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Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle
2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 4m 1.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
prominent in second place at halfway and moved to the front 2 out - two lengths up before the last where a small error cost momentum and drifted right - collared on the run-in - fought back to win on the line
Jordan Gainford
Henry de Bromhead
Prominent early - 6th at halfway - niggled on turning in and climbed to 3rd after 2 out - improved to 2nd early in the run-in and briefly bumped - squeezed up the inner to edge in front - collared on the line to finish 2nd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Made all the running - two lengths in front at halfway - overhauled 2 out and soon under pressure without making inroads - third at the last and stayed on at the same speed to the line
Phillip Enright
Vincent Laurence Halley
prominent early and 3rd halfway - urged on turning in but made no dent in 4th after 2 out - weakened late to finish 4th
Ross Berry (7)
J A Berry
prominent early - 8th at halfway - made ground before 2 out - shaken up but made no dent in 5th approaching the last - plodded to the line
Mr D Doyle (5)
Timothy Doyle
Raced in the pack - niggled at turning in and 6th approaching the last - stayed on at an even rate to finish 6th
J J Slevin
Mrs Lorna Fowler
prominent early and dropped to 4th - 5th at halfway - shoved up at start of straight but made no dent from 2 out - weakened to finish 7th
Paul Townend
W. P. Mullins
Up with the front pair early - fourth at the midway point before urged without making inroads from 2 out - soon empty and finished 8th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Raced in the pack - 7th at halfway - urged on entering the straight but made no dent after 2 out - soon beaten and finished 9th
Josh Williamson (3)
David M O'Brien
Raced out the back - gained ground 3 out to sit midfield turning in - ran on at a steady speed without threatening - finished 10th
Sean Flanagan
G. O'Leary
towards back of the pack early - hampered 2 out and made no progress - plodded on to finish 11th
Shane Markey (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled among the back of the pack - always outpaced - made no impact in the straight - finished 12th
Conor Clarke (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled at back of the field throughout - no threat at any stage - plodded on from 2 out to finish 13th
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Raced behind the main pack early - going nowhere in the closing stages - found nothing from 3 out and finished 14th
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
Positioned at the back throughout - well adrift by 3 out - tired from there and finished 15th
Ben Harvey
Gavin Cromwell
Raced in the pack's centre - nothing to offer from 3 out and weakened in the straight - finished 16th and well beaten
Danny Power (7)
Terence O'Brien
Raced at back of the field throughout - out of contention - patchy effort from 3 out - finished 17th and well beaten
John Shinnick
Terence O'Brien
held up behind the main pack - out of contention throughout and stopped responding approaching 3 out - trailed far behind late on in 18th
Tom Kelly (7)
M K Flannery
Raced around the middle of the pack - still handy when seriously impeded 2 out and brought down
Brian Hayes
Liam P Cusack
Racing in the pack - niggled and still close up when fell 2 out
Non-runners: Mister Class, Always Scoring
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.