15:30
Master Chefs Handicap Hurdle
2m1f, Hurdle, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 5.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled at the back and 13th at halfway - crept into contention after 3 out and cruised up on the inner to reach the front pair before 2 out - error 2 out - urged on before the last then went in front at the final fence - stayed on strongly up the run-in to win
Sam Ewing
Rory Anthony Devine
sat close up early - error at the 3rd then jumped sluggishly 5th - moved into 2nd by halfway - went to the front after 3 out - shaken up before 2 out - untidy jump at the last and passed - urged on the run-in but found little late to finish 2nd
Michael Kenneally (5)
S Ryan
Raced in the pack - 4th at halfway - made ground wide before 2 out - urged before the last then stayed on at an even tempo to finish 3rd
Tom Kelly (7)
E McNamara
Raced in the pack and 9th at halfway - improved before 3 out then urged after it - blundered 2 out - kept on late for 4th
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
midfield at halfway in 11th - improved before 3 out - niggled 2 out - urged before the last - weakened near finish to take 5th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
held up in last group - 12th at halfway - stepped up to 3rd under urging before 2 out - error 2 out then faded before the last - finished 6th
Mark Walsh
M A Molloy
held up in last group - clumsy jumping second - urged on after 3 out - small gain before 2 out - stopped finding anything before last - finished 7th
James Smith (3)
Shane Crawley
handy early - error at the 2nd - pushed for effort then faded before 2 out - finished 8th well beaten
Darragh O'Keeffe
E McNamara
Raced in the pack - ridden before 2 out and faded tamely - never a factor in 9th
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Raced in the pack - niggled before 2 out and faded tamely - finished 10th
Daniel King
A. J. Martin
up with the pace early then in front from 2nd - pushed along after 3 out - collapsed tamely once passed before 2 out and finished 11th
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Set off in front until passed at the 2nd - jumping untidy at the 4th and again 3 out - pushed hard after 3 out and dropped away tamely - virtually pulled up before 2 out to finish 12th
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
sat in the pack early - jumped awkwardly at the 5th - urged on and faded before 3 out - well beaten in 13th
Conor Smithers (7)
Andrew Kinirons
Prominent enough early - under pressure and went backwards from 3 out - finished a long way adrift in 14th
Simon Torrens
John McConnell
Missed the break - detached from the outset - beaten out of sight and finished 15th
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.