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Kerrymaid Rated Novice Chase
2m1f150y, Chase, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 30.80s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close up early - stumbled at 1st and settled into second spot - moved up to third then fourth with another blunder - regained second by the 4th from home - edged in front approaching 2 out - pulled further ahead at the last - stayed on strongly to the finish
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - error at the first - sixth soon after - headway 4 out and up to fourth - third by 3 out - kept going into second on the run-in - unable to land a blow on the winner finishing second
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Went straight to front and opened a big gap after the first - margin narrowed by the fourth - blundered four out - overtaken two out - couldn't get competitive with new pacesetter approaching the last - slipped to third on the run-in - held one gear to the line
Simon Torrens
Henry De Bromhead
Towards the back of the pack early - moved forward approaching 4 out - left 3rd after that fence then dropped to 4th at the next - never landed a blow from 2 out where also jumped untidily - stayed on into 4th on the run-in but well held
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - stumbled a couple of times through the mid-part - up to 7th before the sixth - still 5th approaching two out but unable to close - stayed on through the closing stages without threatening - finished 5th
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
Handy early - 4th after 6th before slipping to 6th by 4 out - checked after that fence and slid towards the back - unable to make headway approaching 2 out - scrambled over the last - finished 6th
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Held up early - still towards the back after 6th - moved into 5th 3 out - lost ground before 2 out and faded before the last
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - moved into third then briefly second before slipping back to fourth - hit a fence in fifth - back up to third but blundered and fell 4 out
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.