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Tipperary Town Plate Handicap Chase
2m120y, Chase, 5yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 9.90s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Settled just behind front group early - jumped awkwardly at the 5th - moved into contention before 2 out but briefly boxed in for space - driven up to challenge for the front approaching last then edged ahead on the run-in and stayed on strongly to prevail
Phillip Enright
E J O'Grady
Settled midfield pack early - awkward jump when fourth then another blunder soon after - moved through from four out to hit the front approaching two out - matched stride before last - driven and overtaken on the run-in - held on gamely for second
Sean Flanagan
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled towards the back - jumped untidily at the 1st and 5 out - niggled into 8th before the 4th from home - tight for space just prior to the last - stayed on on the run-in but third and four lengths adrift at the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack early - blundered 6th then improved into 7th approaching two out under urging - flattened stride two out and driven before the last - stayed on late but never in contention for the win finishing fourth
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack - clipped the first fence - moved through to hit the front after the 3rd - pressed for effort past two out and quickly overtaken - dropped to third-last before fading through the run-in to finish 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Went straight to front - handed up after 3rd and tracked in second before being pushed along before 2 out - dropped away with no response late
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled just behind the front group early - jumped raggedly in places - urged forward past 3 out - clipped last fence in 4th before fading through the closing stages to finish 7th
Alex Harvey (5)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled in behind front group early - urged forward after 3 out and driven from 2 out - unable to find more in 8th before final fence - stayed on at one speed to finish 8th
Mark Walsh
J P Broderick
Held up towards the back - urged into contention but made no dent on the leaders from 3 out - driven and edged forward late from 2 out to finish 9th
Patrick M O'Brien (7)
E McNamara
Sat close to front group early - jumped awkwardly 6th and dropped back from 5 out - driven from there but couldn't find more - finished 10th holding a steady effort to the line
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - stayed off the pace throughout - edged closer late without threatening - finished 11th
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Sat close to the front early - slipped through the pack before fading to midfield - asked for effort 3 out but made no headway and finished 12th
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Held up at back throughout - stumbled 1st - driven from 3 out with no headway made - finished well adrift
Cian Quirke
Michael J McDonagh
Settled in the middle of the field - ridden and making no headway from 4 out before fading tamely - well adrift at the finish
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up in the lower half of the field - lost ground approaching 3 out and faded - pulled up before the following fence
Non-runners: Jack Holiday (reserve), Sargent Lightfoot, Time Marches On (reserve), Tuckmill (reserve)
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.