11:35
Colm Quinn BMW Risk Of Thunder Chase
3m, Chase, 5yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 6m 55.90s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 24 fences
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Set the pace from the off - drifted left over the 17th and bumped a chaser - given a squeeze on the rails after two out then asked for effort approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the finish
Richard Deegan
Denis Paul Murphy
Sat close to the front pack early - up to third by halfway - asked for effort after the second-last and moved into second before the final fence - held on gamely but couldn't quicken further on the run-in
Mr D M Russell (7)
E Bolger
Settled midfield early - 7th at halfway - urged into 5th after 3 out with little threat entering straight - stayed on from the back to snatch 3rd near the line
Simon Torrens
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close behind front group early - 6th at halfway - urged into 4th after 3 out - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close up early - second at halfway - bumped mildly 17th - improved to challenge two out - asked for effort entering straight then slipped to third before last - held no more and eased back further on the run-in to finish fifth
Sean Flanagan
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - still 11th at halfway - moved into 6th after 4 out - asked for more but stayed one-paced to the line
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway - stayed on same speed from 4 out - finished 7th beaten a long way
Mr J Kidd (7)
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - untidy over the 7th and no headway from the 17th - well held at the finish
Shane Fitzgerald
E Bolger
Sat handy early - blundered 4th - fifth by halfway - driven into seventh before 3 out then faded tamely into 9th
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Held up in the pack early - up to 8th by halfway - driven on after the 18th before blundering the following fence - dropped away from there to finish well beaten
Mr T Davies (7)
Peter Maher
Held up towards back of pack - 9th at halfway with little to show 6 out - pulled up shortly after
Darragh O'Keeffe
E Bolger
Sat close behind the front group early - hit the 11th none too cleanly - up in 4th at halfway - slipped backwards with no threat from 6 out then pulled up after the following fence
Mr Finn Buckley (7)
John C McConnell
Held up in touch with the tail of the field - parted company with rider at the 5th
Non-runners: Subset (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.