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Brenda Anderson Memorial Beginners Chase
2m5f27y, Chase, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 33.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Settled just behind the front pack - third at halfway - pressed for effort approaching two out - into second entering the straight - hit the front at the last and powered clear to the line
J J Slevin
T J Nagle Jr
Settled off the pack early - 5th at halfway - into 4th before 2 out with ground made up - small error 2 out and driven along - moved into 3rd entering straight - up with the front group with another blunder at the last - edged into 2nd but never able to trouble the winner
Ricky Doyle
Mark Fahey
Sat close up early - hit front 6th - challenged approaching 2 out then pushed along - lost advantage at last - couldn't quicken run-in - stayed on same gear to finish 3rd
Darragh O'Keeffe
Ross O'Sullivan
Sent to the front early - lost fluency second and again seventh - dropped to sixth - closed on the front-runner four out - fluffed the following fence - pushed along in fifth and hampered approaching two out - stayed on same effort for fourth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Midfield early - untidy at the 1st - up with the front group after the 4th - hampered and then stumbled after the 7th - 4th at halfway - squeezed for room and dropped away after 4 out - 6th and going nowhere 3 out - plugged on at one tempo to finish 5th
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Settled in the pack early - clipped the 6th and dropped towards the back - further errors followed including a heavy blunder five out - pushed along but unable to find more and finished sixth
Shane Fitzgerald
Gerard Keane
Held up at the back throughout - under pressure with no headway before 3 out then dropped away - came down at the last
Daniel King
J P Dempsey
Settled towards the rear early - still 6th at halfway - stumbled a touch 4 out - advanced into 3rd by 3 out before coming down approaching 2 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.