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BoyleSports An Riocht Chase (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m4f100y, Chase, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 5.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Settled just behind the front group - third at the midpoint - urged forward into fourth with three furlongs left - asked for more effort - moved into second before the final fence - challenged the front-runner in the straight - went on to win going away
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled midfield early holding an inside line - moved up from 8th to 4th - nearly stumbled 6 out - made ground to loom up 3 out - driven and went upside leader last - overtaken on the run-in - stayed on at one tempo late to finish second
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Settled towards back early - tracked the inner - midfield by halfway - up into 3rd three out - asked for effort and pushed along - flattened out and clipped last fence - finished third beaten well
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to front - stumbled 4 out - challenged 3 out then lost advantage approaching two out - unable to find more and held before the last
Phillip Enright
Vincent Laurence Halley
Sat close to the pace early - clipped a couple of obstacles and slipped back through the pack by the 6th - near the back from the 7th - pushed along but unable to find more into the straight
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back early - moved into 2nd by the 6th before a minor error 7th - pushed along but unable to find more approaching 3 out
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by the 3rd - small error at the 6th - asked for effort from 5 out - found nothing more from 4 out and lost touch to finish well behind
Non-runners: American Mike (unsuitable ground)
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.