Willis Towers Watson Maiden Hurdle

1st

Ivatt (GB) ^h

No. 4

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

4 11-7 –

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

3:56.40 £9,000

Led from the outset and raced keenly - five lengths up at halfway - lead trimmed turning into the straight - rallied after 2 out and soon had the rest beaten off - minor error at the last - shoved along on the run-in and stayed on strongly to win comfortably

2nd

Charles Kickham (GB) ^h

No. 2

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Paddy Cody (7) · T: Kieran Purcell

4 11-0 –

Paddy Cody (7)

Kieran Purcell

24 £3,000

Pressed the front-runner early - 3rd at halfway - gained ground turning in but made a small error 2 out - pushed along to take 2nd before the last but never threatened the winner

3rd

Michonne (GB)

No. 12

4yo, 11-0, OR 123

J: Donagh Meyler · T: Mrs J. Harrington

4 11-0 123

Donagh Meyler

Mrs J. Harrington

6 £1,500

Raced in 2nd early then 4th at halfway - jumped 5th sloppily and blundered at 6th - given a flick after 3 out and up to 2nd turning in - pushed along after 2 out and made no inroads on winner - lost 2nd on run-in and well held in 3rd

4th

Feel Like Ash (IRE)

No. 3

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Sean Flanagan · T: Paul Nolan

4 11-7 –

Sean Flanagan

Paul Nolan

1½ £750

towards back of the pack - gained ground after 3 out to lie 7th at the following fence - plugged on at one speed to take 4th on the run-in and always well held

5th

Quarry Road (IRE)

No. 8

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Miss Ella Herbison (7) · T: Moses McCabe

4 11-0 –

Miss Ella Herbison (7)

Moses McCabe

2½ £450

Close up behind the pace-setter and bumped a little at the 1st - dropped to 5th by halfway - progress 3 out to hold 3rd turning in - found nothing more after 2 out and finished 5th

6th

Sapphire Jewel (IRE)

No. 13

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Colin Motherway

4 11-0 –

Darragh O'Keeffe

Colin Motherway

¾ £300

towards the back of the main group early - improved to 9th after 3 out - plugged on at same speed from 2 out - well beaten in 6th

7th

Robbie Diamonds (IRE)

No. 9

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: J J Slevin · T: P A Fahy

4 11-7 –

J J Slevin

P A Fahy

2¼

Towards the back and blundered at the first - improved 3 out to be 6th turning in then erred again 2 out - soon made no dent and weakened to finish 7th

8th

Magna Gee Gee (IRE)

No. 5

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Aidan Kelly · T: Patrick J Flynn

4 11-7 –

Aidan Kelly

Patrick J Flynn

8

Raced prominent behind the pace-setter - minor error 3rd then up to 2nd by halfway - slipped back to 5th turning in - found nothing after 2 out and finished 8th

9th

Miners Cabin (IRE)

No. 6

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Phillip Enright · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

4 11-7 –

Phillip Enright

Kevin Thomas Coleman

3½

centre of the field early - 8th turning in and going nowhere - error 2 out then soon beaten off - finished 9th

10th

Plus Or Minus (IRE) ^t

No. 7

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Richard Condon (5) · T: P A Fahy

4 11-2 –

Richard Condon (5)

P A Fahy

1

Held up at the back throughout - outpaced from 3 out - finished tenth and well beaten

11th

Liath Mor (IRE)

No. 11

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Kieren Buckley · T: Gavin Cromwell

4 11-0 –

Kieren Buckley

Gavin Cromwell

40

Held up at back throughout - no response from 3 out - detached and well adrift in 11th

12th

Spirit Of Stars (FR)

No. 10

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Cian Collins

4 11-7 –

Danny Gilligan

Cian Collins

2

Raced in the back half of the pack - bumped and hampered at the 1st - found nothing before 3 out - faded tamely and finished a long way adrift in 12th

UR

Bunker Buster (IRE) ^h

No. 1

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Philip Byrnes · T: C Byrnes

4 11-7 –

Philip Byrnes

C Byrnes

-

Racing in the pack - veered right at the first and unseated rider