14:00
Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle
3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 40.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Emmet Mullins
Made the running early - passed before the 7th - back in second after the 8th - edged in front before 2 out - kept on strongly to win
Mark Walsh
T Hogan
towards back of the pack early - moved up after 6th - went on before 7th pulling hard - jumped awkwardly 3 out - passed before 2 out and blundered there - dropped to 3rd - rallied to take 2nd late but never threatened winner
Phillip Enright
David Harry Kelly
Prominent early behind the front runner - third by the 8th - gained ground 2 out - unable to bridge gap to winner late on - passed for second near the line to finish third
Charlie O'Dwyer (3)
W. P. Mullins
a little adrift early - 7th after the 8th fence - no progress 2 out - stayed on up the run-in to snatch 4th late on
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel Meade
Prominent early - minor error at the 6th then up to 4th after the 8th - slipped to 6th and made no headway 2 out - plugged on to regain 4th late before losing out for 5th near the line
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Raced in the pack - slipped back towards the tail after a clumsy jump at the 1st - 6th after 8th and 5th 2 out without making progress - kept on at one speed to finish 6th
Keith Donoghue
Ross O'Sullivan
held up towards back of the pack early - progressed to 5th after the 8th - crept nearer turning into the straight and 4th 2 out - faded on the run-in to finish 7th
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.