15:28
SIS Handicap Chase
2m3f120y, Chase, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 19.80s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up early - still back after 5th and 7th - moved into contention four out - up to 4th three out - moved smoothly to challenge two out - hit front approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line - won easily
Phillip Enright
Adrian Murray
Settled handy early - improved into contention after 3rd - up to second by 5th - edged in front approaching the straight - overtaken after 2 out and unable to peg back winner on the run-in
Cian Quirke (3)
Michael J McDonagh
Handy early - up to 3rd from 7th - made ground approaching 2 out but couldn't reel in front-runner last - held on for 3rd without gaining further
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th approaching three out - up into 4th before two out - unable to find more and beaten before the last
Ross Berry (7)
Martin Hassett
Held up early - still back in 9th after the 7th - moved into 7th after 3 out and closed to 5th by 2 out where not the tidiest - faded before the last
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - still down in 8th after the 7th - improved into 6th approaching 3 out but made no dent on those ahead - dropped away after 2 out to finish sixth
Mark McDonagh
Sean O O'Brien
Prominent early - dropped back after 7th - fell further adrift heading to 3 out - well off the pace before 2 out - stayed on late for minor gains - finished 7th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled just behind the front-runner early - slipped back to 5th after the next fence - blundered three out and gave up ground into 8th - faded through the last two furlongs
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Set the pace early and stretched clear before the 2nd - margin shortened by 4 out - lost command turning into the straight - dropped away before 2 out and beaten a long way home
Non-runners: Don't Talk (coughing), General Clermont (unsuitable ground), The Lovely Man (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.