15:45
Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle
2m4½f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 22 runners
Winning time 5m 19.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott
Raced in the pack's middle - progressed to 4th on the inner 2 out - hit front turning for home under urging - kept going strongly inside the final furlong to win
J. J. Slevin
N Dooly
Towards back early - 15th 2 out - switched wide into straight and urged on - improved to 6th at the last - kept on strongly after the last to snatch 2nd late - beaten half a length
Peter Smithers (5)
Padraig Roche
Held up towards the back - 13th 2 out and soon pushed along - progress into 2nd at the last - stayed on at one speed and lost 2nd late for 3rd
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Ms M Flynn
Made the running from the start - pressed by rival from the 4th - pushed along 2 out then overtaken turning for home - 3rd at the last - faded on the run-in to finish 4th
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
among the backmarkers early - 11th 2 out and gaining - under pressure soon after - 5th at the last but outpaced late
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Up with the pace and pulled hard early - dropped to 5th 2 out - made no inroads and finished 6th
Cian Quirke
Edward F Power
Raced close up behind the front pair and pulled hard early - joined forces for the front spot at the 4th - under pressure 2 out - overtaken turning in - made no further progress and finished 7th
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Prominent early - niggled along 2 out and struggling in 7th - error at the last and never a threat to finish 8th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Raced in the pack - 8th two out - never a threat and finished 9th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Up with the front pair early - under pressure 2 out - faded out of contention to finish 10th
Kevin Healy (7)
Colin Bowe
Raced prominently early - held 7th and made a small error 2 out - faded out of contention to finish 11th
Mr E P Powell (7)
Liam Lennon
Raced in the pack - pushed along 2 out without making any progress - finished 12th
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
James Andrew Fahey
Raced wide and well back early - 12th 2 out after being pushed along - never a threat late on and finished 13th
Danny Mullins
P A Fahy
towards the back early - struggled to make progress from 3 out - well beaten in 14th
Ben Kennedy (7)
Denis Hickey
trailed throughout - no threat to principals - finished 15th and well beaten
James Smith (3)
Thomas Gibney
Held up in the pack through the race - 9th 2 out - faded tamely to finish 16th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Up with the front pair early - under pressure after 3 out - faded tamely to finish 17th
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Ciaran Murphy
prominent early - upsides for the front 2 out before passed turning in - faded tamely to finish 18th
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Settled in behind the main body - made no inroads from 3 out - faded away to finish 19th
Alex Harvey
M M Lynch
rear throughout - no threat at any stage - finished 20th and well beaten
Sam Ewing
Michael J Browne
Raced in the pack - lost ground from 3rd and soon tailed off - eased to a stop after 3 out
Kieren Buckley
Liam Lennon
Held up in the last group - never a factor from 3 out - eased off and stopped before the second last
Non-runners: Seeitoldya (reserve), Imbolc, Mydreamtell (reserve)
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.