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Coumshingaun Handicap Chase
2m4f156y, Chase, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 11.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Sat close up early with a couple of errors - third at halfway - slipped back to sixth approaching two out - nudged up into fifth entering the straight - found space to hit the front near the last - shaken up and stayed on strongly to win
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Settled just behind the front pair - 4th at halfway - improved into 3rd 6 out - asked for effort entering straight - slipped back to 5th approaching last - finished strongly to snatch 2nd near the line
Niall Moore (7)
Philip Fenton
Settled just behind the pace - jumped awkwardly in 4th - moved into 2nd by halfway - hit the front two out - driven approaching the straight - overtaken at the last and eased back to finish 3rd
Gavin Brouder (5)
D E Fitzgerald
Held up towards back of the pack - still 7th at halfway - driven wide to move into 4th turning for home - up to 3rd approaching the last then found nothing and edged back to finish 4th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Set the pace from the off - clipped the second last and lost the front two out - asked for effort into the straight - fourth and holding no more before the final fence - eased back to fifth close home
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Held up towards the back - stayed on at same speed from 2 out - finished 6th beaten 4½ lengths
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield - still 5th at halfway - driven approaching two out then found little and dropped away late
Jack Kearney (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - never a threat approaching 2 out - eased and pulled up before the final flight
Non-runners: A Mere Bagatelle (coughing), Natural Breeze (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.