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Tote's Cheers To 2026 Handicap Hurdle
2m3f37y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 53.20s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Brian Hayes
David Harry Kelly
Held up early - improved from 11th to 7th - made ground after two out - closed on the front-runner without getting past by the last - took over on the run-in and pushed out to win
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled handy in the pack early - fourth after the sixth - improved into contention before three out and jumped awkwardly there - up to third two out - unable to challenge in front approaching the last but promoted to second - stayed on well to finish runner-up
Mark Walsh
John E & Thomas Kiely
Handy early - slipped into the pack over the first - moved through into second - back to sixth after the sixth - found more to lead the fourth pack past two out - unable to challenge in front by the last where advanced into second - eased back to third late but held on for a steady finish
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled midpack early - improved into 5th before moving up to 4th at the last - stayed on steadily to the line finishing 4th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
F G Hand
Handy in the pack early - dropped back after 6th spot briefly held - unable to make headway around 8th before the last - stayed on late to finish 5th
Hugh Horgan (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled early close up - slipped back to 9th then 7th - found more approaching two out but made no dent on those ahead in 7th before the last - stayed on one gear to finish sixth
Peter Smithers (7)
Jarlath P Fahey
Started at the back - made strong progress to hit the front before the 6th and kicked clear - advantage shrank before 4 out with a scrappy jump - overtaken and lost momentum before the last - finished 7th well beaten
Mr A D Bustin (7)
C Byrnes
Held up at the back - into 10th then 7th but couldn't threaten the front pair before the last - held on final run to finish eighth
Conor Stone-Walsh
Cian Collins
Went straight to front - drifted a touch before the 2nd where jump was untidy - extended margin by the 4th - edge cut into by the 5th - overtaken before the 6th - dropped away before two out and faded from there
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up towards the back - jumped poorly 4 out - lost more ground before 2 out - faded from there to finish 10th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat just behind pace early - improved into 5th then 3rd before 6th - moved up to 2nd approaching 2 out - hit front before last and fell there
Danny Mullins
James M Barrett
Held up in the pack early - improved from 12th to 7th before edging off the pace with a nudge after 4 out - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Catch The Beast (unsuitable ground)
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.