18:42
Tote Handicap Chase
2m3f130y, Chase, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 2.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat just behind the front-runner early - still second at halfway - hit a small error 5 out - pushed along turning for home - jostled from behind 2 out - rallied to draw upsides last - went in front late - held on under full pressure to score
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Tracked the pace off the front pack - 5th at halfway - moved into contention 5 out - pushed up to 3rd before 2 out - narrowed the gap approaching the last - kept on strongly to finish second by a whisker
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Made the running - minor error 5 out - under pressure from 2 out and into the last - passed before the finish - plugged on at one speed to finish third
G B Noonan (5)
Paul O'Flynn
Settled midfield early on - hesitant over early obstacles - made progress into 5th approaching three out - pushed along into 4th entering the straight - drifted right and clipped a rival's back end two out - stayed on for a similar effort to the line finishing fourth beaten a length
Ben Harvey
John C McConnell
Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken before the straight - finished 5th
Gavin Brouder (3)
Michael Winters
Sat close to the pace early - 3rd at halfway - pushed into 2nd approaching the straight - dropped to 5th with two furlongs left and faded to finish 6th
Liam McKenna (5)
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Held up towards the back - clipped a couple of fences 5 and 4 out - pushed along after 3 out with little response in mid-division - stayed on steadily to finish 7th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
David Harry Kelly
Towards the back throughout - minor errors at the 3rd and pecked 4 out - pushed along and found nothing from 3 out - finished eighth
Richard Condon (5)
Alexander Ott
Settled midpack early - pressed for effort before 3 out - couldn't quicken - finished well held in 9th
Harry Sexton (7)
James M Barcoe
Blundered at 1st - dropped to the back early - under pressure with nothing more from 3 out
Eoin Staples (7)
Paul Nolan
Settled towards the back of the field - pushed along after 3 out but couldn't close - faded to finish 11th
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.