14:30
Howden Cross Country Chase
3m90y, Chase, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 46.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 25 fences
Result
Mr B T Stone (7)
R P O'Keeffe
Settled behind front group early - shared front spot from the 7th - went clear and asked for effort 3 out - kept up the urging - challenged hard 2 out - hit the front again inside the last after being reeled in - kept going to prevail
Gavin Brouder (3)
M F Morris
Shared front spot early before yielding advantage at the 7th and settling just behind the front pair - stumbled 10th and hesitant 11th - up into 3rd 5 out - pushed along and shared 2nd 2 out - level again at the last - overtaken inside final furlong - held effort to the line for 2nd
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack early - improved into 4th 5 out and held there under pressure past 3 out - blundered severely 2 out to slip to 5th - still 5th at the last - stayed on late to snatch 3rd near the line
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to front - shared command 7th before losing top spot 10th - up to 5th with 5 to jump - pushed along and shared 2nd 2 out - into 3rd before last - couldn't quicken - held on for 4th at the finish
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - made progress into 6th six out - pushed into 4th by 2 out - held that spot at the last but unable to challenge in front
Jordan Gainford
J P Dempsey
Held up early - blundered at the 15th - pushed along into 7th with 5 to go - unable to threaten leaders and well held
Donagh Meyler
Peter Maher
Settled midfield - came down at the 15th
Phillip Enright
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Settled just off the pace early - shared front-running from the 7th - stumbled slightly clearing the 19th - pushed along and lost the advantage 3 out - dropped away and eased down before the last
Darragh O'Keeffe
W J Burke
Held up at the rear from the off - driven along from early on and struggling by the 6th - still adrift when pulled up before the last
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Settled behind the front group - blundered severely and lost rider at the 6th
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
J P Dempsey
Held up in the back group - minor error at the 3rd - serious blunder at the 5th and unseated rider
Non-runners: Busselton (off feed), Coko Beach (temperature), Peaches And Cream (stiff), Read To Return (coughing), Stealthy Tom (temperature), The Goffer (stiff), Three By Two (reserve), Vanillier (stiff)
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.