15:20
Gleneagle Group Handicap Hurdle
2m7f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 57.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Michael Kenneally (5)
Padraig Butler
Front from the outset - error at the 4th - shoved on after 3 out - four lengths up when erring again at the following fence - soon driven - went away at the last - kept finding to win easily
Darragh O'Keeffe
David Richard Barry
Up with the front pair early - 4th at halfway - 5th 4 out and urged - under pressure before 3 out - challenging for 2nd but making no dent when untidy 2 out - 2nd after that - stayed on at one speed to finish runner-up
Phillip Enright
Norman Lee
In the pack early - shaken up and gained ground before 3 out - battling for second but made no dent 2 out - third after 2 out - clumsy at the last and weakened to finish 3rd
Luke Burke Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Prominent early and 3rd halfway - went 2nd after 4 out - under pressure when blundered 3 out - soon driven and made no headway - 5th 2 out and faded to finish 4th
Tom Kelly (7)
C Byrnes
Jostled at the first - raced freely early and sat sixth at the midpoint - fourth 4 out after a small error and a smack - under pressure soon after - no threat when untidy 2 out and weakened to finish 5th
Miss N C Hennessy (7)
Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged before 3 out - outpaced from there and well beaten in 6th
Daniel King
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Raced in the pack on the inner - denied a clear run for a moment after 4 out - made ground before 3 out under urging - up with the placed horses when error 2 out - soon beaten off and faded - another error at the last - finished 7th
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Towards rear throughout - out of the contest from an early stage - urged 3 out before running out of steam after the following fence - eighth and well beaten
John Shinnick
Michael Barry
Prominent from the start - up to second early then third after 4 out - pushed along and faded tamely before the following fence - finished 9th
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled in behind the main body - blundered 5 out while well off the pace - under pressure and fading from the following fence - finished 10th and well beaten
Philip Donovan
Seamus Neville
Held up at the back throughout - urged before 3 out without response - tailed off to finish 11th
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Raced in the pack on the inner - error at the 8th then urged - tailed off after 4 out and finished 12th
Peter Smithers (5)
Eoin Griffin
Sat just off the front pair - veered left at the 1st and collided with another runner - held a midfield spot at halfway - ran out of steam after 4 out and was eased up before the following fence
Non-runners: Monntie
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.