16:50
William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase
2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 4.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled in midfield - up to 4th at halfway - made ground into contention approaching 3 out - going strongly and sharing the lead 2 out - asked for effort to hit the front before the last - kept responding to hand riding up the run-in for a clear-cut win
Simon Torrens
Liz Doyle
Sat close to front group early - scrappy over first fence and drifted right at the 5th - held 5th spot at halfway - made ground wide approaching three out - driven up to share the lead two out - overtaken before the last - urged out but couldn't find more on the run-in - stayed on at same effort to finish second
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up early - clipped first fence - up to 7th four out - improved to 5th before three out - driven into 4th two out - into 3rd but couldn't threaten leaders and drifted right before blundering last - stayed on same speed for third
Ricky Doyle
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Sat behind front group early - small error at 1st fence - up to 3rd after 2nd - into 2nd approaching 5 out - shaken up to hit front before 3 out - challenged and overtaken 2 out - unable to fight back in 4th and drifted right at last - stayed on same speed for 4th
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled just behind the front group - disputed second early before sitting third with five left - dropped to seventh and got asked for effort approaching three out - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace early - lost front spot approaching 3 out and squeezed for room after jumping it before dropping to 5th - faded from there to finish 6th
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - still in that spot at halfway - driven to chase leaders but making no headway 3 out - lost touch and came down at the last
Danny Mullins
T J Nagle Jr
Towards the back - took the 1st boldly then lost rhythm at the 2nd and 3rd - laboured at the 7th and soon under pressure at the tail of the field - stumbled at the 9th - faded from 4 out - pulled up before the following fence
J J Slevin
P A Fahy
Settled midfield early - hit first hurdle awkwardly - urged into contention around 8th after four out - dropped away and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: A Wave Of The Sea (unsuitable ground), Ceroc (unsuitable ground), Rolly Bowley Boy (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.