16:50
Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap Hurdle
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 56.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Danny Gilligan
Mrs Denise Foster
prominent in third - dropped to 4th 5 out - moved up to 2nd 3 out then hit the front before the straight - challenged 2 out - a nose in front over the last - kept finding to win
Mr Finn Tegetmeier (7)
Noel Meade
raced in midfield and 9th 5 out - made headway 3 out to take 2nd - upsides 2 out - in the fight over the last - kept on well to be beaten half a length
Paddy Cody (7)
John McConnell
Held up at the back - gained ground before 4 out - driven 3 out - 8th and going nowhere 2 out - 3rd 150 yards out - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Alix Balfe (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in midfield around five fences out - slipped back four out - back to seventh two out - never a threat late on - plodded on to finish 4th
Sam Ewing
W R Crawford
Error at the 1st - raced in second and vied for the front - passed 5 out - dropped to 3rd after a small error 4 out - pressed again before the straight - 4th 2 out then back to 3rd over the last - made no inroads and faded on the run-in to finish 5th
Jack Kennedy
Martin Hassett
Raced in the pack's middle - sixth five fences from home - crept up four out before slipping back turning in - rallied to fifth two out - soon made no further headway and finished sixth
Richard Deegan
Eric Larkin
Prominent early - 5th five out then 6th next - dropped back three out - rallied turning in - 6th and going nowhere two out - finished 7th
Conor Clarke (7)
P J Rothwell
Went front early and raced prominent until passed 5 out - stayed handy and challenged for the front once more around the home turn - third two from home - fourth over the last and out of petrol - dropped away to finish 8th
Shane Fitzsimons (7)
John McConnell
Prominent early - 4th at the 7th - took over 5 out - overtaken before the straight - dropped away quickly - tired 2 out to finish 9th
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Gerard Keane
Out the back from the start - tenth with four fences left - tailed off after 3 out and never a threat
Ms E Dunseath (7)
Noel C. Kelly
Up with the front group early - minor errors at the 3rd and 4th - 8th by the 7th - slipped back before the 9th and fell behind 4 out - never a threat finishing 11th
Mr J P Sutton (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Prominent early - 6th at the 7th - going backwards 5 out - tailed off from 3 out and never a threat - finished 12th
Philip Donovan
Gary McGill
Towards the back throughout - lost touch after 9th - never a threat - well adrift at the finish
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.