19:30
Kepak Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m6f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 36.06s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - made progress before 3 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out - driven along after that error - up into 4th before the last - finished full of running to score right on the post
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 10th at halfway - asked for effort before two out then found extra to hit the front - kicked on before the last - edged in front late but caught right on the line
Mr R Sugrue (7)
Liam Kenny
Sent to front early - overtaken before 2nd and travelling keenly - disputing second at halfway - slipped back through the pack after 4 out - urged on approaching 3 out and again 2 out - lost momentum in the closing stages - eventually third
Daniel King
Daniel John Howard
Handy early - 3rd at halfway - edged in front approaching 3 out but couldn't assert - one-paced finish for 4th
G B Noonan (5)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped further back at halfway - travelled on the outer - pushed for effort with three left to jump - stumbled at the final obstacle but stayed on to the line
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - blundered three out - driven from there - made ground approaching two out - kept on to the line without threatening the front rank
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - urged on after three out - continued to be niggled after two out - had little left before the last and dropped away on the run-in
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Held up in midfield - stumbled at the 1st and squeezed for space after the 3rd - 6th at the halfway point - urged forward after three out - found a bit of extra pace when asked before two out - blundered at the last and lost ground on the run-in to finish 8th
Mr A P Kennedy (7)
S Curling
Handy early behind pace - slipped back to 8th by halfway - driven on after 4 out but lost touch before 3 out - made no headway from 2 out home
Peter Smithers (7)
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back - error 8th - driven on after 4 out - stumbled 2 out - lacked the response late and well held
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back and stumbled 3rd - asked for effort after 4 out - errors 3 out and again at the last two flights - always struggling to get involved
Harry Sexton (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled midfield - up to 4th at halfway - hit the front for a spell approaching 3 out then found nothing more once headed - blundered after 2 out and dropped away rapidly to finish well beaten
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
I Madden
Settled in the pack early and wide on the track - moved up into 3rd after the 5th - came down at the 7th
Mr D McGill (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Handy early - stumbled at 1st - hit front after 2nd - going well in command - jumped high at 9th - overtaken turning into straight - driven on after 3 out - found nothing more and dropped away before 2 out - eventually pulled up before the last
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Ms Helen P Markham
Settled around midfield - checked sharply 7th after another runner came down nearby - never fully recovered momentum thereafter
Mr P J O'Neill (7)
John F O'Neill
Held up towards back - checked by fallen horse and loose rider at the 7th
Non-runners: Aurea Fortuna (unsuitable ground), Bondi Boy Blue (reserve), Dawn Escape (reserve)
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.