15:57
Kildress Plumbing Suppliers Rated Novice Hurdle
2m5½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 29.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Settled up with the pace early - drifted back through midfield 3 out - rallied approaching 2 out - into 4th before the last - rider briefly adrift in the saddle over the run-in - rallied to challenge in 2nd - hit the front inside the final furlong and a half - kept finding more to the line
Josh Williamson (3)
R P Cody
Settled behind the front pack early - lost footing a touch after the 3rd - error four out dropped back to 6th before making headway three out - into 4th and pushed out before two out - down to 5th with nothing to offer approaching last - rallied on the run-in - grabbed second right at the line
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Handy early - up in second from early stages - hit front two out - slim edge approaching last - overtaken inside final furlong and a half - finished third without further response
Sean Flanagan
C A McBratney
Tracked front group early - 7th four out and 6th by two out - unable to close before last - stayed on at one tempo to finish 4th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Went straight to the front - blundered and lost the advantage 2 out - tight up in third approaching the last - pushed alongside in the straight but couldn't find more inside the final furlong and a half
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Up with the front group - made a small error 4 out and was 5th - moved through to 3rd before 2 out - jumped to 2nd and disputed the lead momentarily over the last - dropped back to 4th and found nothing more - faded to finish 6th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up at back of field - pushed along by the 4th - trailed at the tail before 3 out - never a threat and losing touch 2 out - pulled up before the last
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
Held up at the back throughout - lost touch three out - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Brian Hayes
W. P. Mullins
Sat close to the front pack early - third with four to jump - dropped away after three out - faded from contention - eased down and pulled up before the final fence
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.