14:00
PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 0.40s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Townend
W. P. Mullins
prominent early - 4th at halfway - jumped untidily 5th and following fence - 3rd entering straight - 2nd before 2 out where tardy over it and bumped on touchdown - shaken up and moved to inner before last - level with rival at last - hit front final 100 yards and kept finding to win
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
Up with the front group early - third at halfway - second when small error 3 out - went to the front approaching the straight - shaken up 2 out where veered left and slithered on touchdown - strongly challenged when veering left at the last - overhauled inside the final 100 yards - no extra and finished second
Mark Walsh
E McNamara
up with the front rank - in front after the 1st - challenged for a moment at the 4th - overtaken turning for home - sat 3rd and made no dent after a mistake 2 out - urged after the last and stayed on at same speed
Josh Williamson (3)
David M O'Brien
Held up in last group - 6th at halfway - ridden in 5th without making inroads before 2 out - plodded on at same speed to finish 4th
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Michael Barry
Held up near the back before 5th at halfway - jumped untidily at the 5th and the one after - ridden in 4th approaching 2 out and found no more
Rian Lane (7)
Sean Joseph Allen
Out the back from the start - clumsy at the 1st - error at the 2nd and lost ground after - tailed off by halfway - urged after 3 out without response - another error at the last - finished 6th
John Aherne (7)
Lawrence Walshe
up with the pace and raced freely - swerved approaching 1st - soon chasing the front one - wandered approaching 2nd - challenged for a spell at 4th - third 3 out and soon urged - fell away approaching straight - error 2 out and finished well adrift in 7th
Non-runners: Naught But Nice, Jury Time, Silk Buds, Coffeemorninggirls, Whelkeen View
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.