18:15
Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-95)
2m7f77y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 59.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel King
Daniel John Howard
Up with the front rank throughout - front 3 out - driven to assert at the last and kept on strongly to score
Jake Coen (3)
John G Carr
Handy in the pack early - still third with three left - pushed into second nearing the second last - unable to close on leader before final flight - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Went to the front early - overtaken 3f out and soon under pressure - slipped back to third before 2 out - held that spot to the line staying on steadily
Alex Harvey (5)
Rosemary Connors
Held up towards the back - clipped at the opening fence - errors at the next two - moved into contention six out - pushed along soon after - into 4th before the last and stayed on to finish 4th
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled midfield early - lost ground with a small error at the 5th - moved into 4th before 3 out - dropped to 6th and pushed along approaching the following fence but unable to close - finished well held in 5th
Cian Quirke (5)
David Harry Kelly
Held up towards the back - drifted right at the first - urged forward before halfway - improved into 5th 3 out but soon asked for effort and unable to close on the front pack - finished sixth
John Shinnick (5)
Michael Barry
Settled around midpack - pushed along in 8th approaching 3 out and unable to close - well held in 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 4 out - crept on late but well held throughout
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 9th with three furlongs left despite urging - unable to close and beaten well into 9th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat handy on the outside early - into 7th and pressed for effort 3 out - dropped away
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7)
Thomas P O'Connor
Sat close to the pace early - blundered at the 6th - lost touch from 4 out and dropped away to finish 11th
J J Slevin
Peter Maher
Sat close to the front pair - stumbled at the first and again 5 out where pressed for effort - lost ground thereafter to finish well beaten
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up in midfield - error four out and pushed along - dropped away steadily - finished 13th
Sam Ewing
John Patrick Ryan
Struggled from the outset - trailed the field throughout - no impression made - well held in 14th
Shane Fitzgerald
John Patrick Ryan
Held up in the pack from the off - minor error 9th - dropped away with no impact on the finish - eventually well beaten in 15th
Non-runners: Ardaghs Choice (temperature), Bearwithmenow (coughing), Essential Part (reserve), Irish Impulse (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.