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Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle (Div I)

Distance: 2m
Going: Good To Yielding
Prize: €7,375
Runners: 18
Winning time: 4m 18.20s (slow by 30.20s)
Age: 4yo
Class:
1
J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott
Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:10/1
Prominent - 2 lengths down when left in lead 5th - wandered on approach 2 out - pushed along when mistake last - ridden out - reduced lead towards finish(op 14/1)
2 ¾
J:Michael O'Sullivan T:J S Bolger
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:100/30
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - ridden before last - kept on well when switched right towards finish(tchd 3/1)
3 3
J:Ben Harvey T:Joseph Anthony Murray
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:20/1
Prominent - pressed winner going okay after 2 out - no extra after last(op 33/1)
4 2 5
J:Simon Torrens T:Eddie & Patrick Harty
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:14/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - headway going okay after 2 out - went fourth when nudged along approaching last - kept on(op 9/1)
5 ½
J:Sean Flanagan T:Michael Mulvany
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:66/1
Prominent - carried right 1st - left in second 5th - lost position after 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 80/1 tchd 100/1)
6 7 12½
J:Donagh Meyler T:Ms Margaret Mullins
Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:80/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - brief headway when switched right after 2 out - weakening when jumped slightly left last(op 50/1)
7 15¾
J:Kevin Sexton T:E Sheehy
Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:125/1
Midfield - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened before last(op 100/1)
8 1 16¾
J:Richard Deegan T:Paul Nolan
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:66/1
Midfield - brief headway 2 out - no impression when hampered by faller last(op 100/1)
9 18¼
J:Mr J Costello(7) T:A J Martin
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:125/1
Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - some headway before 2 out - not fluent last - kept on(op 66/1)
10 22¾
J:Brian Hayes T:Ross O'Sullivan
Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:80/1
Never better than midfield - jumped slightly right and not fluent 3rd - not fluent 2 out - no impression when hampered by faller last(op 100/1 tchd 125/1)
11 28¼
J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:150/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 200/1)
12 30¾
J:Mr C P Tierney(7) T:John Andrew Kinsella
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:125/1
Held up in rear - not fluent 2 out - soon reminders and some headway - nearest finish(op 80/1)
13 nk 31
J:Philip Donovan(5) T:C W J Farrell
Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:125/1
Held up in last - brief headway after 3 out - never dangerous(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
14 10 41
J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:33/1
Never better than midfield(tchd 28/1)
15 14 55
J:James O'Sullivan T:P J Rothwell
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:200/1
Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency(tchd 150/1)
16 29 84
J:Phillip Enright T:Paul Mulligan
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:125/1
Midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
17 14 98
J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:P Cluskey
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:200/1
Never better than midfield - towards rear when pushed along briefly after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 150/1)
F
J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:1/3F
Led - 2 lengths ahead when fell 5th(op 2/7)
UR
J:Danny Gilligan T:S R B Crawford
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:50/1
Prominent early - jumped slightly right 1st - in touch with leaders after 2nd - headway and pressed leaders after 2 out - pushed along and 3 lengths down when bad mistake and unseated last(tchd 80/1)
NR
jockey silk Thurman
J:NON-RUNNER T:C A Murphy
Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €11
Tote place: €2.20 €1.20 €3.60
Exacta: €36.80
Trifecta: €467.10
CSF: €47.71