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O'Neills.com Irish EBF Beginners Chase
2m5f55y, Chase, 4yo+, 4 runners
Winning time 5m 23.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled behind pace early - still in second at halfway - error three out - driven up before the last flight - hit the front approaching the final furlong and stayed on well to prevail
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Went straight to front - poor leap first two fences - error 6th - four lengths clear at halfway - given a shake up before four out - stumbled three out - urged on turning for home - error two out - overtaken after that and outran on the run to the line but couldn't get back up - finished second
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled midpack early - stumbled first and again 7th - up to 3rd by halfway - blundered 3 out - going nicely into the straight - drifted off a true line before 2 out and lost ground - blundered again at the last - allowed to finish in own time - came home third
Sean Flanagan
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled towards the back early - stumbled at the 1st and again at the 8th and 9th - well behind the pack by halfway - dropped away completely before 3 out - finished a well-beaten 4th
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.