16:38
Anglo Printers Handicap Hurdle
2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 4m 13.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Simon Torrens
E Bolger
Handy early - settled 3rd/4th through the middle - moved into 2nd approaching the finish - edged ahead late to score
Mr Finian Maguire
Barry Connell
Sat close behind pace - moved up into 2nd before 2 out but hit the fence there - slipped to 3rd approaching the last - rallied in the final yards to snatch 2nd on the line
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Adrian Murray
Tracked front pair early - moved into command before 2nd and pushed clear - margin narrowed before 5th - going nicely approaching last - driven and overtaken in final furlong - battled on but slipped to third on the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled with the main group early - shuffled to 7th then 4th before the fifth - into 4th again before the last - held a steady effort late but couldn't threaten the front-runners
Michael Kenneally (5)
M Winters
Settled with the group in 8th - improved into 4th then 5th - unable to close on leaders approaching last - held to fifth run-in
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Sat close to the pace early - disputed 2nd then 4th - slipped back further before 2 out - unable to threaten in 6th and held on without a late rally
Philip Byrnes
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back - still 13th four out - improved into contention from the fifth - stayed on at one speed to the line finishing 7th
Donagh Meyler
M A Molloy
Held up near the back - down in 16th after the 4th - improved position after the second-last - stayed on late but never in contention
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - still 9th with four to jump - unable to close in 8th before the last - stayed on at one speed to finish well beaten
Eoin Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Handy early - shuffled back to 8th before rallying to 4th - dropped to 5th soon after - advanced approaching 3 out - unable to close in 7th at final flight - held no late response
Richard Deegan
R Donohoe
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held up at the back - down in 19th after the 4th - made progress from 2 out - stayed on up the run-in without threatening the front - finished 12th
Anna McGuinness (7)
Sean Aherne
Luke Burke Ott (7)
John F Gleeson
Held up towards the back - down in 17th after the 4th - blundered 3 out - unable to make headway and dropped away before the last
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled around midfield - dropped to 12th after the 4th then slipped further back with a mistake two out - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Daniel King
M A Molloy
John Shinnick
J Morrison
Held up towards the back - error 3rd and needed urging - dropped to 20th after 4th - lost touch before 2 out - well held throughout
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - 18th after the 4th - dropped away before 2 out and beaten a long way
Conor Smithers (7)
Charlie Keegan
Held up at the back - 14th early before making no headway - dropped away before 2 out
Non-runners: Black Bamboo, Cinnabar Moth, Speakasyoufind
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.