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Sheahan's Pharmacy 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle
2m1f, Hurdle, 3yo, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 5.90s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - sat close up after the 1st and second at halfway - asked for effort to hit the front 3 out - overtaken again soon after - couldn't quicken clear when put back in front at the last - stayed on strongly to win
Daniel King
John J Nallen
Handy early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out and up to 3rd with no real gain on those ahead - unable to quicken before last where clipped heels but found self in 2nd - held on for second without further improvement
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Settled close to the front - hit the front after the opening stage - lost the advantage 3 out and asked for effort - dropped to 4th soon after with nothing more to give - promoted to a modest 3rd near the finish
Phillip Enright
L J Archdeacon
Held up at back - 8th at halfway - improved to 5th after 4 out - errors at last two fences before finishing 4th
Kevin Sexton
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack early - drifted left approaching 2nd - 6th at halfway - jumped awkwardly and urged on there - stood off wrong at third-last - asked for effort again and could find nothing more - finished well held in 5th
Philip Byrnes
William Durkan
Nudged up to stay in touch early - up with the front group but a heavy error at the 4th and a tap down - not jumping cleanly at the 5th either - dropped to 7th before 3 out and faded from contention
Sean Flanagan
Anthony McCann
Error at the opening fence and adrift early - stayed towards the rear throughout - driven on before four out - dropped away to finish seventh
Tom Kelly (7)
E McNamara
Settled with the pack early - drifted left over second fence - upped into midfield spot by halfway - slipped backwards and driven on after 4 out - lost ground steadily - finished well behind
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled up with the pace early - third at halfway - into second and going strongly approaching three out - hit the front soon after - driven clear before coming down late
Mark Walsh
Mrs John Harrington
Held up in the back group - erred at the 1st - drifted left over the 2nd - serious errors at the 3rd and 5th nearly depositing the jockey - withdrawn from the contest shortly after
Josh Younge (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close up early - lost stirrups after drifting right over 1st and dropped towards back - drifted left at following fence and lost more ground - well off the pace before blundering and losing rider at 5th
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.