15:55
COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 19 runners
Winning time 6m 45.50s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Miss J Townend
Paul John Gilligan
Racing in the middle of the pack - climbed to 5th 4 out - took 2nd approaching 2 out then hit the front at the last - stayed on strongly up the run-in to win
Luke Burke Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Made all the running - error at the 6th - ten lengths up by halfway - jumped sloppily 4 out and lead shrank 2 out - shaken up and overtaken at the last after another untidy leap - nothing more to give on the run-in to finish second
Michael Kenneally (3)
Michael C Griffin
Up with the front runner early - 4th halfway before gaining ground then a serious blunder 2 out - made no dent before the last - plugged on at one speed late to finish 3rd
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Prominent early - holding third at the midway point - minor error 3 out - urged after 2 out but made no dent - soon outpaced and finished 4th
Mike O'Connor
Henry de Bromhead
Settled behind the main bunch - improved from 3 out to hold 4th before urged by the following fence then made no dent approaching the last and weakened run-in to finish 5th
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Settled among the backmarkers - moved up to 6th after 4 out - got nowhere from 2 out and wound down on the run-in to finish 6th
James Smith (3)
A. McCann
Raced in the pack and sixth at halfway - urged from 5 out without making any dent - found nothing after 3 out - tailed off and pulled up before the following fence
Alan Casey (7)
Liam Casey
Raced towards the back of the pack - always out of the picture - tired after 3 out and well beaten when pulled up before the following fence
Daniel King
Fintan Feeney
Pressed the front-runner early and 7th at halfway - driven along after 9th and soon dropped away - nothing left and pulled up before 4 out
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Ms M Flynn
Prompt pursuer of the front runner - 5th at halfway - made no inroads after 3 out and 8th approaching 2 out - soon out of it and pulled up before the last
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Raced in the pack early - dropped towards the back after a mistake at the 8th - outpaced after 3 out and tailed off before being pulled up at the following fence
Kevin Sexton
Gavin Cromwell
Raced in the pack - outpaced after 3 out - well behind when pulled up before the following fence
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled well off the pace from the start - urged along and tailed off after the 6th - out of contention until pulled up before the 9th
Mr E M Nugent (7)
Barry T Murphy
Raced in the pack - outpaced after 3 out - well beaten when pulled up before the following fence
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up in the back group - still among the also-rans after 3 out - out of gas and pulled up before the following fence
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Prominent early and second at halfway - ridden after 3 out and dropped back - weary and pulled up before the following fence
John Shinnick
Terence O'Brien
Towards the back from the start - tailed off by halfway and out of contention - pulled up before 4 out
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Settled well back in the pack - struggled to make progress after 3 out - tailed off and eased to a stop before the following fence
Sean Flanagan
David Kenneth Budds
Held up at the back throughout - outpaced from 3 out - tailed off and pulled up before the following fence
Non-runners: Good World, Clash Gold
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.