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Powerscreen New England Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 57.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Simon Torrens
Aidan Anthony Howard
raced up with the front pair and pulled hard early - fifth three fences from home - pushed along in third 2 out - level with the pair ahead at the last - finished strongly to get up near the line - won narrowly after a hard effort
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Up with the pace early - niggled along 2 out and slipped to 5th at the last - finished full of running after the last - snatched 2nd near the line and only a neck short of the winner
Conor Smithers (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Prominent behind the front pair - sent on for a slim advantage 2 out - challenged hard at the last - overhauled late and slipped to 3rd near the line with nothing more to give
Darragh O'Keeffe
Andrew McNamara
Prominent from the start - shaken up in 4th 2 out then urged for more - still 4th at the last - denied a clear run inside the final furlong - faded late to finish 4th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Made all the running - pushed along turning in - passed 2 out - battled for second at the last then made no inroads on the run-in to finish 5th
Sean Flanagan
H Rogers
Raced among the hindmost of the pack - moved up to 6th - pushed along 2 out - never threatened before the last
Kevin Healy (7)
Gordon Elliott
Towards the back early - moved up to 7th 3 out - pushed along turning into the straight but made no inroads - finished 7th
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up at back - took strong hold and made a minor error at the 4th - urged along turning for home - made no progress and finished 8th
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Raced in the pack - 6th 3 out and pushed along turning for home - faded to finish 9th
Non-runners: Firebrand
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.