15:25
Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 2m, Hurdle, 5yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 3m 58.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - moved into contention 3 out and up into third soon after - driven to hit the front last - stayed on strongly to score
Michael Kenneally (5)
Yvonne Latta
Settled towards the back of the pack - asked for effort after 3 out and moved to the inside - improved into 7th 2 out then 3rd approaching the last - stayed on well to snatch second near the line
Simon Torrens
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards back of the pack - improved on inner to sit close behind pace into straight - pushed along to move into fourth near last then edged into third on run-in
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Settled towards back of the pack - moved into contention approaching 3 out - third turning in then briefly second - stopped responding before last - eased back to finish 4th
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to the front early - hit the front first fence - urged forward after 3 out then lost command soon after - lacked another gear in 5th approaching last - stayed on same rhythm through run-in to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
Sat behind pace - 3rd at halfway - shaken up to hit the front 2 out then overtaken before last - held no more in reserve and gave way through the closing stages
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Gerard Keane
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at the midpoint - asked for effort three out and dropped to 7th soon after - stayed on same gait from the final fence to finish 7th
Harry Cobden
W. P. Mullins
Settled in the pack - driven approaching 3 out - unable to close from there - eventually finished 8th
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Alix Balfe (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close behind pace - clipped opening obstacle - 5th at halfway - errs three out then fades from there
Charlie O'Dwyer (3)
W. P. Mullins
Sat behind the pace early - moved into second by halfway - driven approaching three out then dropped away before the following fence
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - made no impression - well beaten in 12th
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins
Went in front early - lost the advantage soon after - sat behind the pace to halfway - urged forward past three out - found nothing more and dropped away before being pulled up
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Sat handy behind pace - clumsy at first obstacle - slipped through midfield by halfway before losing touch and pulled up before 4 out
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - made no headway from three out - pulled up before the following fence
Non-runners: Cosmos D'ainay, Laafi
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.