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Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
2m4½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 9.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
W M Roper
Set the pace early - lost front spot near 4th - held handy position - pushed into second before turning for home - locked together with rival approaching final fence - kept battling to edge back in front in the last strides
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Settled in the pack early - moved into 7th 3 out - up to 3rd and pushing forward 2 out - shared the advantage approaching the last - battled on but edged out close home
Eoin Walsh
John M Burke
Settled midfield early - improved into 5th three out - up to 4th approaching two out - pushed along before the last - third and driving early in the straight - kept on to finish third
Conor Smithers (7)
Paul Tobin
Held up early towards the back - improved into 8th four out - made ground into contention two out - into 5th driven before the last and stayed on at an unchanged rate to finish 4th
Dylan O'Connor (7)
A D Leahy
Sat behind pace - 4th by the 8th - moved in front approaching straight - lost advantage before last and faded into 3rd finishing 5th
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
Gary McGill
Held up towards the back - crept into contention after three out - kept going from two out but held for sixth
Liam McKenna (3)
Martin Hassett
Settled around midfield - 10th place by the eighth marker with little threat approaching two out - stayed on at an unchanged effort to finish seventh
Conor Clarke (7)
P J Rothwell
Handy early - briefly disputed second before fading from 7th out - dropped away after 3 out - held 5th but faded again before 2 out and beaten into 8th
John Shinnick
Michael Paul Ryan
Held up at the back - unable to make impression - well held at finish
Richard Condon (5)
N Dooly
Handy early - hit front nearing 4th but surrendered advantage before turning in - dropped away quickly - faded to finish tenth
Daniel King
Paul Cashman
Tracked front group early - 6th by the 8th and dropped back 4 out - faded steadily before 3 out to finish well held
Mr J P Berry (7)
J A Berry
Settled near the back early - lost touch from 4 out - never a threat late - finished well held in 12th
Jordan Gainford
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat up with the front group early - 5th by the 8th - 6th turning for home three out - dropped away soon after - faded out of contention finishing well held
Peter Smithers (5)
David Harry Kelly
Held up at the back throughout - lost touch before 4 out never a factor - eased out of contention approaching 3 out
Non-runners: Duke Otto, Warm In Gorey, Rumble Demosa
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.