17:20
S.I.S. Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase
2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 2.60s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat handy in 3rd - moved into 2nd at the 5th after an untidy jump - hit the front after the following fence - driven up to draw level 3 out - shaken up to edge back in command 2 out - forged clear before the last and kept finding more to the line
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Settled behind the front pair early - hit the front 5th before being overtaken after the following fence - clipped one 7th - shared the running comfortably 3 out - driven and put back in front by a whisker after another mistake 2 out - urged but couldn't find more before the last - stayed on same gear to finish second
Gavin Brouder (3)
M F Morris
Sat handy in 4th early - brushed leaving 3rd at the 5th fence - shaken up into 3rd after 4 out but unable to close - asked for effort before 2 out - stayed on same stride to finish 3rd
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - into 5th after a small error 5 out - up to 4th briefly but couldn't threaten those in front - asked for effort from 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack early - holding 5th spot by halfway and still there 4 out - unable to quicken thereafter - dropped right away finishing well behind in 5th
Mr E T Mellerick (7)
Kenneth Michael Daly
Held up early - 7th at halfway - lost momentum 5 out - up into 6th before the following fence - unable to find more and beaten well clear
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - blundered at the 2nd and again shortly after - dropped away from the pack - no impression from 5 out and well beaten at the finish
Phillip Enright
Bernard Martin Crowley
Held up at back of field - dropped away early on - minor error at 4th - unable to find more from 5 out - finished well beaten in last
Sean Flanagan
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up at the back from the off - sluggish over the first - detached before long - no response with five to jump - well beaten at the finish
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Went straight to front - drifted right over first and fourth - serious blunder and dislodged rider at fifth
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - moved into 4th when a faller ahead cleared out - holding a modest 4th before blundering and losing rider 4 out
Non-runners: Bigbraveboy (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.