17:40
Envirogreen Building Services Handicap Chase
3m130y, Chase, 5yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 6m 52.80s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 20 fences
Result
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Sat behind pace - third at halfway - improved to challenge four out - driven approaching two out - blundered last and briefly behind before fighting back to prevail late
Keith Donoghue
Tom Dreaper
Held up towards back of the pack - 7th at halfway - moved through to hit front 14th - matched for company after 4 out - driven approaching final furlong and hit front again on the run-in - battled on gamely but caught close home to finish 2nd
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Up with the front group early - 5th at halfway - moved into contention and shared the advantage entering the straight - serious blunder 2 out and lost the front - outpaced on the run-in to finish 3rd
Mark Walsh
Robert Tyner
Held up at the back - improved into 6th 6 out - up to 4th and driven early in the straight - unable to close approaching last and held for pace to the line
Donagh Meyler
Karl Thornton
Sat close to pace early - shared front spot around halfway - dropped to 4th six out - fifth and driven on after stumbling three out then held no more in finish
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - made ground 6 out and 5th when jumping errors at the following fence - under pressure turning in - unable to land a blow from 3 out and faded
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back of the pack - 8th at halfway - up to 5th six out - 7th under pressure into the straight and unable to find more thereafter
Sean Bowen
Rebecca Curtis
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away before the 5th - blundered at the 8th and slipped further back - well adrift by halfway and pulled up before 4 out
Brian Hayes
C A Murphy
Held up at the back - urged forward before 5 out - found nothing more and eased down before 3 out
Alex Harvey (5)
J P Flavin
Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back by halfway then still handy on the inside when checked at the 13th - pulled up shortly after
Mr R James (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - needed encouragement following the 5th and 9th - up into 6th by halfway - dropped away after the 13th and pulled up before 5 out
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Set the early pace despite small errors at the 3rd and 10th - lost the front after another slip at the 13th - slipped towards the back with nothing left to give - well beaten and eased out of contention before 5 out
Sean O'Keeffe
Liz Doyle
Sat close to the front pair early - 4th at halfway - blundered and lost rider at the 12th
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.