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New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Chase (0-100)
3m1f180y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 6m 39.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
G B Noonan (5)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back early - improved into contention before 4 out - up to 4th after 2 out - error at the last but rallied in 3rd - driven out to get up on the line
Donagh Meyler
James M Barcoe
Prominent early - slipped back through the pack after the 2nd - began making progress before the 7th - up to 3rd after the 8th - into 2nd after 4 out - improved again 2 out - hit the front briefly after that - caught in the last strides for a narrow defeat
Darragh O'Keeffe
Mrs Y Dunleavy
Settled with the pack early - improved into 3rd after 4 out and pressed on 2 out - slipped back to 3rd but held effort to the line
Alex Harvey (5)
J P Flavin
Went straight to front early - jumped awkwardly 2nd and lost lead before 4th - back in front briefly after 8th before improving into 2nd by 10th - hit the front again 4 out - lost that advantage 2 out to sit 3rd then slipped to 4th at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
John Shinnick (3)
Michael Barry
Held up towards back - closed up after two out - up to 5th by last - unable to close on the leading pair - stayed on same pace to finish 5th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
E Sheehy
Sat close to the pace early - dropped to 6th after the 8th and blundered next - fell back before four out - rallied late to make up ground before the last - stayed on but never a factor in the finish
Sean Flanagan
Liam Casey
Sat close to the pace early - 4th approaching the 8th then edged wider with two out - dropped back before the last - finished without finding more in the closing stages
Mr B M Coonan (7)
A J Martin
Held up towards the back of the pack - hit the 4th - lost more ground four out and had nothing left before faltering again at the last
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled around midfield early - still holding position after 2nd - slipped back to 8th from the 8th - unable to threaten and fading before the last
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - hit a hurdle awkwardly around the 10th and never threatened - dropped away before the last
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Held up at the back - still last approaching 4 out - lost more ground after 2 out and beaten out of contention
J J Slevin
Martin Brassil
Held up towards back of field - stumbled and came down at the 7th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled handy early - went forward to hit the front before 4th - overtaken 4 out - dropped away fast soon after - eased and pulled up before the last
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.