Lough Gill Beginners Chase

1st

Cossack Chach (IRE) ^t

No. 7

4yo, 11-3, OR –

J: J J Slevin · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

4 11-3 –

J J Slevin

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

4:26.40

Shared front spot early - then settled off the pace - small error 6th - upheld midfield spot at halfway - pushed along 4 out with nothing to show for it - rallied to third approaching the last - hit the front on the run-in - finished strongly to win

2nd

Hypotenus (GB)

No. 2

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell

5 11-12 –

Keith Donoghue

Gavin Cromwell

3¾

Shared the front early - took over after the 1st - pulled well ahead from the 4th - minor errors at the 6th and 4 out - margin trimmed at the following fence - pressed before the last where another small blunder - caught on the run-in and found no more - stuck on at one tempo to finish 2nd

3rd

Wandering Rocks (GB) ^tp

No. 6

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Oakley Brown (5) · T: William Durkan

5 11-7 –

Oakley Brown (5)

William Durkan

2½

Settled off the front group early - midfield around halfway - pushed along four out - unable to close from there - stayed on at one gear to the line finishing third

4th

Valsorpresa (GB)

No. 5

6yo, 11-12, OR 116

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott

6 11-12 116

Danny Gilligan

Gordon Elliott

¾

Shared the initial advantage before yielding it after the first - small error at the 3rd - held a handy spot in fourth - drifted left at the 6th - pushed along and improving into second approaching 3 out - asked for effort in second before the last - unable to find more on the run to the line - stayed on at one speed

5th

If You Let Me (GB) ^h

No. 3

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Kieren Buckley · T: Gavin Cromwell

5 11-12 –

Kieren Buckley

Gavin Cromwell

1¾

Settled towards the back early - improved into 4th by halfway - up into 3rd approaching 3 out - hit the second-last and pushed along - unable to find more late on to finish 5th

6th

Perfect Pupil (IRE)

No. 4

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Sean Flanagan · T: Stephen McConville

6 11-12 –

Sean Flanagan

Stephen McConville

4½

Held up at back of field - pushed along with no headway 4 out - stayed on same speed to finish sixth

7th

Brazil (IRE) ^t

No. 1

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Mark Walsh · T: Padraig Roche

6 11-12 –

Mark Walsh

Padraig Roche

22

Settled off the front group early - lost place after a minor error second and dropped to the back - niggled for response sixth after an untidy jump - flicked up again five out - asked for effort but faded from there