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Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase
2m6f111y, Chase, 4yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 5m 46.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Danny Gilligan (3)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of the pack - bumped a bit 10th - modest position 2 out - improved into contention after last - driven into 4th entering straight - urged into 2nd 1f out - hit front close home - matched stride for stride then just held on
James Smith (7)
Matthew J Smith
Held up at the back - made steady progress into 4th two out - hampered momentarily on the rail after the last - driven into the front a furlong out - matched by rival inside the final furlong and kept battling to go down by a whisker
Alex Harvey (7)
Noel Meade
Towards the rear of the field - severely hampered on the inner at the 10th - nudged along in 5th after the last and plugged on to take 3rd near the line
Donagh Meyler
Liz Doyle
Sat close up early - shared advantage from 4th before losing it at the 8th - alone in charge at the 10th - driven along and challenged hard approaching last - caught entering the straight then overtaken with a furlong left - unable to respond and beaten into 4th
Brian Hughes
Peter & Michael Bowen
Held up towards the back on the inside - suffered a heavy knock 10th - pushed along in 12th at the last - improved into 6th spot approaching final furlong but found little more
Kevin Sexton
Paul W Flynn
Set the early pace before being overtaken - settled just behind the front group - shared the advantage turning into the straight - still holding second spot approaching two out - pressed for effort into the last - lost the front spot a furlong out - unable to find more late and finished sixth
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack - bumped lightly at the 10th - pushed along 3 out but unable to close - finished 7th well beaten
Dillon Maxwell (7)
J P Broderick
Held a midfield spot wide - urged into 5th before slipping backwards - well back in 13th approaching 2 out - stayed on steadily to finisheighth
Sean Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Sat handy on the inside - hampered at the 10th before easing back through the pack under pressure 2 out - unable to threaten late finished 9th
Jack G Gilligan (7)
Paul John Gilligan
Settled midfield early - urged forward by the 4th - dropped towards the back and asked for effort by the 7th - still adrift 2 out and unable to threaten leaders finishing well beaten
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held up early - poor jump first then unbalanced second - still towards back when checked hard 10th - unable to close from there finishing well beaten
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Held up in the pack early - closing in on the front group before 4 out and up to 3rd under pressure 2 out - dropped away after the last
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Held a midpack position early - stumbled at the 6th and knocked off stride at the 10th - still in touch in 7th two out - dropped away under pressure late to finish well beaten
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front pair early - drifted right and clipped on touchdown at the 10th then slipped to 8th under pressure 2 out - faded late to finish well held
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Settled midfield along the rail - checked approaching the bend after the 8th then awkward next and hampered at the 10th - pushed along soon after and dropped away - well held at the finish
Mr A P Ryan (7)
Michael J McDonagh
Sat behind the pace early - held a midfield spot until knocked about 10th - pushed along 3 out then lost touch - finished well adrift in last
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - went in front 2nd - shared advantage 4th - lost command 6th and blundered following fence - back in the pack when checked out 10th - soon lost ground and finished well adrift
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - urged forward early and asked for effort by halfway - still towards the back when brought down at the 10th
Kieran Callaghan (5)
W P Mullins
Driven early - settled just behind pace-setter before sharing front spot from 4th - went clear in command by 8th - came down 10th
Mark McDonagh
Sean O O'Brien
Held up towards the back - down among the tail near halfway - pulled up after the 5th
Non-runners: Bua Boy (reserve), Elle Perfecta (allergy), St Denis's Well (reserve)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.