18:07
Botanica International Handicap Chase
2m130y, Chase, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 14.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
E J O'Grady
Sat close to the pace - still 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching two out - hit the front between the last two and driven out to assert from the final fence
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Eoin Griffin
Held up at the back - stumbled 2nd - needed encouragement after 6th - moved into 5th 3 out - up to 3rd 2 out - into 2nd before last - pressed for effort but unable to close on winner
Alex Harvey (5)
J P Flavin
Settled behind front group early - fourth turning halfway - suffered a rough knock four out - driven on to sixth spot two out - moved into fourth after final flight then found more to finish third on the run-in
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up early - still back in 8th at halfway - urged into 5th approaching two out and up to third after the last - faded in the closing stages to finish fourth
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back of the field - up to 5th at halfway - stumbled 7th - hampered 4 out then unable to quicken and stayed on same effort to finish
Aidan Kelly (5)
James Andrew Fahey
Sat close up early - hit front 2nd before giving way turning in - lost place steadily from 2 out and beaten well home
Paul Kavanagh (7)
E Bolger
Held up towards the back - stumbled 3rd then made no headway when severely checked 4 out - dropped away soon after finishing seventh
Philip Byrnes
D M Christie
Set the pace early before an error saw command lost - held second at halfway - driven back in front turning into the straight - overtaken again before two out - weakening in third when fell at the last
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up towards the back - moved into third by halfway - fell four out
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Settled in the pack early - stumbled at the first - unable to make headway from halfway before being pulled up ahead of three out
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Sat handy in behind front group - 7th at halfway - lost rider 3 out
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.