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Kerry Dairy Ireland Handicap Chase
2m1f150y, Chase, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 28.60s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences 1 omitted
Result
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - made ground after 4 out - up into 4th before 3 out - moved through smoothly to challenge approaching 2 out - went on late and held on strongly to the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled handy early - dropped to 4th then 7th - made ground 4 out - edged in front approaching last - overtaken late but battled on to the line
Phillip Enright
Martin Hassett
Settled with leading group early - slipped back to 7th before hampered leaving 4th spot after 4 out - dropped to 5th - regained ground into 3rd approaching 2 out - held effort to the line finishing third
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled around midfield early - shuffled back to 7th before improving into 6th after four out - up to 5th approaching three out - moved into 4th soon after the second-last but couldn't better that - held for the finish
Gavin Brouder (3)
Michael Winters
Held up at back - pushed into contention after 3 out and up to 7th by 2 out - stayed on steadily but never landed a blow in the straight
Alex Harvey
Charles Coakley
Handy early - small error rounding the 4th - improved position before 7th - made ground into contention 4 out and edged in front briefly after - overtaken before the last where slipped to 5th - lost place through the finish
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back of the field - improved into 8th then 7th by the fourth-last - pushed along in 6th approaching three out - lost touch before the final flight and finished well beaten
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
John Queally
Held up towards the back - struggling into 9th after 7th - lost touch before the last and beaten well home
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Held up towards back - in seventh at the 7th before being knocked about after four out - dropped away before two out
Harry Sexton (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat handy in second early - went to front before the 4th - stretched advantage before the 6th - jumped awkwardly next - narrowed the gap into the 8th - overtaken and slipped back to third after four out - faded into the tail towards the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - lost touch before 2 out - no impression on the leaders - well held at the finish
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Went straight to the front alongside one other - lost that advantage before the 4th and settled into second on own - slipped back to 4th approaching 3 out - came down there
Aidan Kelly (3)
Emmet Mullins
Held up towards the back - blundered and unseated at the 6th
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.