14:00
K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Chase
2m4f55y, Chase, 5yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 0.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Gavin Brouder (3)
T M Walsh
Sat handy behind the pace - urged along before 7 out - soon in a share of the front spot - edged in front approaching 4 out then matched stride for stride - pushed along turning in - found extra to prevail on the run to the line
Kevin Sexton
Gavin Cromwell
Sat handy from 7th - shared front spot 3 out - pressed for effort 2 out - hint of a stumble at last - overtaken on the run-in - held effort to the line
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Settled off the pack early - 5th at halfway - made ground into contention 4 out - pushed along turning in - unable to gain on the leader in 4th 2 out - hit the last but stayed on to finish 3rd
Mike O'Connor
Thomas Gibney
Settled off the pace - 6th at halfway - pushed along to reach 3rd approaching straight - unable to make further headway 2 out - stayed on same pace to finish 4th
Kieren Buckley
E Bolger
Settled towards the back - minor error six out - pushed along soon after - made headway four out - driven into 5th two out - stayed on same speed but faded late having erred at the final fence
Liam McKenna (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up in the pack - pushed along to make ground before 4 out - unable to find more thereafter - finished well beaten in 6th
E Walsh
John C McConnell
Went forward and shared front spot early - lost command four out then pushed along in fourth soon after - stopped finding more and well held late
Kieran Callaghan (5)
W P Mullins
Handy early despite a small error at the first - sat just off the pace - shared the lead from the 7th - jumped awkwardly 4 out - up with the front group soon after before flattening out into the straight
Non-runners: So Des Flos (stone bruise)
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.