17:00
Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase
2m4f80y, Chase, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 36.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back early - clipped a hurdle in mid-pack around 4th - still 4th at halfway - up to 3rd 3 out - driven up on the inside to share the lead 2 out - clear soon after - kept on strongly after the last to score
Conor Stone-Walsh
Brendan Oliver Walsh
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - up to 4th with three to jump - driven up to challenge when knocked sideways and forced left two out - quickly overtaken - urged into second at the last where hampered by a loose horse and unbalanced - unable to find more - held on for the rest of the trip
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Sat close behind the pace and travelled keenly - stumbled and knocked at the first - up to 3rd after the 2nd - error dropped to 2nd spot at the 10th - shared the front turning for home - hit the front approaching 2 out but drifted left there - quickly overtaken and clipped by a loose horse - still 3rd but blundered at the last - held on with nothing more to give in defeat
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul Tobin
Sat behind the front pack early - drifted left over fences at points - up to 4th after the second - into 3rd by the tenth then a little untidy at the following obstacle - dropped to 5th three out - driven on but making no headway before 2 out - back in 4th under pressure after that - stayed on same speed to finish 4th
Simon Torrens
Michael G Cleary
Up with the front group early - skewed right at the 1st and laboured at the 2nd - dropped towards the back - untidy at the 10th - 6th when blundering 3 out - urged forward approaching 2 out - no more to give and 5th at the finish
Jordan Gainford
Miss Ellmarie Holden
Handy early despite a scrappy leap 1st - hit front 2nd - errors 7th - shared advantage 9th - clear in command after that - blundered 4 out - untidy again and drew level 3 out - driven and lost command approaching 2 out - urged on in 6th after 2 out - faded to finish sixth
Ryan Treacy
Louise G Lyons
Held up near back - urged into 8th 5 out - no response after 3 out and beaten home for 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - jumped awkwardly 4 out - dropped to 7th after a poor leap 3 out then pushed along with nothing left to give
Tiernan Power Roche (5)
W J Martin
Struggled to hold touch with rivals from the off - untidy over the obstacles including a blunder at the 5th and again at the 12th - driven forward 4 out but couldn't find more - well held throughout - finished 9th
Ben Harvey
John Joseph Hanlon
Sent clear from the off - lost the advantage soon after and settled just behind the pace - shared command around the 9th before blundering and losing the jockey at the following obstacle
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.