14:45
Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle
2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 4m 15.10s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Prominent early - 3rd at halfway - moved up to take charge after 2 out - quickened on the run-in and stretched away - stayed on strongly to win comfortably
Daniel King
Ross O'Sullivan
Prominent early - 4th at halfway - shaken up after 2 out then went second before the last - no threat to the winner on the run-in and stayed on at the same speed for second
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Prominent early - 7th at halfway - improved to 5th after 2 out then ran on under urging on the run-in to share 3rd on the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
up with the front pair early - mid-pack in 5th at halfway - moved into third two fences from home - niggled between rivals approaching the last before failing to make a dent on the run-in
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Racing in the pack and 8th at halfway - made no inroads 2 out - plodded into 6th on the run-in before finishing 5th
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Prominent close up early - moved up to challenge for top spot 5th and in front 3 out - overtaken after 2 out and dropped to 4th before the last - nothing left on the run-in to finish 6th
John Shinnick
Miss M Harding
Made the running early - challenged by a rival at the 5th and overtaken 3 out - ridden and dropped back before the following fence then soon tired to finish 7th
Mr O T Gilligan (7)
Paul John Gilligan
Raced behind the main pack - gained ground wide after 3 out - weakened from the penultimate fence to finish 8th
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Matthew A Daly
held up in last group early - still well back after 3 out - plodded on up the straight without threatening - finished 9th
Danny Mullins
Emmet Mullins
Prominent early - mid-division at halfway before moving up to fifth with two fences left - urged without making inroads approaching the last - weakened on the run-in to finish 10th
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Raced in the pack's midst - made no headway nearing 2 out - outpaced in the straight - finished 11th and well beaten
Peter Smithers (5)
W J Austin
Raced at the back throughout - well adrift by 3 out - tired badly to finish 12th and miles behind
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled well off the pace in the pack - always out of contention - empty after 3 out and finished 13th
Ben Harvey
Gavin Cromwell
Prominent enough through the early stages - ran out of steam after 3 out and finished well beaten in 14th
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back throughout - no threat to the principal contenders - empty from 3 out - finished 15th and well beaten
Mr E M Nugent (7)
Norman Lee
held up at back throughout - outpaced from 3 out - finished 16th and tailed off
J. J. Slevin
Richard James Daniels
Settled towards the back of the pack - always out of the picture - ran out of steam after 3 out - finished 17th and a long way adrift
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Raced towards the back of the pack - error 4 out - outpaced from 3 out and well adrift when pulled up before the last
Richard Deegan
Donal Hassett
Raced in the pack - blundered at the first and parted company with rider
Anna McGuinness (7)
I Madden
Prominent in the pack early - blundered 5th and dropped towards the back before 3 out - tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Fergy Five
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.