground after a small error at the 2nd and slipped back through the pack - buried towards the back and asked for effort at the 5th - lost touch and was pulled up before 3 out
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.