15:22
I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Beginners Chase
2m5f50y, Chase, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 33.20s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Ricky Doyle
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Sat behind the front group wide - 4th at halfway then 3rd with four to jump - urged into 2nd approaching two out - driven up to dispute the advantage - lost the front spot by a whisker at the last - battled again after the last - kept finding under pressure - drifted right to get up in the final strides
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Front throughout - small error 8th - niggled at before 2 out - hard at work and challenged after 2 out - collared at the last - battled for the advantage after the last - worn down near the line to finish second by a short head
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Settled midpack early - 6th at halfway - urged forward approaching 4 out - up into 3rd 2 out - asked for extra effort - briefly went ahead but stumbled and lost momentum at the last - swiftly overtaken and slipped back to 3rd - unable to threaten again - stayed on at one level and hampered for space near the finish
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind front group early - 3rd soon after - into 4th 4 out and slightly awry at the following fence - urged on and eased across left before 2 out - unable to close in 4th approaching last - stayed on same effort to finish 4th
Donagh Meyler
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th by halfway - improved into 5th four out - boxed for room and clipped the rail two out - into 5th before the last - unable to threaten and stayed on at the same rate
Jake Coen (3)
M F Morris
Sat close to pace early - moved into second - urged forward 3 out - fifth and outpaced when blundering the following fence then found nothing more
Darragh O'Keeffe
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the front early - stumbled 3rd and dropped to midfield - stumbled again shortly after - fumbled again 5 out - urged into 7th and unable to find more
Phillip Enright
Sean Aherne
Settled around midfield - urged for effort after 4 out but stuck in 8th - unable to find more late
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Held up at the back - clumsy at the 2nd and the 8th - urged into action after four out - unable to find more - well held in 9th
Michael O'Sullivan
Terence O'Brien
Held up at the back throughout - error 5 out while already well adrift - unable to find more late and beaten a long way home
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Liz Doyle
Settled in the pack early - fifth turning halfway - asked for effort after 5 out but failed to land a blow when jumping loosely at the following fence - faded away from there
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins
Held up at rear throughout - clipped fence 5th - driven on after 5 out - lost more ground - beaten a long way at the finish
Non-runners: Crecora Hills (unsuitable ground), Dancingondaceiling (unsuitable ground), Granpa Ger (coughing), Ik's Man (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.