13:03
Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase
3m2f, Chase, 5yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 6m 53.01s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences 4 omitted
Result
Aidan Kelly (5)
Padraig Roche
Settled in the pack early - lost a little touch through the middle stages - began to make ground 5 out - moved into second before 3 out - hit the front approaching the last - drifted left on the run-in - stayed on strongest to score
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Towards the back - moving closer before the 8th - up into 5th after the 9th - travelling well 5 out - swept to the front before 4 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out - passed at the last and marginally impeded on the run-in - stuck on to finish second
Sean Flanagan
Miss Denise Marie O'Shea
Held up towards back of the field - still down in eighth having been ninth early - began to make headway 5 out - up into fourth before 2 out and third last - unable to threaten out in front and finished one-speed through the closing stages
Donagh Meyler
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - modest 9th after 9th - moved through strongly 5 out to lead 3rd before 2 out - slipped back to finish 4th with nothing left
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled with the field early - dropped back after the 5th and slipped to 13th past the 9th - rallied approaching two out - stayed on steadily in 5th before the last
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
C A Murphy
Held up towards the back of the pack - still down in tenth after nine - found more shape from five out but blundered - untidy again at three and two out - shaped forward before the last and stayed on to the finish
Danny Gilligan
Garrett James Power
Sat close to pace early - up in 4th after the 7th before slipping back before 2 out - unable to find more from there - clipped the last and held on to finish 7th
Danny Mullins
James Daniel Dullea
Handy early - up to 2nd after 7th and 3rd after 9th - hit the front approaching 4 out - soon overtaken - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Philip Donovan (5)
J G Bennett
Held up at back - still down the field after 9th before finding some headway 5 out - unable to quicken from 2 out and beaten well home
Tom Harney (7)
Liz Doyle
Handy early - dropped through order after halfway - weakened before 5 out - well held from 2 out
Keith Donoghue
J P Dempsey
Held up at the back - modest headway from 17th around the 3rd-last - lost touch approaching 2 out and beaten well home
J J Slevin
John F O'Neill
Handy early - dropped away before the 7th - well down the field after 9th - unable to close 2 out then edged closer late - eventually well beaten in 12th
Ricky Doyle
Ross O'Sullivan
Handy in the early stages - slipped back to ninth after the 7th and hit the 8th awkwardly - lost more ground into mid-pack after the 9th - lost touch before the second-last and finished well held
John Shinnick (5)
W J Burke
Settled midpack early - error at the opening fence then slipped back to fourteenth after the 9th - still not threatening when fell 3 out
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Held up towards back - still down the field after 9th with little improvement - unable to get involved - pulled up before the last
Peter Smithers (7)
E J O'Grady
Settled just behind the pace early - 3rd after the 7th and up to 2nd after 9th - stumbled 3 out - dropped away quickly after - eased and pulled up before the last
Cian Quirke (5)
J P Flavin
Settled around midfield early - crept closer approaching first - slipped back through the pack from the 7th to 9th markers - unable to threaten leaders - lost touch before two out - eased to a halt before the last
Simon Torrens
Norman Lee
Went straight to front - extended advantage after the 1st - margin narrowed by 5 out with a slight error there - overtaken before 4 out - dropped away 3 out after a blunder - faded and pulled up before the last
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - lost touch from the 9th - unable to make progress - eased out of contention and finished early before 5 out
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.