14:15
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 18.60s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Eoin Staples (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat behind pace early - 4th at halfway - improved into 3rd with six left - up to 2nd soon after - hit the front 4 out - stretched clear from there - stayed on strongly to win comfortably
Cian Quirke
Sarah Joanna Connell
Held up in the pack early - moved into 5th by halfway - improved into 2nd 3 out but flattened out approaching 2 out - stayed on same gait from the last to finish second
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Shared the front early - second at halfway - slipped to 5th after four out - driven up on the outside past the following fence - found renewed effort to be 3rd at two out but held no more in reserve and finished holding the same gear for third
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - urged forward entering the straight - moved up to 3rd after 3 out before fading to 4th before the final fence - stayed on same speed from the last
Calum Hogan (7)
Anthony McCann
Sat close to the front group early - third at the halfway stage - asked for effort on the rail three out but found nothing more - dropped away before the second last and finished well beaten in 5th
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Set the early pace alongside a rival - lost the front spot 4 out - into 3rd with urging entering the straight - down to 4th 3 out - couldn't find more soon after and faded through the closing stages
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - made no headway from 5 out - dropped away and eased before 2 out
Non-runners: Cast A Spell (nasal discharge)
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.