15:40
ML Lynch Civil Engineering Beginners Chase
2m1f, Chase, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 17.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in second early - flicked a leg 8th - driven up to dispute front 3 out - hit the front before the following fence - kept up to the mark after 2 out - jumped last with the race in hand and found more to the line
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Went clear early but scratchy over fences 4 out - driven and closely challenged approaching 3 out - lost front spot before following fence with no answer - stayed on same gear to finish 2nd
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in close order early - hit a rough patch in 5th - up to 4th by halfway - 3rd with four to run - urged forward but faltered again two out - stayed on at one gear to finish third
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up in the pack - small error at 2nd - up to 5th by halfway - awkward jump 8th - urged into 4th before 3 out - unable to make further gains and stayed on same effort to finish 4th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway then driven into 5th before 3 out - held no more in the finish
Mr E T Mellerick (7)
Kenneth Michael Daly
Held up at the back from the off - clipped the first - hit rate over the eighth - driven for effort but lost ground after the following obstacle - well beaten at the finish
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Sat close behind the front group but hit first fence awkwardly - up in 3rd by halfway - urged into contention in 6th before 3 out - stayed there with nothing more to give - down in last place when errant at the final fence and parted from partner
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.