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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase (0-123)
2m, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-123, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 7.90s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Sean Flanagan
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield early - moved into contention from 6th - into second before 2 out - hit front approaching last with a left-hand veer - allowed to coast on run-in - margin trimmed near the line - won comfortably
Ben Harvey
Tom Dreaper
Held up towards back of pack - lost more ground after 6th - found room approaching 2 out despite a mistake - into 4th by the last - kept on strongly to finish 2nd without threatening winner
James O'Sullivan
P J Rothwell
Settled midfield early - made headway to briefly lead before slipping to fourth - back to third two out - unable to close on the pace before the last - lost another place in the run-in - rallied late to finish third
Carl Millar (5)
Edward Cawley
Went straight to the front - stretched clear at the second - margin shrunk by two out - lost command before the last and hit that obstacle awkwardly - gave ground in third and eased back to finish fourth
Darragh O'Keeffe
J P Dempsey
Sat close to the front - slipped back to fifth after the 6th - unable to threaten from 2 out and held on steadily to the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Handy early - third turning for home before slipping back approaching two out - unable to threaten leaders from there - held on run-in to finish sixth
Jordan Gainford
Anthony McCann
Started towards the back and drifted a touch off the pack early - made progress into midfield before the 4th - dropped to 10th after the 6th - blundered three out at the 9th - found extra approaching the last - stayed on to the line without threatening the front group - finished seventh
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Held up towards the back - in mid-division after 6th - dropped away before 2 out and had nothing left approaching the last
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - still 7th after the 6th and unable to close - dropped away after 2 out and finished well held
Simon Torrens
Robert Tyner
Settled towards the back early - clipped the first - lost more ground after halfway - slipped further behind past the 7th - stumbled 3 out - lost touch before the finish
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.