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Séan Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 48.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - urged forward and last of the field two out - made ground into 3rd with work still needed at the last - improved into 2nd inside the final furlong - powered home to get up on the line
Donagh Meyler
T Hogan
Sat behind the pace - hit the front smoothly after 2 out then pressed for effort - lost the advantage at the last - regained command inside final furlong - overhauled and couldn't find more late to finish second by a half-length
Philip Byrnes
William Durkan
Settled midfield early - moved into 4th two out - going smoothly and up to 2nd after that - hit the front approaching the last but urged out under sustained challenge - overtaken inside the final furlong - dropped to 3rd finishing without further response
Michael Kenneally (5)
Edward F Power
Settled in the centre of the pack - urged forward around 6th three out - asked for effort soon after - 5th approaching the final furlong - stayed on same rate to finish fourth
Peter Smithers (5)
Eoin Griffin
Sat second early - shared front spot at 2nd fence then went in front from 4th - opened a big gap - gap narrowed 3 out - pushed along and overtaken after 2 out - fourth at the last and unable to find more
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Went straight to front - company arrived 2nd before giving up advantage 4th - down in 5th 3 out - pressed for effort but couldn't find more finished well held
Phillip Enright
James Andrew Fahey
Held up towards the back - unable to progress from 3 out - well held at the finish
J J Slevin
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close to the pace early - through midfield by halfway - dropped away from 2 out - eventually finished 8th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - disputed second three out then asked for effort - dropped away to finish ninth
Non-runners: Speisialta
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.