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Bar One Racing Fortria Chase (Grade 2)
Grade 2, 2m, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 53.10s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled off the pace early - moved into second after the 7th - hit the front two out and cruising - asked for effort soon after - drifted right at the last - challenged hard inside the final furlong - held on gamely to prevail
Danny Mullins
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
goes to 6 max.Made the running early - drifted right and stumbled at the 7th - error before chasing hard 3 out - driven and overtaken soon after - knocked at the last while in second - fought back to challenge inside the final furlong and battled to the line for a narrow defeat
Phillip Enright
Vincent Laurence Halley
Settled 2nd early - nudged along and lost a place 3 out - responded to close the gap 2 out - stayed on through the final stretch but couldn't get to the front pair
Paul Townend
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat handy behind front group early - jumped awkwardly 4th and slipped back through the field - urged forward after 4 out but made little headway in 4th - stayed on same pace to finish 4th
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Up with the front group - nudged forward in 5th from 4 out - going nowhere entering the straight - blundered 2 out and faded to finish well beaten 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled just behind the front group early - lost touch after the 7th and began to lose ground - well behind the field before being pulled up ahead of 3 out
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.