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Racing Again October 10th Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 16 runners
Winning time 3m 46.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Conor Smithers (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Prominent early and 5th at the fifth - improved 3 out to take 2nd and apply pressure turning in - in front 2 out - three lengths up over the last and kept up the effort to win
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up at the back - bumped at the 1st and met more interference after the 2nd - moved forward 3 out - 4th 2 out - 3rd over the last - took 2nd soon after the elbow when ridden - never threatened the winner - stayed on at one speed for 2nd
Sam Ewing
Mark Fahey
In touch with front group and 6th at 5th - headway 3 out - 3rd and mounting a bid turning in - ridden into 2nd after 2 out - back to 3rd early on run-in and no more to give - stuck on at one speed
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Bernard Martin Crowley
Made all the running - challenged turning into the straight and overtaken 2 out - 4th and outpaced over the last
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Raced in the pack's midst - 8th at the 5th - gained ground 3 out and moved up a place to sixth two fences from home - fifth before the last but unable to threaten - plugged on at an even tempo to finish 5th
Conor Brassil (3)
Martin Brassil
Raced in the pack - 10th at the 5th - gradually gained ground after 3 out - 8th and making no inroads before 2 out - plugged on to finish 6th
Michael Kenneally (5)
Charlie Keegan
prominent in second early - drifted a touch left approaching 2nd - under pressure before straight and soon dropped back - 5th and found nothing 2 out - finished 7th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
raced in the pack's central group - ninth at the fifth - crept nearer after 3 out and lay seventh approaching the penultimate fence - never a threat and finished 8th
Peter Smithers (5)
Jarlath P Fahey
Blundered at the first - settled well back in the field - crept forward to 9th 2 out - never threatened and finished 9th
Mr E M Nugent (7)
Barry T Murphy
Held up at the back throughout - no impact on the race - finished 10th
Alex Harvey
Thomas Coyle
Raced in the pack - blundered at the 2nd - 11th by the 5th - never a threat before 3 out - faded tamely to finish 11th
Caragh Monaghan (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
prominent in third early - dropped away 3 out and soon faded - never a threat finishing 12th
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Hugh Paul Finegan
prominent in 4th early - dropped back 3 out and soon faded tamely - pulled up before 2 out
Mike O'Connor
R K Watson
Out the back from the start - blundered 4th - lost touch before 5th and never a threat - eased and stopped before the second last
Paddy Cleary (7)
Thomas Patrick McGettigan
Blundered at the 1st - rider unseated
Sean Flanagan
Peter Maher
raced in the pack - 7th at the fifth - dropped back 3 out and soon tailed off - pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Arctic Piper, Sidiriya
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.