16:10
Frank O'Beirne Memorial Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m5f27y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 40.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Brian Hayes
Liam P Cusack
Sat behind front group - stumbled 7th - up to 5th halfway - stumbled again 4 out - pushed along to close entering straight - went up by a whisker before last drifting left - stayed on strongly to the line drifting left again
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - small error at the 2nd - headway 5 out - pushed into 4th turning in - hampered a touch before the last - pressed the leader late - stayed on into 2nd but unable to land the verdict
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back - urged along in 8th with 3 to go - made headway into 5th entering the straight - closed on the front pair at the last then held on for third
Alan King (7)
John J Cullen
Settled in the pack early - stumbled at the 4th - closed onto the front group by the 9th - pressed for effort 3 out but unable to close up entering the straight - stayed on same gear from the last to finish 4th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
John G Carr
Set the pace early - challenged three out then driven into the straight - lost the advantage nearing the last - unable to find more up the run-in and beaten well
Anna McGuinness (7)
Patrick J McKenna
Held up in the pack - pushed along with no gain approaching 3 out - stayed on same speed from the final fence - finished 6th beaten 15½ lengths
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Daniel John Howard
Up with the pace - moved to 3rd at halfway - pushed along challenging 3 out before dropping back to 3rd in the straight - no more to give approaching the last where a minor error sealed 7th
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled in the pack - pushed along with five furlongs left - couldn't find more from there - faded to finish eighth
Ben Harvey
Hugh Paul Finegan
Settled off the pace early - through midfield by halfway - moved into contention 4 out - into 5th but unable to quicken before flattening out and clipping the last
Phillip Enright
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled just behind the pace - stumbled at the opening fence - up into second by halfway - pressed for effort after 2 out but faded to finish 10th
J J Slevin
Norman Lee
Poor blunder at 1st - settled midfield - error 6th - pushed along with nothing left 5 out and dropped away to finish last
Danny Mullins
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled just off the front group early - 4th at halfway then eased back through the field under pressure to trail by the 9th - taken out of contention approaching 5 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.