16:50
Baileys Hotel Cashel Beginners Chase
2m3f155y, Chase, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 9.10s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Settled midpack early with occasional urging - closed ground from 4 out and pressed into contention between rivals 2 out - locked together for the front approaching the last before edging clear on the run-in - stayed on strongly to score
Phillip Enright
E J O'Grady
Settled in midfield early - moved up wide to sit behind the pace from halfway - edged into contention 3 out and hit the front after the following fence - challenged again before the last - overtaken on the run-in and unable to find more late
Brian Hayes
Henry De Bromhead
Held up in the pack - untidy at the 2nd and 3rd - moved into contention and challenged for the front 3 out - outpaced after the following fence and plugged on at one speed on the run-in to finish 3rd
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3 out and still involved in 4th 2 out - asked for effort but unable to hold the leading trio before the last - stayed on at one gear to the line finishing 4th
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Midfield - untidy at the 8th - headway from 5 out before being driven and outpaced approaching 2 out - no more to give in 6th when a serious error at the last left 5th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack - moved up on the rails to share the advantage 4 out before a laboured leap lost the front - struggled for a response before 2 out and faded into 6th
Mark Walsh
E Bolger
Sat close to the pace though a little untidy at fences - edged into contention 4 out then blundered and lost that spot - driven but faded before the second-last finishing 7th
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - untidy at the 4th and lost momentum - serious blunder 4 out and quickly had no more to give - finished 8th
Gavin Brouder
Paul John Gilligan
Settled midfield - stumbled 6th then improved from 3 out - driven approaching last stride but weakening in 5th when came down at the final fence
Jake Coen (3)
E McNamara
Dropped towards the back and driven after the 2nd - a serious blunder at the 3rd dislodged the stick from the jockey's hand - pulled up before the 4th
Ben Harvey
Paul Mulligan
Sat close to the front pack - stumbled at 1st - moved through to command before 3rd - lost command after 5 out - driven and faded before being pulled up ahead of 3 out
Ricky Doyle
W J Burke
Went straight to front - lost that spot before 3rd then regained command after 5 out - surrendered advantage 4 out and quickly faded - blundered 3 out and eased to a halt before the following fence
J J Slevin
Patrick G Kelly
Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly with five to jump - eased out of contention with three still to negotiate
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - clipped the first fence - settled midfield after briefly touching 2nd and 3rd - found a bit of headway from four out - lost ground under pressure after the following obstacle - pulled up before two out
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - stumbled six out and dropped back before fading with nothing left to give from five out - eased out of contention before three out
Kieren Buckley
Thomas Gibney
Held up at the back throughout - hit the 3rd and again at the 6th - pushed along and lost touch before the 8th - pulled up with five to jump
Non-runners: Backonthegoagain (withdrawn), Presenting Max (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.