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Mongey Communications Handicap Chase (0-109)
2m2f54y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-109, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 50.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Set off in front from the start - clear by a length at halfway then stretched the margin to four entering the straight - driven out over 1f out as the gap shrank in the closing yards - kept on to prevail
Daniel King
Daniel John Howard
Sat close to pace early - still in second at halfway - asked for effort before 2 out - unable to close on eventual winner turning in - battled on strongly late to go down by a short head
Michael O'Sullivan
Barry Connell
Handy behind front group early - third at halfway then fourth approaching two out - pressed for effort but unable to close in the straight - rallied to regain third and stayed on steadily to the line
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled at the back early - made progress from the 5th and moved into 3rd approaching the last three - asked for effort but unable to threaten in the straight - finished 4th without finding more inside the final furlong
G B Noonan (5)
V T O'Brien
Settled midfield early - 4th at halfway - unable to build on that and dropped to 5th after a minor bump 2 out - driven from the home turn but had nothing more to give in the closing stages
James O'Sullivan
P J Rothwell
Held roughly fifth early - lost touch with the pack five out - pushed along after three out and slipped towards the back - unable to find more when asked - well beaten at the finish
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
Held up in the pack early - improved into 5th around 3 out - came down at the following fence
Non-runners: Our Bobby (coughing)
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.