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Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Chase (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m4f, Chase, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 54.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close behind pace-setters early - stumbled at 1st - 4th at halfway - moved up to challenge with three to jump - edged ahead approaching second-last - driven clear before the final fence and stayed on strongly to the line
Jordan Gainford
Sean Thomas Doyle
Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway with a minor error 7th - closed on the front-runners 3 out and clipped one before the last - asked for effort soon after - unable to gain ground into second last - held the gap through the run-in - finished second beaten five and a half lengths
Sean Flanagan
Noel Meade
Settled towards rear early - sixth of the field at the halfway point - up into fifth three furlongs out and pushed along - unable to threaten those in front - fourth and driven approaching the final fence - stayed on at a similar rate to the line for third
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close up early - blundered second - down to 5th by halfway - moved through to second 4 out - shared front spot 3 out - pressed and just edged ahead before finding little in 3rd approaching last - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Danny Gilligan
R P Cody
Settled towards the back early - improved into 6th turning for home - pushed along 3 out - stayed on at one gait to finish 5th
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front - caught six out then regained command before four out - matched for the lead and clipped the fence three out - pushed along soon after and lost the advantage - couldn't find more before the following fence and dropped away
Philip Donovan
Darren Collins
Held up towards the back - blundered 7th - dropped away from 6 out and never threatened - well held at the finish
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Sat close to pace early - up in 2nd by halfway - shared command 6 out - lost front spot before 4 out - had nothing more to give and dropped away after - eased out of contention before 2 out
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled off the pace early - still in touch in 7th at halfway - unable to quicken before fading and pulled up approaching the following fence
Non-runners: Shecouldbeanything (in season)
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.