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Brasserie On The Corner Handicap Chase
2m6f111y, Chase, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 50.50s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Sent to front early - lost command before the second and settled just behind pace-setter - still there at halfway - hit front again 3 out - drew alongside before the final fence - back in command after the last - pushed clear turning for home - stayed on strongly to score with authority
Michael Kenneally (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards back early - moved into contention 5 out - up into 4th soon after - shared the lead approaching 2 out - driven into 2nd after the last but unable to challenge winner racing on the far flank - stayed on at the finish
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled midfield early - crept closer approaching two out - into third turning for home but unable to close on the pair up front - driven into fourth after the last then stayed on at one gear to finish third
Jake Coen
Noel Meade
Sat close up early - drifted through the pack from 2nd and clipped heels 3rd - pressed for effort before 2 out - unable to threaten in 4th turning in - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Carl Millar (5)
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards the back - improved into 7th with 5 to jump - pressed on and dropped away 3 out - stayed on late into 6th before finishing one-paced
Daniel King
L J Archdeacon
Sat close to the front pair early - 4th at halfway - pushed along approaching 2 out - stayed on same gear to the line without finding more
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back by halfway then edged closer approaching 3 out - pushed along in 9th with no real gain before 2 out and well held in 7th
Sam Ewing
J P Dempsey
Sat close to front pack - minor error at 1st - shared the lead for a spell to 6th - third at halfway - small error 4 out - pushed along but couldn't close before 2 out - held on without finding more after last - eventually 8th
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Bernard Martin Crowley
Held up early - pushed to keep tabs after the start - back among the pack at halfway - moved into 5th with 5 to jump - pressed for effort before 2 out and unable to quicken from the last
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled handy early - hit the front approaching 2nd - matched stride for stride nearing 6th before losing command 3 out - urged along soon after and holding third spot only fleetingly - found little as the home straight arrived - eventually well beaten in 10th
Simon Torrens
Miss Denise Marie O'Shea
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back soon after - pushed along but made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Charles Coakley
Sat close to the front pack early - settled midfield around halfway - pushed along and unable to find more before two out - well held at the finish
Eoin Staples (7)
James William Hannon
Settled midpack early up close to the pace - 6th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken with 4 to go before finishing well beaten
Conor Clarke (7)
Norman Lee
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with little response 3 out - dropped away late - eventually well beaten
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Held up towards the back - minor error 8th and stumbled 5 out - dropped away 4 out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Ballagh Star (stone bruise), Midnight Moonshine (off feed), Old Soul (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.