19:08
Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase
2m4f100y, Chase, 5yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 11.60s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences 1 omitted
Result
Danny Mullins
Joseph G Murphy
Shared front spot early - lost command 8th - small error 6 out - back on terms 4 out - locked together 3 out - pushed along and inched clear late - held on under pressure
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Drifted right at the first and clipped a neighbour - settled up with the front horse soon after - shared command before the 6th - took over at the 8th - minor error 5 out - came under pressure 4 out - upsides 3 out and stuck on - edged into second late on - went down by a short head
Simon Torrens
E Bolger
Settled towards the back early - clipped heels 6th and knocked off stride after - hit a rail again 5 out - began chasing 3 out - pushed into contention 2 out - stayed on for third after the last without threatening the front pair
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed along 3 out - couldn't find extra to close in 3rd approaching last - stayed on at one gear to finish 4th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Charles Coakley
Sat handy early - 3rd at halfway - pressed 3 out and found little in 4th before the last - stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
E J O'Grady
Settled midpack early - popped second and fumbled again six from home - improved into fifth from eighth - pushed along entering the straight without finding more - stayed on same gait to finish sixth
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards back - pushed along 3 out and unable to make ground into 8th passing 2 out - stayed on same gait to finish 7th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - moved into 6th with five to jump - pressed forward into 5th three out - unable to threaten leaders and weakened before the last
Daniel King
L J Archdeacon
Bumped at the 1st - settled in midfield - nudged for effort after the 8th - stumbled 5 out and driven then found nothing entering the straight
Sean Flanagan
G Ahern
Held up towards the back - moved into 8th approaching the straight - pressed for effort with nothing more found 3 out - eventually well held in 10th
Donagh Meyler
A L T Moore
Settled in the pack early - moved up into 5th with 5 to jump - pushed along in 6th turning into the straight - unable to threaten leaders and faded to finish 11th
Phillip Enright
Vincent Laurence Halley
Settled in the pack - unseated after being knocked over at the 7th
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Sat close to the front pair - came down at the 7th
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
C A Murphy
Held up at back throughout - under pressure with no headway approaching straight - stopped responding after 3 out and pulled up before the last
E Walsh
L J Archdeacon
Settled around midfield early - drifted back and caught up a bit at the 7th - jumped awkwardly 5 out - pressed for effort but found little 4 out - dropped to the back before being eased before the last
Non-runners: A Mere Bagatelle (unsuitable ground), Duty Bound (unsuitable ground), Younowhatimean (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.