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Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 6th Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m4f219y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 26.50s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Sat just off the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along turning into the straight - closed to challenge 2 out then hit the front before the last with a minor blunder - drove out for a strong finish to score
Danny Mullins
Ms M Flynn
Set the early gallop - lost the front around 3 out then shared it before the turn - hit the front into the straight - pressed for effort and drawn level 2 out - outpaced approaching the last - stayed on at an unchanged rate to finish second
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Sat behind the pace early - third at halfway then hit a flat spot 8th - urged along in 6th turning in - improved to third by the last after an untidy jump - stuck on to finish third
Sean Flanagan
Paul Tobin
Held up in the middle of the pack - moved up to go with the front group after the 6th - 5th at halfway - small error 4 out and pushed along from 3 out - fourth entering the straight with the effort going nowhere before 2 out - plugged on at the one speed to finish 4th
Daniel King
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midfield - pushed along into 8th before two out and unable to close - shared 4th at the last then stayed on same speed to finish 5th
Richard Condon (5)
Con McSweeney
Held up in the pack 5 out - pushed into contention entering the straight to sit 3rd 2 out - held no more in reserve and weakened before the last
Sam Ewing
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled midfield early - slipped towards the back with five to jump then pushed along with no headway after three out - stayed on at same speed to finish seventh
Conor Clarke (7)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Sat close up early - up to 2nd by halfway - went clear 3f out - matched entering straight and pressed under pushing - lost advantage soon after - couldn't find more before 2f out and dropped away
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Held up near back of field - made little headway throughout - pushed along after 3 out but couldn't close - finished well held in 9th
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Settled at the back of the field - lost touch 5 out - well held at the finish
Cian Quirke
A M O'Grady
Settled around midpack - error four out then dropped away rapidly - well beaten at the finish
Sean O'Keeffe
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back - down at the 3rd
Danny Gilligan
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Sat close to the pace early - slipped through the field after the 6th and lost touch by halfway - eased out of contention approaching 5 out
Simon Torrens
P J Rothwell
Serious error at the opening fence - dropped towards the back - improved into 6th four out - fluffed the following obstacle - pressed for effort but couldn't find more before two out - eased and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Due Course, Rodney Bay (stewards' permission), Seventy Eight Team (off feed)
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.