17:37
Golden Cow Handicap Hurdle
2m1½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 57.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Led throughout - driven out after the last - responded gamely to hold on
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Sat behind the pace early - urged on the rail after the last and third entering the straight - stayed on to move into second inside the final furlong and a half
Michael Kenneally (5)
T Hogan
Sat just off the front group early - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd nearing the last - found room outside to move up to 2nd early in the straight - asked for effort but couldn't find more - slipped back to 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish third
James Smith (5)
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - urged forward before responding from the final furlong - moved into 4th close home
J J Slevin
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back - urged forward before 2 out then finished steadily from the last - moved into 5th on the run-in
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - urged forward two out then finished steadily from the last - moved into 6th on the run-in
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - faded into straight and lost touch after the final fence
Ben Harvey
P E Collins
Sat close to the pace - 4th two out - driven after the last but found nothing entering the straight - lost touch over a furlong out to finish eighth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back throughout - no impression made on the leading group - well beaten in 9th
Mr E P Powell (7)
Liam Lennon
Settled in the pack - nudged into 6th after the second-last - had nothing left in reserve and dropped away from the final flight
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - driven after 2 out - unable to close - eventually well beaten in 11th
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Liam Lennon
Sat handy behind pace - third with 3 to jump - urged into fifth soon after - faded from the last to finish 12th
Tiernan Power Roche
Jonathan Fogarty
Sat close behind pace-setters - urged forward approaching second-last - found little in reserve - lost ground steadily from final flight to finish well beaten
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Towards the back of the pack - came down two out
Non-runners: Lips Freedom, Bruant
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.