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Make The Tote App Your New Year's Resolution NYE Hurdle
2m3f37y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 53.20s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Set the pace from the off - opened daylight by the 4th - scrambled over the 7th - advantage narrowed approaching 3 out - moving strongly to regain command before the last - stayed on strongly for a comfortable win
Brian Hayes
David Harry Kelly
Held up towards back early - progress into 4th after the 4th fence - up to 3rd approaching the next - moved into contention after three out - unable to gain ground on leader before the last - stayed on for second but no match for winner
Mark Walsh
James Joseph Mangan
Up with the pace early - dropped to 4th after the 5th - a mistake 3 out checked momentum - unable to land a blow from before the last - stayed on into 3rd but never a danger
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Settled midpack early - slipped back to 7th after being 4th - found more approaching last to reach 6th - stayed on into 4th late but never a threat
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - improved into 6th then 5th through the middle stages - unable to threaten leaders approaching last - finished steadily on the run-in for 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat just behind pace-setter early - jumped awkwardly in 3rd at third - improved into contention before 3 out but couldn't threaten up front - blundered at last then slipped to 4th and lost touch late finishing 6th
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Held up at the back - improved into 5th then 6th - unable to threaten leaders - dropped away before the last to finish 7th
Danny Gilligan
J A Nash
Held up towards the back and pulling hard early - slipped further behind after the 2nd - scratchy over the 3rd - unable to land a blow - lost touch before the last and beaten well home
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.