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Botanica International Rated Novice Hurdle
2m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 12.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
settled at back of field - seventh by fifth fence - made ground after 3 out then moved into third 2 out - joined front pair soon after and went toe to toe approaching the last - got head in front 100 yards out and kept finding to win
Josh Williamson (3)
Patrick Magee
up with the front pair early - 4th at 5th then dropped to 5th before 4 out - moved into 3rd before the straight - 2nd 2 out and upsides - level with the top spot approaching the last - passed 100 yards out but kept battling to finish 2nd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
prominent in second from the start - small error 5th - challenged for control 3 out - edged ahead approaching 2 out - overtaken approaching last then dropped to 3rd - found little when pushed - kept going to the line
Mark Walsh
Andrew McNamara
Prominent early - dropped to 6th by the 5th - 5th turning in - 6th approaching 2 out and making no progress - plodded on to finish 4th
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Raced just behind the front pair in 5th - moved up to 4th before 4 out then under pressure turning in - made no inroads 2 out and plodded on to finish 5th
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Prominent from the start and in front from the first - error at the 2nd - challenged by a rival 3 out - overtaken approaching 2 out - 5th and out of puff 2 out - faded away to finish 6th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
pushed along from an early stage - towards the back of the field - made no inroads from 3 out and finished 7th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
Made the running early - overtaken after the opening fence - settled third behind the front pair - slipped backwards after 3 out and dropped to 7th before the straight - soon out of contention and eased off before the last two fences
Non-runners: Royal Belief
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.