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2m4f51y, Chase, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 3.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Liam Quinlan (5)
David Kenneth Budds
Sat second early - hit front from third - matched stride approaching following flight - clear from sixth - driven out after second last and kept finding through the finish
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
W P Mullins
Up with the front group but pulling hard early - erred at the 4th - sharing 2nd position 3 out and moved into 3rd at the following fence - back up to 2nd before the last - ran on at one speed on the run-in to finish 2nd
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Took up the lead early - nudged to maintain it before being overtaken 3rd - up with the front pair 3 out - driven into 2nd at the following fence - dropped to 3rd shortly after - 4th at the last before recovering a place inside the final furlong - stuck on at one speed to finish 3rd
Kieren Buckley
Ian Patrick Donoghue
settled in the pack - improved into 5th three out then pushed into 4th - moved up to 3rd but blundered at the last - held that spot without finding more late on to finish 4th
Mark McDonagh
C Byrnes
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 4th before dropping to 5th over the final stages - unable to close the gap late
Alan King (7)
John Neilan
Held up at back of the pack - pushed along in 6th 3 out - unable to close - well held in 6th
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
Held up at the back from the start - not involved in the finish
James Duggan (7)
Oliver McKiernan
Held up in rear from the off - error at 7th - unable to make an impression - finished eighth
Gavin Brouder (3)
Paul John Gilligan
held a midpack spot early - blundered and lost rider at the 2nd
Non-runners: Belle The Lioness (in season), St Cuthbert's Cave (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.