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Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On Saturday August 31st Handicap Chase
3m1f100y, Chase, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 41.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack near the rail - hit a rough patch of jumping - moved into contention four out to join the front two out - edged ahead close to the last and driven out to hold on gamely for the win
Dillon Maxwell (7)
J P Broderick
Held up in third early - lost jumping rhythm at the 6th - moved up to hit the front after 4 out - challenged again 2 out then squeezed for effort and put back in front approaching last - battled on gamely but couldn't quite reel in winner
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up in the back markers - improved into contention from 4 out - urged into 7th approaching 2 out - briefly squeezed for space on the inner - driven into 3rd before the last then stayed on but never able to challenge the front two - finished third
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back early - moved through the pack to sit midfield and made an error at the 5th - advanced into 4th before 2 out - pushed along before the last with nothing more to give - finished off at a steady gallop for 4th
Darragh O'Keeffe
D M Christie
Sat just off the front pair and 4th at halfway - clumsy jumping through midfield - improved into 2nd approaching 3 out - pushed along in 3rd after 2 out - flattened out to finish 5th
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Held up midpack - improved into contention 4 out and pressed on after the following fence but couldn't threaten in 7th before the last - dropped away to finish sixth
Mark Walsh
J P Broderick
Held up at the back - driven into 12th after 5 out - unable to make headway in 10th from 3 out and finished at an even effort to the line
Ricky Doyle
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled around midfield - 5th at halfway - dropped back before 4 out - held 8th from 3 out to the line
J J Slevin
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back and urged on occasionally from early stages - struggled for headway in 13th four out where blundered - eased and pulled up before the following fence
Philip Donovan (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Jumped to the front - untidy at the first - matched stride for stride 4th and giving way from 5th - fading and without reserves from 4 out - pulled up before 2 out
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back and asked for effort with five furlongs remaining - showed nothing more in 11th before three out and was eased to a halt after the following obstacle
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back before long - untidy over the 4th and needed urging - drifted right six out then found nothing more and was withdrawn before the following fence
Kevin Sexton
Paul W Flynn
Sat close up in second early - moved through to share command approaching four out then went clear soon after - lost the advantage before four out and faded quickly - eased and pulled up with two to jump
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
J Motherway
Held up towards the back - moved into midfield then into contention with a handful to jump left before nearing the last two flights and asked for effort with little response - fell after a serious blunder at the final obstacle
Non-runners: Winding River (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.