16:00
Victoria House Tramore Mares Beginners Chase
2m6f, Chase, 4yo+, M, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 30.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in second early - driven into command approaching 2 out - opened daylight before the last - kept going strongly to score
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Went straight to front - shown the way approaching 2 out then unable to close on eventual winner before last - held on for second without extra late gear
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - improved into contention 4 out - up to 4th 3 out - asked for effort but couldn't close on the front pair 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish third
Alex Harvey (5)
Declan Queally
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along into 3rd after the third-last - dropped to 4th at the last two before failing to close on the front pair
Cian Quirke
Paul Stephen Kiely
Held up towards the back early - improved onto the pace by halfway - 4th and stumbled three out - pushed along into 5th after but unable to close
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Towards rear throughout - serious error at the 1st - nudged into contention from 6th - remote from the principals 5 out and well held in 6th
Brian Hayes
John Queally
Handy early behind the pace - lost ground after a small error at the 12th and settled midfield - urged into 6th 5 out then pulled up abruptly before the following fence
Jordan Gainford
Liam Kenny
Sat close to the pace early - fencing was ragged all the way - error at 2nd sent it toward the back by 4th - never got competitive again and was pulled up before 5 out
Non-runners: Fiddledee (lame)
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.