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Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m120y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 13.06s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Settled just behind the front pack on the inside - stumbled at the 6th - moved into contention approaching 4 out - hit the front before 2 out looking comfortable - pushed out to open a 3-length advantage then allowed to idle near the line
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Settled just behind the front group - moved up to challenge before 4 out - overtaken and pushed out after 2 out then unable to close on the winner but stayed on at one level to the line
Shane Fitzgerald
Michael Winters
Settled around midfield - stumbled slightly second - moved up into touch with front group from 5th - urged into third after two out - unable to close on the pair in front and stayed on at one speed to finish third
Cian Quirke
Paul Power
Settled midpack early - moved into contention from 4 out - shaken up to sit fourth after 2 out - flattened out approaching last - stayed on at one gear to the line - finished fourth
Jordan Gainford
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held up towards the back - clumsy at the 2nd - urged into the action and closed a bit from 4 out - bumped lightly 2 out then found nothing more in 5th
Gavin Brouder (3)
D E Fitzgerald
Settled midpack early - moved up to challenge before 5 out and briefly shared front spot - pushed along and lost front spot 3 out - unable to find more and finished off steadily in 6th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back - pushed along after 4th - awkward over 6th - crept into contention from 4 out - checked briefly 2 out and unable to find more - stayed on for 7th
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the pace early - slipped back through the pack and needed pushing along after the following fence before easing without response from 3 out - clipped into another runner approaching 2 out and finished well held
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
I Madden
Settled around midfield early - moved into contention from 5th - pressed on into contact with the front group - came under pressure and lost ground from 3 out - well held at the finish
Danny Mullins
Vincent Laurence Halley
Settled midpack early - stumbled at 3rd - lost touch with the field from 4 out and made another poor leap after - continued at unchanged effort from 2 out to finish well down in 10th
Sean Flanagan
K A Heffernan
Held up towards the back - errs at the 6th - unbalanced 3 out and soon fades
Aidan Kelly (5)
Philip M Byrne
Held up towards the back - urged into effort 4f out but couldn't quicken from there - well held at the finish
P J O'Hanlon
Darren Collins
Settled in the pack - blundered four out - lost touch after the following fence and dropped right away
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Went straight to front - clipped fence 4th - lost command before 5 out - held no more when asked and dropped away from there - stumbled 3 out and eased out of contest before 2 out
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held a midfield position early - jumped poorly at the 3rd and 4th - errors continued five out and three out - soon under pressure and lost touch - dropped away and pulled up last
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled around midfield - untidy jumping through the 5th and 6th - moved into contention from 3 out and looked to hold each-way claims before a heavy blunder saw rider come off 2 out
Non-runners: Annie Questions (withdrawn), Benzine (withdrawn)
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.