15:20
W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle
2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 6m 5.60s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Front from the start and a length up at halfway - shoved on 2 out then urged approaching the last - stretched away on the run-in and stayed on strongly to win
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Out the back early - progressed to 6th two out then 4th at the last - stayed on strongly on the run-in to snatch 2nd late
Peter Smithers (5)
Sean Joseph Allen
prominent early and 2nd at halfway - slipped to 4th 2 out under urging - 5th at the last and making no inroads - plugged on up the run-in to snatch 3rd late
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Emmet Mullins
Raced in the pack - 5th at halfway - moved up to 2nd 2 out - urged on approaching the last - made no inroads on the run-in and faded to finish 4th
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Settled in the pack's midfield - progressed to third 2 out - shaken up nearing the last - urged on the run-in without making a dent and weakened to finish 5th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Raced in the pack's midsection - sixth at halfway - made no inroads until two out - plodded on at an even tempo to the line in 6th
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Prominent early - 3rd at halfway - dropped to 5th and shoved on 2 out - 6th and making no dent before the last - plodded to the line to finish 7th
Ricky Doyle
C A Murphy
Settled towards back of the main bunch - urged on and made no inroads 2 out - plodded on at same speed up the straight to finish 8th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled in behind the main bunch - still well off the back before 3 out - made no dent 2 out - plodded on at one speed up the run-in - finished 9th
Gearoid Brouder (5)
E McNamara
Prompted up with the front pair and pulled hard early - 4th at halfway - dropped back approaching 2 out - soon beaten and weakened out of it to finish 10th
Rian Lane (7)
E Bolger
held up at back throughout - ridden after 3 out without making any dent - tired late to finish 11th
Daniel King
Eoin Griffin
Missed the break - settled in the back division - urged from 2 out and found nothing more - always well held in 12th
Non-runners: Mystic Malina, Open Secret
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.