12:40
Jimmy Shanahan Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 19.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind pace early - dropped to 5th before moving forward to hit the front 4 out - opened daylight approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the line - won comfortably
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up early - improved into mid-division then closer order before two out - found extra to move up into second before the last - unable to challenge the winner - held on for the place spot but one-dimensional through the run-in
Cian Quirke
T Hogan
Handy early - slipped back to 5th before rallying into 2nd after 4 out - lost place to 3rd with no headway on the front-runner - held on for 3rd but flat over the last
G B Noonan (3)
Patrick J Flynn
Held up at the back - improved from 10th into 5th - dropped to 8th and driven after two out - soon made progress - kept on for 4th at the finish
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Settled with the pack early - dropped to 5th before 2 out despite driving - unable to make headway - stayed on late without menacing leaders - finished 5th well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Went straight to front - drifted wide rounding the turn before four out and was overtaken then slipped to third - unable to threaten those in command two out - faded from the pack before the final fence and finished well beaten
Michael Kenneally (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed for effort from early on and up into 5th - lost place to 7th 3 out with a minor error - lost touch before the last
Mr S P Queally (7)
Conor Houlihan
Held up at the back - improved into 5th before pushed along after 2 out - dropped away soon after and finished 8th
John Aherne (7)
A M O'Grady
Settled midpack early - slipped back to ninth then improved to fifth - lost touch with the field before three out - faded and was eased before the final fence
Eoin Staples (7)
Thomas Cooper
Held up in the pack early - improved into midfield around the 5th - unable to make further headway after 2 out - lost touch and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Ellaat (stone bruise), Luminous Light (withdrawn; refused to line up)
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.