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O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Chase (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m6f170y, Chase, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 17.07s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Michael O'Sullivan
W P Mullins
Went straight to front - established a three length advantage by halfway - driven out after the second-last and stayed the pace strongly to the line
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - still second at halfway then niggled approaching two out - clipped the last and unable to threaten the winner up the run-in
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Held up in the pack early - still only 6th at halfway - moved up into 4th before 5 out - into 3rd approaching 2 out - asked for effort but couldn't get closer and held on for third without finding more
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Settled towards the back - still sixth approaching the third last and making no headway - one-paced run-in to finish a distant 4th
Simon Torrens
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - error at the 11th - driven in 4th before 2 out but couldn't gain ground and faded approaching last
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Shared the front early - sat in behind in third by halfway - eased back to fifth approaching two out and had nothing left to give
Shane Fitzgerald
Thomas Gibney
Held a midfield position early - hit the fourth then errored again five out and slipped towards the back - another minor error three out saw the gap grow - found nothing more and was pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Minella Indo (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.