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Gibney's Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m5f180y
Going: Soft To Heavy
Prize: €6,785
Runners: 12
Winning time: 5m 52.80s
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
J:Carl Millar(5) T:Edward Cawley
Age:11 Weight:12st 2lbs
OR:114 SP:11/1
Held up in rear - good headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out - led going easily 2 out - clear approaching last - not fluent last - ridden and went further clear run-in(op 8/1)
2 14
J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott
Age:9 Weight:10st 8lbs
OR:92 SP:11/4F
Towards rear - headway into midfield 4 out - went second after 2 out - outpaced approaching last - left in second last - no match for winner(tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1)
3 20 34
J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:F G Hand
Age:8 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:7/2
Prominent - in touch with leaders 4 out - lost position 3 out - headway approaching last - left in modest third last(op 4/1)
4 38½
J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott
Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:106 SP:33/1
Soon led - headed 3rd - weakened from 2 out(op 28/1)
5 2 40½
J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade
Age:5 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:107 SP:7/1
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - outpaced after 2 out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
6 8 48½
J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Ross O'Sullivan
Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:101 SP:5/1
Never better than midfield - outpaced from 2 out(op 13/2)
7 15 63½
J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Diarmuid P Ryan
Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:100 SP:14/1
Midfield - headway from 3rd - prominent behind clear leader halfway - weakening when mistake 2 out - soon no extra(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
8 53 116½
J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell
Age:7 Weight:10st 0lbs
OR:84 SP:66/1
Prominent - weakened quickly 2 out - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 80/1)
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J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:A L T Moore
Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:98 SP:13/2
Towards rear - headway on inner before 2 out - went third after 2 out - disputing second but 8 lengths down when mistake and unseated last(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
PU
J:Ben Harvey T:Paul Mulligan
Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:104 SP:22/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - took keen hold and pulled way into lead 3rd - soon clear - reduced lead 5 out - headed 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up 2 out(op 25/1)
PU
J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan
Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:100 SP:16/1
Midfield - weakened from 3 out - pulled up 2 out(tchd 14/1)
PU
J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Ms M Flynn
Age:8 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:89 SP:50/1
Midfield - not fluent and lost ground 1st - detached from 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled on the ground)(tchd 40/1 and tchd 80/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €12.80
Tote place: €3.10 €1.50 €1.10
Exacta: €46.20
Trifecta: €188
Tricast: €135.01
CSF: €43.04