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STL Logistics Handicap Chase
2m3f50y, Chase, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 17.00s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Gavin Brouder (3)
Michael Winters
Settled around midpack - blundered 6th - up to 4th by halfway - improved into 2nd after 9th - hit the front turning in - driven approaching two out - edged clear before the last and stayed on to win
Sean O'Keeffe
Paul Nolan
Settled at the back early - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th turning for home - driven approaching 2 out - held no more in hand before last - stayed on late to finish 2nd beaten 3 lengths
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back of the pack early - 5th at halfway - improved into 3rd after 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - stumbled at the last then stayed on same rate to finish 3rd
Mark Walsh
Eoin Griffin
Held up at the back - serious error 7th and dropped 3 lengths off the field - nudged forward after 10th - made smooth progress to move into 4th before 2 out - blundered 2 out and the effort immediately died away - faded before the last to finish 4th
Michael Kenneally (7)
P J Rothwell
Went forward early to sit close up - hit the front after the opening fence - opened a healthy margin only to meet the 5th fence untidily - lead cut down before the 9th - overtaken turning into the straight after being asked for effort - lost place before two out and clipped that obstacle - unable to find more finishing fifth
Sam Ewing
D E Fitzgerald
Went on from the off before stumbling after the first - lost the advantage soon after - errors at the 7th and again at 9th and 11th - up in second at halfway before slipping back through the pack - asked for effort but faded approaching 3 out - held on for 6th
Aidan Kelly (3)
Patrick J Flynn
Handy early - third at halfway - driven after 3 out - lost ground before 2 out - unable to close after that
Harry Sexton (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled in the pack early - slipped to 8th by halfway - urged on approaching 3 out but made no impression - finished well adrift
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
Held up early - midfield around halfway - fumbled badly at 10th and slipped to the back under urging - pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Luminous Light (withdrawn; refused to line up), Macinamillion (unsuitable ground)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.