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Racing Again 17th May Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m3f100y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 28.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Philip Donovan (5)
Seamus Neville
Settled towards the back early - moved into 9th after three out - made headway from outside before turning in - hit the front and stumbled a touch two out - driven along soon after - stayed on strongly from the last - all out to hold on at the finish
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Shared the front early - pushed along and lost the advantage two out - battled on into second before the last - stayed on up the run-in but narrowly denied
Kevin A Murphy (7)
Eamon Courtney
Handy in the pack early - shared the lead at halfway - contested front spot after 3 out then pushed along and lost it entering straight - battling in 3rd 2 out - stayed on at one pace to finish 3rd
Alex Harvey (5)
J P Flavin
Sat handy behind front group - third at halfway - pushed to keep tabs entering straight - asked for effort two out and unable to close in fourth - small error at the last then held on for fourth
Phillip Enright
Eoin Doyle
Settled towards the back early - moved into contention 4 out - up to 7th soon after - improved on the outside approaching the straight - pushed along but couldn't quicken and stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Mike O'Connor
James Joseph Mangan
Sat close up early - small error 3rd - 6th at halfway - made ground before 4 out - driven along with nothing more from 3 out - struggling in 9th into the straight - checked 2 out - eventually well held
Richard Deegan
Paul Power
Settled towards back of field - moved into 8th 4 out - pushed along but couldn't close before straight - well beaten in 7th
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled around midfield - improved into 6th approaching final stages - nudged up alongside front group turning in but found nothing when asked before 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish 8th
Shane Fenelon (5)
Peter & Michael Bowen
Settled in the pack - pushed along after 3 out but unable to close - lost touch and clipped last fence to finish well beaten
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - stumbled 4th and pushed along - no headway approaching 3 out and soon dropped away
Conor McNamara
Michael Flannery
Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back by halfway - lost touch 4 out - finished well beaten in 11th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held up towards the back of the pack - still near the tail at halfway - pushed along with nothing to give after 3 out and dropped away
Daniel King
Philip M Byrne
Settled behind the pace - still in touch in 5th at halfway then found little into the straight - driven along in 6th before coming down two out
Cian Quirke (3)
Edward Cawley
Sat handy behind the front group early - fourth at the midpoint before easing under pressure three out - eased and eventually stopped short of two out
Aidan Kelly (5)
Padraig Roche
Settled in the pack - stumbled six out and needed a nudge along - erred again four out then lost ground with another blunder - pulled up before two out
Donagh Meyler
Francis J Flood
Held up towards the back - blundered 4 out - lost touch soon after and eased down before 2 out
Non-runners: Better Than Heaven (reserve), Get It Right (temperature), Katzoff (reserve)
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.