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Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase
3m1f110y, Chase, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 39.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled towards the back of the pack early - made progress into 3rd after the 8th - up to 4th before the 11th - shot to the front approaching 2 out - pulled clear last - ran on strongly to the line unchallenged
Liam McKenna (5)
P Cluskey
Held up towards back - needed a nudge after 4th - still down the field after 8th - moved into contention after 12th - errored 3 out - improved into 2nd last two furlongs - stayed on to take runner-up spot late - unable to land a blow on winner
Phillip Enright
E J O'Grady
Sat handy early and went straight to front - drifted left over third and caught up a touch by a loose horse before the fourth - matched up with rival at the eleventh - hit the front again four out - overtaken turning into straight - couldn't threaten the winner and scratchy at the last - eased back into third near the finish
Simon Torrens
Aidan Anthony Howard
Held up towards the back - still 7th after 8th - found extra momentum 2 out but hit an awkward jump 4th last - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Settled just behind the pace early - disputed second by the 8th and still involved into the eleventh - moved ahead briefly turning into the straight - overtaken again before two out - dropped away and faded approaching the last - finished fifth well beaten
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Charles Coakley
Held up at the back - still towards the tail 8th of 9 - checked in the pack after 4 out - edged closer approaching 2 out but faded before the last
John Shinnick (3)
Terence O'Brien
Sat close to the pace early - held mid-division through the middle stages - dropped away before two out to finish well held
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held a handy position early - moved into 3rd by the 7th - blundered there and came down
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack early - improved into 3rd by the 11th before a stumble at the 12th - made ground entering the straight - slipped back to 3rd two out and fell there
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
E Bolger
Just in front early - lost the advantage at the first fence where a blunder followed and rider came unshipped
Finn Brickley (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield early - improved into 5th before slipping back to 7th - blundered and unseated 4 out
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.