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Forth Mountain Trails Beginners Chase
2m, Chase, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 3m 53.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Paddy Cody (7)
R P Cody
Held up towards the back early - improved into contention after halfway - hit a fence 3 out - drew level with leader 2 out - hit front on run-in - pushed clear to assert late on
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Handy in 3rd early - hit front after 1st then lost it before 3rd - back in command after 4th - challenged 2 out and overtaken on run-in - unable to threaten winner late - finished 2nd
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat just behind the pace early - eased back to third after the first - moved up to second approaching 4 out - slipped back to third 2 out - hit last and held on for third
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Went ahead by a whisker early - lost front spot after 1st - regained command before 3rd and drifted left in the air - overtaken again after 4th - sat 3rd before four out then slipped to 4th - lost touch after 3 out - scrambled over 2 out - finished well beaten at the rear
J J Slevin
Eoin Doyle
Settled towards the back early - shown the whip after 2nd - hit the second - untidy at the 4th and pushed on - well adrift by 4 out - drifted left 3 out - lost ground steadily - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Fiveonefive (unsuitable ground)
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.