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Paul Byron Shoes Handicap Chase (0-95)
3m1f10y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-95, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 45.80s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Donagh Meyler
J P Dempsey
Settled around midfield on the wide side - moved through strongly to join the front rank 3 out - opened up before the last despite a mistake there and driven out to win
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7)
Thomas P O'Connor
Held up early - made progress from the back approaching 3 out - finished well from the last to snatch second
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
Held up towards back of the pack - moved through smoothly out wide 3 out then asked for effort and lost ground - stayed on from the last to finish third
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack - pushed into contention 3 out to share the front - soon overtaken - lost touch nearing the last and held on for fourth
Mr P J O'Neill (7)
John F O'Neill
Tracked pace-setter along inner - lost momentum under pressure into home turn - fought back nearing final flight and kept going strongly to finish 5th
Mike O'Connor
Michael Barry
Held up towards back of pack - dropped away straightening for home - improved into contention two out and stayed on to finish sixth
Mr L Burke-Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Settled towards rear - nudged into contention approaching 3 out - stayed on steadily to the line - finished 7th
Carl Millar (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held a spot in the pack near the rail - lost touch approaching 3 out and had nothing left from 2 out - well held at the finish
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Set the pace early - lost front spot by a whisker 4 out and driven when losing touch approaching 3 out - couldn't find more from there and finished well beaten
Michael O'Sullivan
Brian Mortell
Settled towards rear early - lost touch with the field from 4 out - finished well adrift in 10th
Jack Kennedy
J P Flavin
Held a spot on the outer in the pack - lost touch from 11th - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Jake Coen (3)
John G Carr
Held up at the back - pulled up before two out
P J O'Hanlon
Paul Stafford
Sat wide behind the pace early - driven and lost touch approaching 4 out with nothing left in reserve - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Darragh O'Keeffe
E Bolger
Held up towards the back - driven approaching 4 out and dropped away - pulled up before the last
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
W J Burke
Handy up front - edged ahead 4 out then pressed for effort and lost the advantage - knocked about after 3 out while fading - eased out of contention before the last
J J Slevin
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards rear - blundered and unseated at 3rd
Non-runners: Larkfield Legacy (coughing), Thehairyfella (reserve), Winter Carnival (withdrawn)
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.