15:20
Tipperary Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m3f219y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 59.20s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
John Aherne (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat just behind the front pack early - mid-division around halfway - moved into contention 4 out and shared the advantage after the following fence - shaken up to hit the front 2 out and stayed on strongly to the line
Brian Barry (7)
Sean Aherne
Settled towards the rear - made progress into 6th approaching the straight and moved up to 2nd after 2 out - serious blunder at the last - rallied strongly on the run-in to finish a half-length second
Jordan Gainford
Andrew McNamara
Held up towards the back - improved on the outside to 5th turning in - fourth and driven approaching 2 out then 3rd near the last - stayed on same effort to finish 3rd
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Took up the running - challenged and overtaken 5 out - dropped away after 3 out and 8th at the following fence - stayed on at one speed into 4th on the run-in
Brian Hayes
Liam P Cusack
Held up towards the back - improved into 9th approaching the straight and before 2 out - stayed on steadily into 5th on the run-in without threatening the front
E Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Sat just behind front group early - moved through to challenge for top spot by 5th - urged forward but lost place after small error two out - driven in 4th before last with no gain on those in front - unable to find more late finishing sixth
G B Noonan (3)
F Costello
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort in straight but made no gain - held 6th near last and stayed on same rate to finish 7th
Mr T O'Connor (7)
Turlough O'Connor
Held up towards the back - nudged into 7th approaching two out - into 5th before the last but flat through the finish
Sean Flanagan
David Harry Kelly
Held up towards the back early - still close to last approaching halfway - unable to make headway into the straight - driven out and stayed on same speed from 2 out home well held in 9th
Paddy Cody (7)
Eoin Doyle
Held up behind front group - third at halfway - moved through to share advantage 5 out - lost that place 3 out - eased back to sixth and held no more in reserve
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - driven with no response before 2 out - finished 11th with nothing more to offer
Phillip Enright
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - dropped away in the straight
Eoin Staples (5)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - lost touch after 3 out and pulled up before the last
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway then dropped away turning into the straight to trail the field - found nothing home and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Toor Idaho (coughing)
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.