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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2m4f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 20 runners
Winning time 5m 9.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
Norman Lee
sat close behind the pacesetters - moved to the front 6th - niggled after 2 out then strong finish on the run-in to win
Cian Quirke
Edward F Power
Vied for front spot early then sat just behind the front pair - 3rd at halfway before moving up to 2nd turning into the straight - urged on soon after - stayed on strongly up the run-in but just failed by a short head
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Towards back of the pack early then midfield by halfway - improved on inner turning in and 6th 2 out - 3rd before the last after urging - stayed on at same speed up the run-in but never threatened the front pair - finished 3rd
Mark Walsh
Charles O'Brien
Close up early - 5th halfway before moving to 3rd turning in - shaken up and made no inroads approaching the last - stayed on under urging to finish 4th
Mr D Doyle (5)
Timothy Doyle
Settled behind the main body of the field - made smart progress wide to reach 5th turning in - shoved on after 2 out then stuck on at an even tempo up the run-in to finish 5th
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Thomas Mullins
Held up at the back early - made ground after 3 out to lie 8th turning in then urged on to reach 6th before the last - never threatened on the run-in
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Close up early - 8th at halfway - urged on turning into the straight - made no inroads after 2 out - stayed on at the same speed to finish 7th
Harry Sexton (7)
Eoin Doyle
Raced in the pack's midfield - moved up 3 out to sit 6th turning in - shaken up after 2 out but made no dent before the last and weakened on the run-in to finish 8th
Darragh O'Keeffe
John Joseph Hanlon
Racing in the pack - 7th at halfway - urged on turning in - made no inroads approaching the last - weakened to finish 9th
Daniel King
Liam P Cusack
Settled behind the main body of the field - gained ground on the inside before 2 out then made no dent approaching the last - weakened on the run-in to finish 10th
Conor Smithers (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Raced in the pack - shaken up after 3 out - made no dent from 2 out and never threatened - finished 11th
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Showed early speed in front - sixth at halfway after sitting just behind the pace - ridden into the straight and dropped back before fading to finish 12th
Josh Williamson (3)
Ms Helen P Markham
Raced towards the back of the pack early - niggled at 3 out but made no progress - never in contention from the second last - finished 13th
James Smith (5)
A. McCann
Settled in last group - urged without making progress before 3 out - plodded on in straight - finished 14th and well beaten
Dylan Robinson
Tom McGuinness
Settled out the back from the start - nowhere near the pace through the race - struggled to land a blow in the straight - finished 15th and well beaten
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Up with the pace and in front from 3rd - overtaken at 6th and dropped to 4th turning in - urged on but outpaced after 2 out to finish 16th
Richard Condon (5)
P A Fahy
Settled behind the main body - urged on yet made no dent from 3 out - laboured in the straight to finish 17th
Niall Moore (5)
Martin Paul Fitzgerald
Prominent early - 4th at halfway - dropped away rapidly approaching 3 out and soon beaten - finished 18th
Tom Kelly (7)
C Byrnes
Held up at the back throughout - well beaten in 19th
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
Raced in the pack - blundered at the 6th then lost ground to be last group before 3 out - soon beaten and finished 20th
Non-runners: Sea Of Doubt, The Monkey Pole, Flash The Badge
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.