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Anglo Printers Handicap Chase
2m3f176y, Chase, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 59.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Set the pace early - lost front spot briefly then regained it before the 6th - clipped 7th fence - pulled clear after 3 out - gap narrowed into the straight - kept going strongly to the line for victory
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Tracked leaders early - sat third by the seventh - moved into second turning for home - chased leader from two out but held to the line for second
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back - clipped the first - up to 4th after 7th - slipped to 5th 3 out - found some late running into the straight but made no headway on the front pair from 2 out - held position from the last
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close up early - slipped back through the pack after the 2nd - into 5th by the 7th - improved into 4th after 3 out - lost touch in 5th turning for home - lost place in 4th before 2 out and eventually well held
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back - stumbled early then up to 6th after the 7th - fell 4 out following a blunder
Miss T Quail (7)
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Handy early - hit front 2nd - lost advantage before 6th where jump was untidy - back into second after 7th - third turning into straight - faded and pulled up before 2 out
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - still 7th at the 7th - scratchy over the 9th and edging away from the pack - right-handed error two out from there prompting a nudge along - drifted further back and lightly knocked after four out - lost more ground before three out - lost place and pulled up
Non-runners: Carlas Big Jim (nasal discharge)
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.