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Glenallen Homes Handicap Chase (0-95)
2m3f100y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 53.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Carl Millar (7)
Cian Collins
Sat close to pace early - moved through to front by 6th - drifted right two out and hung a touch at the last - driven out to hold on gamely to the line
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 6th and settled second by 3 out under pressure - couldn't gain ground on the winner early in the straight - rallied strongly in the final furlongs to finish second
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - up to 5th with 3 to jump - urged into 3rd approaching last but hit that flight - unable to threaten and held on for third
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Sat handy behind front group - fumbled first and sixth fences - fourth passing another mistake at sixth - sixth three out and unable to make headway - stayed on same gear to finish fourth
Jake Coen (3)
John G Carr
Held up towards the back - driven and lost touch after 4 out - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same speed to finish 5th
Shane Fitzgerald
Rodger Sweeney
Sat close up early - 3rd at halfway - stumbled 4 out then lost fluency - 4th and unable to threaten before 2 out - held no finishing kick and beaten well into 6th
Philip Byrnes
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Up with the front group - minor error at the 3rd - dropped to 6th at halfway and needed pushing along - no real threat from 3 out and plugged on at one speed up the run-in
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Midfield early - moved up to 5th by halfway - minor error at the 7th - 4th three out and driven but unable to make any headway - ran out of fuel on the run-in
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - made no headway when pushed along after four out - no danger from that point - well held at the finish
Corey McGivern (7)
Thomas Gibney
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the opening fence and jockey briefly out of the stirrups - eased and pulled up before the next
Keith Donoghue
Tom Dreaper
Held up at back - urged up early and lost touch after 7th - dropped away and pulled up before 3 out
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.