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Tipperary Races Beginners Chase
2m120y, Chase, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 8.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Set the pace from the off - stumbled early and erred again at the 4th - opened a ten length gap from 3 out - gap narrowed as driven out and errored at the last - gap shrank again under pressure up the run-in - stayed on top to score
Brian Hayes
John Queally
Settled 4th early - clipped a fence 5 out - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - chasing the front-runner before the last - driven out and stayed on to finish second
Phillip Enright
E J O'Grady
Held up towards the back - fifth of the field at the midpoint before pushing into contention from three out to move up into third after the following fence - unable to close on the leading pair and finished steadily for third
Keith Donoghue
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - midfield by halfway then asked for effort 3 out - improved into 4th before the last and stayed on steadily to finish 4th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close up in 2nd fighting for head early - urged forward and dropped back after 3 out - driven but faded from 2 out - eventually well held in 5th
Daniel King
Denis Leahy
Held up at the back - untidy over some obstacles - driven from 4 out with no headway made - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat in third early - hampered at the first fence and asked for effort three out - lost touch before the following obstacle to finish well held
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.