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STL Logistics Handicap Chase
2m3f50y, Chase, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 44.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Danny Gilligan
Paul W Flynn
Shared front early before losing top spot before the 5th - tracking in second at halfway - moved up entering the straight to hit the front 2 out - driven clear approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the line - won readily
Gavin Brouder (5)
M F Morris
Shared front spot early then went on before 5th to open advantage - margin cut back to two lengths by halfway - hit a flat spot five out and lost fluency three out - driven up but overtaken two out - unable to challenge again - stayed on same effort to finish second
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - improved into contention before 2 out and cruising in 3rd - asked for effort but made no dent before the last then stayed on same speed
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Handy behind front group - 4th at halfway - stumbled 3 out and driven into straight - errored again 2 out - unable to close before last and stayed on same rate to finish 4th
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled midpack early - still in touch at halfway - stumbled at the 9th - into 6th and driven on turning for home - unable to close near the last then stayed on same speed to finish 5th
Donagh Meyler
Mrs Gillian Callaghan
Sat close to the front group early - third at halfway - driven on straight but unable to improve position and held in fifth with two out then faded to finish sixth
Ben Harvey
Francis Casey
Settled around midpack early - still 6th at halfway with little headway - down in 7th before coming down 2 out
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back - error at the 5th - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up at the back throughout - made no impression and lost touch after 3 out - eased and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Invictus Machin (unsuitable ground), Kings Halo (unsuitable ground), Magic Tricks (unsuitable ground), Midnight It Is (unsuitable ground), Shantreusse (unsuitable ground), The King Of Prs (unsuitable ground)
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.