14:30
Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup
3m90y, Chase, 5yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 48.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 25 fences
Result
Mr Anthony James Doyle (7)
R P O'Keeffe
Tracked front pack early - improved into 4th with seven left - pushed into 3rd three out - couldn't find extra to reach front markers before two out - rallied late and edged ahead in the final strides to win
Mr B T Stone (7)
R P O'Keeffe
Settled towards the back early - hampered 6th and fumbled at 11th - moved into 5th six out - up to 2nd three out - pressed there before edging ahead 2 out - just in front approaching the last - stuck on through the finish - overhauled near the line and beaten three quarters of a length
Miss Georgie Benson (7)
Peter John Flood
Settled handy early - shared front spot from before the 2nd - pushed along 2 out - just edged in front and hint of a stumble at the last - unable to quicken on the run to the line and held effort to finish third
Mr D G Lavery
Tom Dreaper
Settled towards rear early - found ground gradually before fading 6 out - fourth and squeezed by loose fencing after 3 out - pressed for effort but unable to close before the final furlong then stayed on same gait to finish fourth
Miss Gina Andrews
E Bolger
Settled towards the back - hampered three out and pressed forward - unable to threaten leaders in 5th two out - stayed on without improving placing to finish 5th
Mr P W Gleeson (7)
William P Murphy
Settled off the pace early - hampered and pushed wide approaching 3 out then pressed for effort in 6th - unable to close and well beaten late
Miss L Costello (7)
Seamus Murnane
Settled off the pace early - hit 5th and drifted right after then unbalanced again with a nudge for effort 3 out - hampered soon after and unable to find more finishing 7th
Mr J G Murphy (7)
James William Hannon
Settled handy early - shared the lead at stages - third with 7 to go - pushed along but found nothing before 3 out - checked shortly after - dropped away and finished well beaten
Mr M J O'Connor
W J Burke
Held up towards the back - suffered a heavy blow and went down at the 6th
Mr T O'Connor (7)
Turlough O'Connor
Held a forward position early despite a minor stumble at the first - shared the lead for a moment before settling just behind the front group - dropped away approaching halfway and was soon pulled up
Mr J L Scallan (7)
Peter Maher
Tracked the pace early - 6th at halfway before pressed for effort and lost touch 6 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Mr J W Hendrick (7)
Denis Paul Murphy
Tracked the front group early - 5th at halfway - blundered 7 out - pressed for effort before 3 out - squeezed for room and struck the rail after 3 out - suffered a heavy knock from loose fencing - faded and was pulled up before the following fence
Mr R James (7)
Colin Bowe
Went straight to front - lost that spot before 2nd - back on terms from 6th sharing the initiative - pressed for effort before 3 out - squeezed for space and clipped the barrier after 3 out - suffered a heavy knock from loose fencing and quickly lost momentum - eased out of contention before the following fence
Mr S Cotter (7)
Denis Paul Murphy
Settled in the pack early - lost balance briefly and dropped towards the back by the 6th - well off the pace before halfway - pulled up after the 14th
Mr F P Murphy (7)
Peter Maher
Blundered at the opening fence - dropped towards the back and lacked fluency again soon after - still behind the pack before halfway then pulled up after the 14th
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Tracked the pack in behind - stumbled and lost rider at the 11th
Non-runners: Empire Soldier (reserve), Keep On Dreaming (reserve), Kings Jet (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.