19:48
Belvedere House & Gardens Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase
2m4f51y, Chase, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 56.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Harry Sexton (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat handy early - moved to front from 6th and dictated things - going strongly 2 out - asked for effort before last - dug in gamely to prevail right at the line
Kieren Buckley
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th 3 out - moved up into 2nd and driven after 2 out - challenged winner inside final furlong - stayed on gamely but denied by three quarters of a length
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Went straight to front - blundered and lost lead 6th - up to second 3 out - pushed along back in third - dropped to fourth before last then rallied to hold third at the finish
Conor Smithers (7)
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in the pack - improved into 3rd two out - pushed along into 2nd before edging back to 3rd approaching the last - couldn't find more in the closing stages to finish 4th
Carl Millar (5)
Gordon Elliott
Hesitant start and outpaced early - urged to make progress from the back through the pack - up to a middling 5th spot by the last - stayed on without threatening - finished 5th well beaten
Paddy Cleary (7)
T M Walsh
Handy behind front group early - pushed along after 4 out and dropped to 7th 3 out - unable to close and well held for 6th
P J O'Hanlon
Darren Collins
Settled midfield early - slipped towards the back and urged on by the 7th - made no headway from 3 out and finished well beaten
Peter Smithers (7)
James Andrew Fahey
Held up midpack near the rail - drifted left at the 7th - up into 4th 3 out - error cost momentum after and faded late to finish 8th well beaten
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back of the pack early - blundered second and again three out after briefly improving into 6th - pushed along and dropped away before finishing well beaten in 9th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
P J Rothwell
Raced at the rear throughout - no involvement at any stage
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Handy early - clipped a fence 3rd and slipped back under pressure by the last three - faded out of contention
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.