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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m
Going: Yielding To Soft
Prize: €11,800
Runners: 13
Winning time: 4m 2.70s (slow by 14.70s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
J:James Smith(7) T:C Byrnes
Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:111 SP:13/8F
Travelled strongly - midfield - steady headway before 2 out - led going easily approaching last - ridden out - won going away(op 7/4 tchd 11/8)
2 4
J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott
Age:4 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:109 SP:18/1
In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - prominent when pushed along after 2 out - challenging approaching last - ridden and no extra run-in - just held second - no match for winner(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
3 hd
J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan
Age:6 Weight:11st 11lbs
OR:110 SP:4/1
Prominent - not fluent and pecked on landing 5th - lost position but in touch with leaders before 3 out - headway when switched right and ridden before last - ran on and went third towards finish(tchd 5/1)
4 1
J:Mark Walsh T:Desmond McDonogh
Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:109 SP:8/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent before 3 out - lost position and bit short of room before last - went third when ridden after last - no extra when lost third towards finish(op 13/2)
5 10
J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:P J Rothwell
Age:5 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:88 SP:5/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - led - headed from 2nd - led again after 3rd - disputed lead from 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
6 12¾
J:Cian Cullinan(7) T:Patrick Joseph Hayes
Age:4 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:109 SP:66/1
Prominent - not fluent 4th - disputed lead going okay from 2 out - lost position when outpaced before last - soon weakened(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
7 1 13¾
J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:109 SP:11/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - pressed leader - briefly led from 2nd - challenging from 2 out - weakened before last(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
8 16
J:Danny Gilligan T:Matthew J Smith
Age:5 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:106 SP:28/1
Never better than midfield - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 40/1)
9 17¾
J:Jordan Gainford T:Paul Nolan
Age:4 Weight:10st 2lbs
OR:87 SP:100/1
Didn't jump with fluency - midfield - brief headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 80/1)
10 24¼
J:Keith Donoghue T:Matthew J Smith
Age:7 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:107 SP:25/1
Reluctant to line up - raced in last and detached early - joined main group after 3rd - brief headway after 3 out - no extra after 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
11 nk 24½
J:Ben Harvey T:Cian Collins
Age:5 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:107 SP:66/1
Towards rear throughout(op 50/1)
12 19 43½
J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley
Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:104 SP:40/1
In touch with leaders early - midfield when not fluent 5th - soon dropped to rear - weakened after 3 out(tchd 50/1)
13 50
J:Daniel King T:A J Martin
Age:9 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:97 SP:66/1
Always behind - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 33/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.63
Tote place: €1.20 €3 €1.80
Exacta: €36.60
Trifecta: €199.20
Tricast: €110.26
CSF: €30.73