13:00
Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase
2m4f29y, Chase, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 43.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences 1 omitted
Result
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Set the pace from the off - challenged from third and put back in front by sixth - moving smoothly to command 2 out - shaken up to open a gap before the last - kept finding under pressure up the run-in - allowed to coast approaching the final furlong - strolled home in the end
Mark Walsh
Peter Fahey
Towards the back of the pack early - not clean at the 2nd - driven momentarily at the 3rd - up with the front group from the 4th - niggled at 3 out before fully off the bridle - no threat to those ahead 2 out - moved into 2nd after the last - never able to challenge the winner
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the pace early - shared the front from the 3rd and edged clear by the 6th - pressed for effort and lost the advantage 2 out - unable to close again on the winner - held third after the last with nothing more to give
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held a midfield position wide - stumbled and driven on around 7th - moved up behind the front group before pressing 4th 3 out - unable to close 2 out - held on without extra final furlongs to finish 4th
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Sat close to pace early - pushed into 3rd three out before slipping to 5th approaching final furlong marker - unable to close on front group at the finish
Philip Byrnes
Edward Cawley
Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 8th approaching final 2 furlongs without threatening leaders - finished well held in 6th
Simon Torrens
Padraig Roche
Held up towards the back - hit first hurdle - urged forward 4 out - down in far-off 9th before edging into 6th when fell 2 out
Alex Harvey (5)
Francis Casey
Held up near the back - made no headway with four to jump - eased out of contention with two left to negotiate
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front pack early - pressed for effort 4 out - down in 6th shortly after - lost ground and was pulled up before 2 out
Jody McGarvey
T M Walsh
Settled towards the back of the pack - minor errors at the 2nd and 6th - driven and another small blunder 3 out - lost touch soon after - eased down and withdrawn from the contest before 2 out
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort in 6th 3 out then dropped away - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Ballybrack Wood (coughing), Rusheen (ran yesterday)
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.