Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase

1st

Ballybrack Wood (IRE)

No. 2

6yo, 11-12, OR 97

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

6 11-12 97

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

5:39.10

Set the pace early before losing command and settling third - held that spot at halfway - shared control from three out - pushed back in front approaching two out - overtaken there then dropped back - fought back to share advantage at the last - found another gear on the run-in to prevail

2nd

Jouster (FR) ^t

No. 3

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell

5 11-12 –

Keith Donoghue

Gavin Cromwell

1¼

Settled towards the back early - moved into 4th after 3 out - pushed into contention 2 out and briefly went in front - overtaken once more approaching the last - matched strides on the run-in before edging behind close home

3rd

Michal (IRE) ^t

No. 10

6yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Conor Stone-Walsh (5) · T: C A Murphy

6 11-0 –

Conor Stone-Walsh (5)

C A Murphy

3½

Sat handy early - 4th at halfway - pressed for effort before 2 out - into 3rd after 2 out - unable to threaten up front and held to the line

4th

Aurea Fortuna (IRE)

No. 1

5yo, 11-12, OR 97

J: Daniel King · T: Mrs C O'Leary

5 11-12 97

Daniel King

Mrs C O'Leary

½

Settled towards rear early - minor error 5 out - pushed along in 6th approaching 2 out - unable to close in 4th at the last then stayed on same gear to finish 4th

5th

Doyen For A Drink (IRE)

No. 6

7yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Michael O'Sullivan · T: Gerard O'Leary

7 11-5 –

Michael O'Sullivan

Gerard O'Leary

3½

Sat close up early - up to 2nd by halfway - hit front 12th - matched stride after 3 out - asked for effort but overtaken before 2 out - one paced through last stages to finish 5th

6th

Tuckmill (IRE)

No. 4

8yo, 11-12, OR 86

J: Sam Ewing · T: Peter Fahey

8 11-12 86

Sam Ewing

Peter Fahey

4½

Tracked the main group early - still 5th at halfway then pressed for effort but unable to close before 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish 6th

7th

Game And Glory (IRE) ^p

No. 7

8yo, 11-5, OR 93

J: Simon Torrens · T: P J Rothwell

8 11-5 93

Simon Torrens

P J Rothwell

0.3

Settled midpack - lost touch three out - pushed along late but unable to close - eventually well held in 7th

8th

Bigira (FR) ^t

No. 5

5yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Ricky Doyle · T: Mark Fahey

5 11-5 –

Ricky Doyle

Mark Fahey

½

Settled back early - pushed along in 7th after the third-last - couldn't quicken through the closing stages - well beaten in 8th

9th

Mazza's Mahler (IRE)

No. 9

8yo, 10-12, OR –

J: Carl Millar (7) · T: Thomas R Hughes

8 10-12 –

Carl Millar (7)

Thomas R Hughes

6½

Scratchy first fence and drifted left through much of the trip - towards the back early then pushed along with no headway 5 out - faded to finish well beaten in 9th

10th

Kalnoo (IRE) ^t

No. 8

7yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Cian Quirke (5) · T: P M Hurley

7 11-0 –

Cian Quirke (5)

P M Hurley

0.3

Settled just behind the pace early - went in front after the 2nd - lost fluency briefly at the 7th - hit the front briefly at the 12th before being overtaken and dropping to 4th nearing three out - pushed along but unable to find more finished well held in 10th