14:08
Wexford Town Mares Beginners Chase
2m, Chase, 4yo+, M, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 54.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat handy behind pace early - made ground three out - moved through smoothly to hit front entering straight - pressed on two out - opened daylight last despite a slight mistake - stayed on strongly to score
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Sent to the front early - margin narrowed after 3 out - overtaken turning into straight - couldn't threaten new pacesetter - jumped awkwardly at last then held on steadily to the line
Sean Flanagan
Martin Hassett
Held up early - into the pack after the first - up to 4th then 6th - slipped back before 2 out then found more into 4th at the last - stayed on for 3rd unable to challenge
Brian Hayes
John Queally
Settled handy early - up to third then slipped back to sixth - unable to close on pace-setter and lost more ground to finish fourth
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled in midfield early - hesitant leap at the first saw a slip to the back of the pack - improved into 5th then 6th - flustered again 4 out and pushed into 4th before 2 out - lost momentum late and beaten before the last finishing 5th
Simon Torrens
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up in the pack early - untidy over the second and third and drifted right at one - stumbled at the fourth and slipped back - up to 6th by the sixth - hit the fourth-last - lost touch and faded into the last two furlongs
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up early - lost touch through midpack from 6th - dropped away before 2 out to finish 7th
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.