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MB McGrady And Co Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 18.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Conor Stone-Walsh
Andrew McNamara
Sat behind the front group early - mid-pack in 5th 4 out - made headway to be 3rd approaching 2 out - drew level and hit the front at the last - kept going strongly to the finish
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
P J Rothwell
Made the running - in command early and once more approaching 4 out until 3 out - small error 2 out - soon displaced - third over the last - no room on the bend inside the final furlong - kept on strongly - took 2nd in the closing 50 yards
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat behind front group early - third and steady 4 out - made ground into contention 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out but overtaken after the last - stayed on driven to the line finishing 3rd
Daniel King
Adrian Sexton
Sat behind the front group early - shuffled back to 4th before rallying approaching 3 out - dropped to 5th under pressure with 2 to jump - regained 4th but held no threat into the last and stayed on for 4th
Carl Millar (5)
Nigel Thomas Slevin
Tracked pace-setter early - lost ground with small error four out - dropped to fourth under pressure then weakened into fifth before the last
Paddy Cleary (7)
Gordon Elliott
Tracked front group early - down in 6th with four to jump then well ahead of those behind before three out - unable to close before two out and held on for 6th
Mr E P Powell (7)
Liam Lennon
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway before 3 out - beaten well before the finish
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Drifted left over first - settled behind the front group - down in 7th 4 out then flattened out after a small error 3 out
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Thomas Patrick McGettigan
Mistake at 1st - unseated rider
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Ballooned left at opening fence - dropped towards back with no threat - pulled up before two out
Philip Donovan
A. Slattery
Pushed along early - held towards the back with little impression made - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Ricky Doyle
S Michael Millar
Sat close to the pace early - hit the 4th mildly - modest through 8th with four to go - lost touch three out - eased down and pulled up after the last
Non-runners: Greenroad Girl
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.