16:15
Event Power Champion Hunters Chase
3m160y, Chase, 5yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 31.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr Derek O'Connor
Emmet Mullins
Settled behind the front group early with occasional urging - hit a flat spot in second place before hauling in the front-runner from two out - edged there approaching the final obstacle - driven out to draw clear on the run to the line
Miss Olive Nicholls (7)
Miss Olive Nicholls
Sent to front and opened a big gap - untidy at the 6th - survived a blunder 4 out - gap shortened and just overhauled 2 out - driven before the last losing the stick and unable to respond - held on for second
Mr J H Williamson (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - lost balance 8 out then pushed along and knocked about two out later - up into third from 3 out - stayed on without finding more to finish third
Mr C Mullins (7)
Thomas Mullins
Held up towards the back - stumbled early and again a couple of jumps later - nudged into mid-pack from 7 out - clipped one 5 out - into 4th spot from 3 out - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Ms E Fallon (7)
John C McConnell
Held up early - drifting to the back from the 7th - well adrift by halfway - plugged on for a distant 5th
Mr D McGill (7)
S R B Crawford
Settled midfield early - drifted left five out then driven with little response - held a modest fifth after three out - found nothing more and eased out of contention before the final fence
Mr S J Butler (7)
Mary Ellen Doyle
Held up at the back and under pressure from the off - no response from the midpoint - eased and pulled up before 7 out
Mr B Dunleavy (7)
Mary Ellen Doyle
Settled in second early - hit a flat spot 6 out - pushed along in third from 4 out - lost momentum and pulled up before the last
Mr R James (7)
D M Christie
Settled midfield early - slipped towards the back approaching halfway - found nothing more and eased out of contention before 6 out
Mr S Connor (7)
S R B Crawford
Settled midfield - jumped awkwardly in fourth - lost ground to sit fifth from five out - dropped away three out and pulled up before the following fence
Mr H C Swan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack but hit the odd flat spot early - urged forward and lost touch with the field 6 out - faltered badly at the following obstacle and was pulled up soon after
Mr E Mahon (7)
Emmet Mullins
Settled in the pack - jumping errors at the 3rd and again 7 out interrupted momentum - steadily dropped back from halfway - taken out of the race before 5 out
Mr B O'Neill
D M Christie
Tracked the pace group early - jumped awkwardly at the 1st and 5th - pushed along in fourth after 5 out - lost touch from 4 out and pulled up before the following fence
Mr J P Sampson (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - clipped a fence 4th and 6 out - pushed along in mid-pack from 4 out with no headway made - unseated at the following fence
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.