19:37
Gallivan Financial Handicap Chase
2m1f, Chase, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 15.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Sat handy on inside behind front pack - hit a flat spot 4 out then shared front spot before 3 out - shaken up to hit the front approaching last and drew away up the straight - won going away
Alex Harvey (5)
Charles Coakley
Settled just behind the pacesetter early - shaken up to reach the front approaching two out then edged in front approaching the last - unable to find more but maintained effort to the line for second
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - stumbled over a fence 3 out - crept into contention from 4 out and urged into 8th - responded before 2 out then closed to finish 3rd on the run-in without threatening the front
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close to the front early - eased back through the pack from 3rd - untidy over a couple of obstacles from 5 out and pushed along in 5th - no response late and drifted left at the last then plugged on for 4th
Peter Smithers (7)
D M Christie
Went straight to front - driven approaching 3 out and lost advantage before the following fence then held in 3rd without responding - eased back to 5th on the run-in
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held up in midfield - improved into 4th approaching 3 out but blundered there and driven along - unable to quicken and dropped away from 2 out
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - jumped awkwardly around 6th and once more 5 out - driven from before 3 out but found nothing more and slipped to 7th late
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Held up towards the back - drifted right on occasion over obstacles - driven into 9th before 3 out then unable to find more and dropped away over the closing stages
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
T M Walsh
Held up towards the back - stumbled 5 out and once more 4 out - driven into 7th before 3 out - faded in 8th and beaten further to finish 9th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Held up early - moved into third with strong headway - hit a rough patch six from home - pushed along and lost ground before being pulled up before the following fence
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.