Co-Op Superstores 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

1st

Atomic City (IRE)

No. 2

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Mark Walsh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 11-0 –

Mark Walsh

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3:35.80 £9,000

Settled in last few - keen early and jumped untidily at the 2nd - 8th at halfway - moved up to 4th after 4 out - angled left before 2 out and soon runner-up - nudged before the last - went to the front after the last - strong finish to win

2nd

Step By Step (IRE) ^h

No. 8

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Harry Cobden · T: Aidan Anthony Howard

3 11-0 –

Harry Cobden

Aidan Anthony Howard

½ £3,000

Raced in the pack - fourth at halfway - blundered 3 out - took command before 2 out - pushed and drifted right before the last - error at the last and passed - stayed on but couldn't regain the lead on the run-in to finish second beaten half a length

3rd

Divine Believer (IRE)

No. 11

3yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry de Bromhead

3 10-7 –

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry de Bromhead

10 £1,500

Made the running - scrappy jumping 3rd and 4th - two lengths clear at halfway - overtaken after 4 out - under pressure before 3 out - nothing more to give before the last - error at the last - plodded on to finish 3rd

4th

Green Soul (IRE)

No. 6

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: J J Slevin · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 11-0 –

J J Slevin

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2¾ £750

towards the back of the pack early - 6th at halfway - urged on before 3 out - slight progress under a drive from 3 out - 4th before the last - kept on to the line

5th

Chairmanforlife (FR)

No. 4

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Ricky Doyle · T: Mrs J. Harrington

3 11-0 –

Ricky Doyle

Mrs J. Harrington

6 £450

Prominent behind the pace-setter - error at the 2nd - runner-up at halfway - went to the front 4 out - blundered 3 out and soon under pressure before losing the advantage - another error 2 out - faded before the last - finished 5th

6th

Another Day Done (IRE)

No. 1

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Sean Flanagan · T: A. McCann

3 11-0 –

Sean Flanagan

A. McCann

18 £300

held up at back throughout - pushed from 4 out without response - well beaten in 6th

7th

Starship Trooper (IRE)

No. 7

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Eoin Walsh · T: Ciaran Murphy

3 11-0 –

Eoin Walsh

Ciaran Murphy

13

Up with the pace early - clumsy at the 3rd - error 4 out then dropped away quickly under pressure - finished miles behind in 7th

8th

The Wee Man (IRE)

No. 9

3yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Alan King (7) · T: Mark Michael McNiff

3 10-7 –

Alan King (7)

Mark Michael McNiff

3

raced in the pack's middle - errors at 2nd and 5th - faded after 4 out and finished well adrift in 8th

9th

Boston Benjamin (IRE) ^ht

No. 3

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Sam Ewing · T: Gordon Elliott

3 11-0 –

Sam Ewing

Gordon Elliott

½

Held up at back throughout - untidy over fences - ridden and outpaced after 4 out - well adrift at the finish in 9th

10th

Did Tell (IRE)

No. 5

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Mark McDonagh · T: Sean O O'Brien

3 11-0 –

Mark McDonagh

Sean O O'Brien

31

Pulled hard in midfield - sloppy at obstacles - folded after 4 out - finished miles adrift in 10th