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McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle
2m4½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 3.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Philip Byrnes
John F O'Neill
Held a spot towards the rear of the wider group early - urged forward into 6th two out - asked for effort turning into the straight - moved up to second at the last - edged in front inside the final furlong and held on gamely to score
Darragh O'Keeffe
John Joseph Hanlon
Held a spot in the pack wide - urged into 8th two out - asked for effort entering the straight - fourth at the last then found extra gear to loom up second inside the final furlong - battled on to be beaten a short head
Harry Sexton (7)
W M Roper
Sat just behind the front pair - asked for effort in 2nd two out - hit the front entering the straight - closely challenged approaching last - overtaken and slipped to 3rd inside the final furlong with nothing left to give
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
Held towards the back early - urged into 10th 3 out - improved to 7th before last - up to 4th near the line and finished with a willing effort
Kevin Healy (7)
Ciaran Murphy
held up towards the back of the pack - improved to 5th 3 out - pushed into 2nd turning for home - 3rd at the last but held for pace
Joshua Halford (7)
I Madden
Sat close to the front pack - shared advantage at the 5th before losing it - pressed for effort in third with 2 to go - unable to close late
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Settled behind pace early - moved up to front from 6th - pressed for effort 2 out - overtaken as straight approached - 5th passing final obstacle unable to threaten
Thomas O'Connor (7)
John J Cullen
Sat close to the front group early - into 5th and pushed along two out - unable to close the gap - beaten well into 8th
Alan King (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Handy in the early stages - pushed along and slipped to 9th with 3 furlongs left - unable to close from there - eventually well held in 9th
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott
Settled around midpack - pushed along in 9th approaching 2 out - unable to close - finished 10th
Brian Barry (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled around midpack close to the rail - pushed along in 6th after the third-last - dropped away toward the finish
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - error at the opening fence - urged on four out - made no headway thereafter and well held
Sam Ewing
Gary McGill
Set the pace early - matched then overtaken by the 6th - pushed along 4 out - dropped away toward the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along and lost touch four out - eased down and pulled up before the final fence
Mr B Mulligan (7)
Paul Mulligan
Held up at the rear from the start - jumped awkwardly 4th - dropped away with no chance and pulled up before 2 out
Daniel King
James M Barcoe
Held up at the rear throughout - blundered and needed urging 7th - lost ground 4 out and eased out of contention before the final fence
Non-runners: Katie's Casper, Clever Court
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.