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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase
2m4f130y, Chase, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 13.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Settled just behind the front-runner - drifted right at the 3rd - up to second by halfway - shaken up to hit the front before two out - edged clear with a length or two in hand approaching the last - stayed on strongly to prevail
Eoghan Finegan (7)
E D Delany
Settled midpack early - stumbled 6th and dropped back to 7th by halfway - finished second beaten just under four lengths
Mr R James (7)
Cian Collins
Settled towards the back of the pack - still 7th at halfway - improved into contention before 4 out - squeezed for space and edged left approaching the last - stayed on to finish third
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Went straight to front but jumped untidily second - clear by a couple of lengths at halfway - driven and lost lead approaching 2 out - stumbled at last - faded fast on the run-in to finish 4th
Eoin Staples (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - up to 4th at halfway - dropped away before 2 out and stumbled at the last - well held from there
Mr J H Williamson (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway with modest progress after 4 out - dropped away fast before 2 out and beaten well into 6th
John Shinnick (3)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Held up handy in touch early - 6th at halfway - dropped away rapidly after 3 out and allowed to drop out well behind before 2 out - finished 7th
Mr S Connor (7)
S R B Crawford
Held a forward position early - third at halfway - stumbled four out - urged forward before two out - stumbled again two out then faded before the last
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
William Durkan
Held up in the middle of the field - hard at work from the 5th - dropped away and well in arrears before 2 out
Carl Millar (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - pushed for effort after 3 out - well beaten before 2 out - finished 10th
Mr D O'Sullivan (7)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up early - driven to keep pace by halfway - stumbled at 7th - dropped away after and well beaten from 3 out
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled midpack early - errors at the 2nd and 6th - up to 4th at halfway - another slip at the 8th - lost touch with the group after 4 out and beaten a long way when eased before 2 out
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.