16:18
Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase
2m3f100y, Chase, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 48.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
G B Noonan (3)
E McNamara
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into 6th by halfway - urged forward to move into 3rd early in the straight - up to 2nd two out - driven after the last - stayed on strongly to score late
Gavin Brouder (3)
Michael Winters
Sat behind front group - third at halfway - roused into rhythm entering straight - hit front two out - challenged hard after last and denied on the line
Eoin Staples (7)
Paul O'Flynn
Held up towards back of the pack - still 9th at halfway - urged into contention approaching two out and up to 4th before the last - stayed on well to claim 3rd on the run-in
Mr L Burke-Ott (7)
Michael Winters
Held up towards the back - improved into 4th by halfway - urged on after 3 out and slipped to 7th approaching 2 out - stayed on from the last to retake 4th on the run-in
Danny Gilligan
E McNamara
Up with the front group - 5th at halfway - niggled after 3 out and moved to 3rd at the following fence - sharing 2nd when a serious blunder at the last - soon under pressure and fell back to 4th on the run-in - faded to finish 5th
Sam Ewing
Thomas Cooper
Held handy spot early - disputed second at halfway - asked for effort approaching 3 out and found little in 7th - stayed on steadily from the last
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace early - driven up and overtaken turning into the straight - slipped back to 4th two out then held no more ground into 5th after the last - faded further on the run-in to finish 7th
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Held up in the pack early - improved into midfield by halfway - up to 7th with 3 furlongs left then 5th soon after - asked for effort but found nothing past the last - dropped away on the run-in to finish 8th
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Darren Collins
Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held at the finish
Kevin Sexton
James Andrew Fahey
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - finished 10th
Mr Derek O'Connor
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back - improved into the pack 3 out - unable to close from there - well held at the finish
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled just behind the front group - came down at the 6th
Danny Mullins
Joseph G Murphy
Sat close to the front pair - came down at the 6th
Phillip Enright
Andrew Slattery
Held up at the back - suffered heavy interference at the 6th - never able to challenge - pulled up before 3 out
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat close to the front group early - blundered at the 2nd and slipped back through the field - clipped heels of another runner 5 out - made no further headway before being pulled up two out
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled in the pack - unseated rider at the 7th
Non-runners: Doyen Magic (reserve), Due Course (reserve), Quornofamonday (unsuitable ground)
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.