14:55
Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m6½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 1.50s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Led throughout - minor error 3 out - challenged before 2 out - three lengths ahead over the last and kept on strongly when driven to win
James Smith (3)
A. McCann
Prominent in second throughout - took on the front one before 2 out then outpaced approaching the last - rallied on the run-in to finish second
Miss J Townend
Paul John Gilligan
Prominent early - holding a place in the first three from the sixth - joined the principals before 2 out - outpaced approaching the last - kept going to the line for 3rd
Cian Quirke
E Seymour
Prominent early - 4th from 6th fence - no threat to the front pair after 2 out - stayed on at one pace to finish 4th
Michael Kenneally (5)
Declan Queally
Held up at the back - pushed along 3 out then gained ground to lie 5th before 2 out - soon made no further progress
Mr E M Nugent (7)
Brian M McMahon
Prompt up with the front pair early - minor error at the 6th - sixth 4 out then dropped to rear and made no progress before 2 out - finished 6th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
prominent in 5th early - 6th and making no progress before 2 out - faded quickly and out of contention - finished well adrift in 7th
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.