19 Mar 2016 15:55 Gowran Park
Winner: €15,500 (Penalty: €9,532); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Cillian Buckley & Whitfield Clinic Rated Novice Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Lift The Latch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1/1 / 15 | Jump (70) | Mark Walsh | A J Martin John P McManus | 4/0 | |
| close up, soon on terms, a little keen, led after 3rd, pressed but still travelling smoothly straight, pushed along from 2 out, asserted between last 2, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 6 L | Oiche Mhaith Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 3021 / 5 | Flat (315), Jump (8) | B T O'Connell | K Purcell Ms Noreen O'Higgins… | 12/0 | |
| tracked leaders, soon 4th, inclined to jump left, 3rd approaching 3 out, soon 2nd, challenged from before straight, no impression from between last 2, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Automated (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 31 / 6 | Flat (106), Jump (34) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott David Spratt &… | 5/0 | |
| tracked leaders, a little keen, 2nd at 6th, mistake 3 out, soon 3rd, one pace from between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 16 L | Fu's Island (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 7) | 253143 / 10 | Jump (147) | Phillip Enright | P Meany P Meany | 33/0 | |
| held up towards rear, moderate 5th from 6th, closed approaching next, pushed along on outer to track leaders into straight, 4th 2 out, soon no impression, no extra approaching last where slight mistake | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 7½ L | Hurry Henry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 317-218 / 11 | Jump (27) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Mr & Mrs K B Snook | 5/0 | |
| led, soon joined, headed after 3rd, 3rd at 6th, 4th approaching 3 out, soon pushed along, no impression approaching 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 39 L | Give Us A Hand (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 3) | 2P91/P-4 / 15 | Jump (6) | Mr J P Berry | J A Berry Mrs Joan Berry | 80/0 | |
| held up towards rear, no impression in last from 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Jett (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 24-421 / 11 | Jump (20) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Mr Robert Waley-Cohen | 0/0 | ||
