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Focus Capital Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
2m3f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 23.70s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back early - made progress three out - up into 4th turning for home - shared front spot after wandering at the second last - driven along following a stumble at the last - shoved right and briefly overtaken on the run-in - responded gamely to regain command close home - got up in a thorough battle
Sean Flanagan
Andrew McNamara
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged into 7th turning for home - improved to 5th after two out - up to 3rd after the last - finished strongly to snatch 2nd - denied by a whisker
Kevin A Murphy (7)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack - erred at the 1st - up to 3rd by the 3rd - moved to 2nd three out - shared the front entering the straight - driven after 2 out - went to the fore by a slim margin before drifting left and clipping a neighbour after the last - overhauled late on - stuck on to finish 3rd
Cian Quirke
M A Cahill
Sent clear from the off - stumbled 5th - six-length margin at halfway - blundered 3 out - gap narrowed into the straight - overtaken and dropped to 4th before 2 out - back to 3rd but faltered at the last - kept on without finding more
Phillip Enright
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Handy in behind early - flattened out over a fence 4th - pushed along in 6th approaching 2 out without threatening - stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Daniel King
M A Molloy
Held a midfield position early - moved into 3rd turning for home - urged for effort 2 out but made no dent on those ahead - dropped to 5th before the last - unable to find more late and finished 6th
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Settled midpack early - 6th at halfway then 5th under pressure before jumping awkwardly two out - driven but couldn't find more finishing seventh
E Walsh
L J Archdeacon
Held up towards the back - pushed along after 3 out - unable to find more - well held in 8th
John Shinnick (3)
A M O'Grady
Towards the back of the pack - blundered and urged forward 4 out - nothing more to give from 3 out
Ricky Doyle
Eamon Courtney
Sat close to the front pair early - up to 2nd before dropping to 3rd - still 3rd with 3 to jump but unable to close under pressure entering the straight - dropped away and allowed to drop out before 2 out
Danny Gilligan
J A Nash
Sat close to the pace early - clipped a fence in second - dropped to 4th before easing back after 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - minor error 4th - urged on after 4 out - dropped away to finish last
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close behind the front-runner early - clipped the first fence - dropped to 5th by the third and made another error - stumbled again three from home - asked for effort but had nothing left to give - eased and withdrawn from contention before the second-last
Non-runners: Aleish Lass (nasal discharge), Kelly's Cosmos (unsuitable ground), She's On Line (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.