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Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase (0-100)
3m70y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 41.00s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Mark Walsh
Robert Tyner
Settled handy early despite a couple of jumping errors - drifted back through the pack over the first half - another mistake around the 11th - found some rhythm again by the 6th before three out - held fourth as pace quickened before three out - moved into second approaching the last - finished strongly up the run-in to score right at the line
Michael Kenneally (7)
Padraig Butler
Handy early - moved into contention after 3rd and up to 4th - into second before 8th - went in front 11th - hit a rough patch of jumping 13th - kicked clear after 3 out - margin narrowed before last - dug deep to the finish - pipped right at the line
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Settled early behind the pace - shuffled back to 8th before pushing forward into 2nd approaching 4 out - unable to get on terms with the front-runner from 3 out - stumbled 2 out - slipped back to 3rd before the last - held on at an even gallop to finish third
Conor Stone-Walsh
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat close up early - clipped first fence - held third then eighth - serious blunder 14th - slipped to fourth before last and stayed on same speed to finish 4th
Eoin Staples (7)
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 7th then 8th before advancing before 4 out - up to 4th after that - slipped back to 5th unable to threaten leaders after 3 out - lost touch after 2 out and beaten into 5th
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - still 12th with 8 to jump - made headway before 4 out - pushed along in 6th before 2 out where not the best over that one and dropped away late
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Held up in last place - blundered and came down at the 3rd
Calum Hogan (7)
Norman Lee
Held up early - still down the field in 11th by the 8th - lost touch before 3 out and pulled up before the last
Aidan Kelly (3)
Liz Doyle
Went in front by a short margin soon after the start - stretched clear following the opening fence - gap shortened by the 4th - overtaken at the 11th - dropped back and struggling for response before four out - faltered and scrambled over the fence before three out - eased out of contention approaching two out
Carl Millar (5)
Garrett James Power
Handy early - slipped back through the pack by the 8th - drifted towards the tail after the 11th - faded and was pulled up before 4 out
Paddy Cody (7)
Michael Butler
Held up towards the back of the pack - moved into 9th then 8th before fading and drifting right approaching 3 out - pulled up before the last
Simon Torrens
Thomas Mullins
Held up towards the back - improved from 10th to 8th - made progress before 4 out - unable to threaten leaders in 7th after 3 out - lost ground quickly and pulled up before the last
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Francis J Flood
Settled early in the pack - 5th then 8th - stuck in 6th with nothing in hand before 3 out - dropped away after and pulled up before the last
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E Sheehy
Handy early - blundered first and slipped back through the field - well behind from 4th - eased and withdrawn after 11th
Non-runners: Ardaghs Choice (unsuitable ground), Duffys Hodey (allergies), Milanaway (unsuitable ground), Seventy Eight Team (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.