13:30
Eventsec Handicap Hurdle
3m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 20 runners
Winning time 5m 53.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Philip Donovan
Darren Collins
Settled in last group - made ground wide before 3 out then challenged for the front 2 out - pushed along to hit the front soon after and stayed on strongly to win
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Towards rear of the pack early - shaken up after 3 out and moved up to challenge for the front spot fleetingly - second and urged on approaching the last - stayed on up the run-in but could not peg back the winner near the finish
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Held up in last few - made ground to lie 7th 2 out - 3rd and under pressure approaching the last - stayed on at same speed to finish third
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled towards the back of the main group - urged on and gained ground approaching 3 out - 9th 2 out before climbing to 5th and under pressure before the last - stayed on at same speed on the run-in to take 4th
Danny Gilligan
Peter John Flood
Raced in the pack - niggled at 3 out - moved up to 5th 2 out then 4th before the last - no threat on the run-in and finished 5th
Richard Condon (5)
N Dooly
Held up at the back early - ridden in the second half of the field approaching 2 out where a small error cost ground - 10th at the last - stayed on strongly on the run-in but always out of it - 6th
Aidan Kelly
Gerard Kyne
Towards the back of the main group - gained ground after 3 out then 10th and urged on - 9th before the last and plodded on to finish 7th
Alix Balfe (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Up with the pace early - second at halfway - dropped to 4th approaching 2 out and urged - found little before the last then weakened on the run-in to finish 8th
Ms E Dunseath (7)
Noel C. Kelly
Among the backmarkers early - made ground wide before 4 out and hit the front approaching 3 out - overtaken before 2 out - 6th and going nowhere when clumsy at the last - weakened on the run-in to finish 9th
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
Ross O'Sullivan
Raced in the middle of the field - niggled at turning for home with 3 out approaching - plugged on at same speed after 2 out to finish 10th
Danny Mullins
P A Fahy
Prominent early - progressed up the inner to go in front after 2nd - overtaken approaching 3 out - ridden and slipped to 6th before 2 out - made no dent approaching the last and weakened away to finish 11th
Sean Flanagan
Eoin Doyle
Raced in the pack - urged on and made a small error 3 out - made no progress from 2 out and stayed on at the same pace to finish 12th
Conor Clarke (7)
Barry J Fitzgerald
Prominent early and 4th halfway - niggled at approaching 3 out - outpaced after 2 out and finished 13th
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Eoin Griffin
Prominent early - seventh at the midway point before urged without making headway approaching 2 out - soon beaten and finished 14th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Dropped out at the back from the outset - nothing to offer in the closing stages after 3 out - finished 15th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
up with the front pair early - 6th at halfway - ran out of steam after 3 out and finished 16th
James Smith (3)
A. McCann
Raced in the pack's midfield - found nothing more after 3 out - soon dropped away tamely to finish 17th
J. J. Slevin
Seamus Neville
Settled in central position and 8th at halfway - under urging and slipped back towards the tail approaching 3 out - soon beaten and finished 18th
Harry Sexton (7)
R K Watson
Pushed on in front early - racing in third at the midway point - under pressure after 4 out and soon found little - faded right away and finished miles adrift in 19th
Darragh O'Keeffe
John Joseph Hanlon
Prominent early - 5th at halfway - under pressure after 4 out and slipped to last - tailed off turning in with no response - pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Butty O Brien, Captain Kate, Westin Pimpernel
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.