12:10
Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109)
3m1f22y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-109, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 20.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Handy in the early stages - second at halfway before edging ahead early in the straight - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Held up at the back - shaken up to make progress before 4 out - moved into third after 3 out then second near the last - kept on but unable to challenge winner up the run-in
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack early - still 8th at halfway - urged forward after 4 out - moved into 4th entering the straight - 3rd at the last and stayed on steadily to finish 3rd
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Driven to front early - holding a good advantage by halfway - urged on but overtaken approaching straight then slipped back to fourth by the last - kept going but unable to close the gap in the closing stages
Cian Quirke (5)
David Harry Kelly
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching two out - into the straight in 5th unable to close - held that placing to finish well beaten
Daniel King
Mrs Y Dunleavy
Sat close to the front group - third at halfway - urged on after 4 out then dropped back 2 out - unable to find more in the straight finishing sixth
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - bumped lightly three out - urged into eighth spot after the following fence - stayed on at one gait to finish seventh with no real say in the finish
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field by halfway - still unable to make ground before 4 out - stayed on at same speed in the straight without threatening
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Midfield when blundered and lost ground at the 1st - dropped towards the back and made no inroads from 5 out - nothing left from 3 out and finished well held
Gavin Brouder (3)
Hugh Paul Finegan
Settled midpack early - up to second before 6 out - down to fourth and driven after 4 out - dropped away and clipped shortly after then faded out of contention - finished tenth well beaten
Harry Sexton (7)
G A Kingston
Settled just behind the front group early - dropped towards the back of the pack by halfway - improved position after four out then came down in 6th at the following fence
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged into contention approaching 5 out but made no headway - dropped away with nothing left to give - pulled up before 3 out
Phillip Enright
A M O'Grady
Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway - asked for more after 4 out - blundered 2 out in 7th and had nothing left to give - eased and pulled up before the last
Alex Harvey (5)
J P Flavin
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - dropped towards the back after 5 out under pressure with nothing left to give - pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Lady Kate (allergy), Turbo (withdrawn; by order of stewards)
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.