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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase
2m1f50y, Chase, 5yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 26.02s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
J J Slevin
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack early - moved through the field by halfway - jumped a touch awkwardly rallying into contention 3 out - held a share of third into the last - found extra to hit the front late - driven out to the finish
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Went straight on early - drifted left at 1st before quickly overtaken - scrappy over the third and fifth - moved through pack after the eighth - hit the front approaching the last but veered left there - stayed on strongly up the run-in - overhauled near the finish to take second
Mr T Costello (7)
W P Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - moved into 2nd after the 5th - improved into contention after the 8th - narrowed the gap 2 out but hit that fence roughly - clipped the last too - dropped to 3rd and stayed there under pressure to the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Settled with the pack early - moved through to front after 1st and stretched clear after 2nd - margin narrowed from 8th - overtaken and slipped to 4th approaching last - held that spot to the line without responding
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Held up at the back early - still 10th after fifth then improved into 7th - up to 6th approaching two out - stayed on in similar order before the last to finish 5th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield early - shuffled through the order over the first few obstacles - edged forward from the eighth - into 5th after 3 out - unable to threaten the leaders 2 out - dropped away before the last to finish well held
Shane Fitzgerald
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - dropped a touch further off after the first - regained touch with the pack by the 5th before slipping to 11th - made headway approaching 4 out - lost ground late to finish 7th
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - 9th early before improving past the 5th - untidy at the second-last - lost touch late to finish well beaten in 8th
Michael O'Sullivan
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - slipped further behind after the 5th - unable to quicken approaching 2 out - well held at the finish
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Settled with the pack early - stumbled at the opener then blundered severely three fences later - slipped to fifth after the 7th and sixth next - faded from midfield after 3 out - well held at the finish
E Walsh
Edward Cawley
Held up in the pack - lost ground before 4 out - faded from 3 out to finish 11th
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Prominent early - hit the second - slipped back through midfield after halfway - faded towards the back before 4 out - held no chance from there - beaten out of sight - finished last of the runners
Non-runners: What's Up Darling (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.