17:45
Tramore Handicap Chase
2m6f, Chase, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 53.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Jordan Gainford
J P Dempsey
Settled midfield early - drifted right at the fourth fence brushing another runner - pushed forward into fourth after three out - improved into third with two left - challenged the front-runner approaching the last - went ahead on the run-in and stayed on strongly to win
Mr M J Kenneally (7)
Colin Motherway
Settled just behind pace early - hit front after 2nd fence - opened six-length gap by halfway - margin cut approaching 3 out - driven along and overtaken before the following fence - closed up again at the last - stayed on well to finish second beaten a length
Miss T Quail (7)
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Settled at the back - moved up and a minor error at the 11th and into 4th at the 12th - improved to 2nd after 3 out - hit the front before 2 out - jumped that imperfectly and under pressure - challenged and another small error at the last - overtaken on the run-in - one-paced to finish third
Danny Mullins
John Patrick Ryan
Settled off the leaders early - knocked sideways in 4th - well behind at halfway - pushed into 5th after three out - improved to 4th approaching last - finished fourth without gaining further
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Shane Nolan
Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway then up to second with 5 to jump - pressed for effort in third before 2 out - faded to finish fifth
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 2nd and settled just behind in third - clipped fence 5 out and pushed along before 3 out - had nothing left in the closing stages finishing well held in 6th
P J O'Hanlon
P J Rothwell
Sat handy behind the front markers early - settled midfield though untidy over the 5th - clipped one at the 9th and again drifting towards the back soon after - another minor error at the 12th - pressed for effort 4 out - found nothing more and dropped away - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Darragh O'Keeffe
E J O'Grady
Sat handy behind the front pair - fifth at halfway - urged forward after the 10th but weakened by the 12th - dropped towards the back before 5 out - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Phillip Enright
Eoin Doyle
Settled off the pace early - moved into 4th by the 10th - drifted back into the pack from 12th - into 6th with a small error 3 out - asked for effort but couldn't find more before being eased out of contention approaching 2 out
Non-runners: Therellbguddaysyet (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.