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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2)

Distance: 2m5f180y
Going: Soft To Heavy
Prize: €26,550
Runners: 7
Winning time: 5m 50.30s
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 1
1
J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott
Age:8 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:149 SP:4/1
Led - headed before 6th - chased clear leader halfway - led again 8th - nudged along and clear after 2 out - faced challenge last - ridden and went clear again towards finish(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
2 4
J:Mark Walsh T:Noel Meade
Age:9 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:149 SP:15/8F
Prominent - disputing second 8th - went clear with winner approaching last - no impression final 110yds(op 6/4 tchd 7/4)
3 12½
J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott
Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:- SP:8/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 2 out - kept on and went third run-in - no match for first two(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
4 ¾ 13¼
J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Age:8 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:- SP:33/1
Prominent - disputing second 8th - weakened approaching last(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
5 19¾
J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan
Age:9 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:144 SP:3/1
Towards rear throughout - outpaced from 2 out(op 4/1)
6 5 24¾
J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:12 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:- SP:12/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to rear after 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 14/1)
PU
J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott
Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:131 SP:10/1
Held up in rear - rapid headway and went second after 3rd - led before 6th - 10 lengths ahead halfway - jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and pulled up 8th (jockey said mare went wrong behind and was pulled up; vet examined mare post race and reported to be injured)(op 12/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.20
Tote place: €2.10 €1.40
Exacta: €13.40
Trifecta: €61
CSF: €11.49