Listowel

John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m
Going: Good
Prize: €7,080
Runners: 15
Winning time: 3m 58.40s (slow by 10.40s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
J:Daniel King T:A J Martin
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:7/2
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - smooth headway and pressed leader 2 out - shaken up to lead run-in - pushed out final 110yds - comfortably(op 9/4)
2
J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott
Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:- SP:9/2
In touch with leaders - went second 5th - pressed leader 3 out - led before 2 out - soon faced challenge - not fluent last - no extra and headed run-in - no match for winner(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
3 12 14¼
J:Oakley Brown(5) T:Riceal Dunne
Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:- SP:50/1
Led early - headed 2nd - led again 5th - faced challenge 3 out - headed and lost position before 2 out - rallied and went modest third last(tchd 40/1)
4 18½
J:Danny Mullins T:Richard John O'Brien
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:13/8F
In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - mistake 3 out - went third before 2 out - weakened from last(op 3/1 tchd 6/4)
5 19¾
J:Phillip Enright T:Eugene M O'Sullivan
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:50/1
In rear - some headway when not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - raced wide home turn - no impression when not fluent last
6 ½ 20¼
J:Mark McDonagh T:C Byrnes
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:12/1
Midfield - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and some headway before 2 out - no impression before last(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
7 nk 20½
J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Thomas P O'Connor
Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:- SP:50/1
Towards rear - headway 3 out - keeping on when bad mistake 2 out - not recover(tchd 66/1)
8 11 31½
J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:80/1
Prominent early - not fluent 1st - lost position 5th - weakened from 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
9 1 32½
J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Michael J McDonagh
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:50/1
Raced wide - jumped right throughout - in rear - some headway 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
10 40
J:Ben Harvey T:Brian Mortell
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:125/1
In rear - struggling 3 out - tailed off(op 80/1 tchd 150/1)
11 43½
J:John Shinnick(3) T:Rodger Sweeney
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:80/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 5th - struggling 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1)
12 ½ 44
J:J J Slevin T:John F O'Neill
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:40/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
PU
J:Mr J P O'Rourke(7) T:P O'Rourke
Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:- SP:3/1
In touch with leaders early - midfield 3rd - dropped to rear and pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel; vet reported gelding to have blood at both nostrils post race)(op 4/1)
PU
J:Ambrose McCurtin T:Paul John Gilligan
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:28/1
Midfield early - towards rear 3rd - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
PU
J:Cian Quirke T:John F O'Neill
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP:100/1
Took keen hold - prominent early - led narrowly when mistake and jockey lost irons 2nd - not fluent and headed 5th - soon dropped to rear - tailed off and pulled up after 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
NR
jockey silk Damoso
J:NON-RUNNER T:P J Rothwell
Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:- SP: -
NR
jockey silk The Happy Huntsman
J:Mr L Burke-Ott(7) T:Alexander Ott
Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.10
Tote place: €1.40 €1.30 €14.50
Exacta: €18.60
Trifecta: €745.90
CSF: €20.89