14:12
Randox Maiden Hurdle
2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 22.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel King
A J Martin
Held a central position early - fighting for its head - awkward at the second - up with the front group by halfway - third turning for home before improving into second in good order entering the straight - asked for effort and hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding more to the line - winner in a canter
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Shared front spot early - settled midfield in third - shaken up to hit the front after two out - driven hard as rivals loomed entering the straight - overtaken inside the final furlong and held on for a one-paced second
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Shared front spot early - lost command after second last then sat third turning in - unable to close from there and held for third
Danny Mullins
Robin McNeilly
Held up at the back - urged into a mid-pack 6th two out - fourth but detached approaching the last - unable to close finishing 4th
Simon Torrens
Noel C Kelly
Held up early - bumped lightly at the opening fence - up into fifth with a nudge for effort 2f out - still fifth and held at the last with no further headway
Darragh O'Keeffe
R K Watson
Sat close to the front group early - lost touch and slipped to the back 4 out - unable to make further headway from there - finished sixth well held
Paddy Cleary (7)
Thomas Patrick McGettigan
Settled around midfield - improved into 4th but hit the third-last awkwardly then pressed for effort in that spot - dropped away late finishing 8th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards the back - brought down at the 1st
J J Slevin
S R B Crawford
Towards the back of the field early - fell at the 1st
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.