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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase
2m4f120y, Chase, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 2.70s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Liam McKenna (5)
Martin Hassett
Settled midfield - blundered at the 2nd - pushed forward to draw within range approaching 3 out - shared the advantage while drifting left 2 out - moved clear soon after - kicked on before the final fence - held on gamely under pressure to the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards back early - moved into contention 3 out - shared front spot after that - pushed along and third soon after - unable to reel in front-runner before last - rallied late but denied by a short margin
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled off the pace early - error at 2nd and towards the back - moved into contention entering the home straight - shared second spot approaching 3 out then knocked before the following fence - jostled 2 out - driven along soon after in second - unable to threaten the front-runner before the last - kept battling to close in late but denied - beaten three quarters of a length in third
Donagh Meyler
C Byrnes
Settled off the pace early - into midfield approaching halfway - blundered 4 out - shared the lead after - pushed along 2 out - overtaken soon after and unable to quicken to the last
Phillip Enright
M A Cahill
Raced in the pack towards the outside - improved into 4th - shared the lead 4 out - pressed for effort 3 out - lost the advantage after 2 out and faded to finish 5th
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Tracked the front pack early - 4th at halfway then hit a flat spot 4 out - pushed along but made no headway 3 out - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Michael Kenneally (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up at the back - stumbled a touch first fence - pressed for effort with nothing more from four out and pulled up soon after
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Shared the pace from the off - sat just behind the front pair before the 2nd - back on terms for a moment after 5 out - pressed the leading pair on the inner turning for home - asked for effort with nothing left before 2 out and eased out of contention
L P Dempsey
J P Dempsey
Sat close up early - still third at halfway - stumbled at the 8th - shared the lead after 4 out - found nothing under pressure before 3 out and pulled up last
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled early up with the pace - hit the front before the second - matched for company after four out - pressed for effort three out - overtaken and drifted right at the following fence - faded without response then pulled up before the finish
J J Slevin
P A Fahy
Settled at the back early - blundered at the 5th - under pressure with nothing left before three out - pulled up before the finish
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.