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BRC McMahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase
2m1f130y, Chase, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 47.20s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Settled just behind the front pair - third at halfway - hit a flat spot 6th - driven up to hit the front approaching 2 out - urged before the last - went clear beyond it - kept battling to the line despite a shrinking margin
G B Noonan (3)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat handy early - 6th at halfway - urged into 4th approaching 2 out - shared 2nd there - unable to peg back winner from last but stayed on to take second near the line
Michael Kenneally (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to the front - driven up and lost command turning into the straight - into a share of 2nd two out but couldn't threaten the leader before the last - dropped to 3rd inside the final furlong and stayed on at one gait
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Up with the front group - minor error 3rd - 5th at halfway - jumped awkwardly 3 out - niggled and ran around before 2 out - 4th approaching the last where another mistake - plugged on at one speed to finish 4th
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
L J Archdeacon
Held up towards the back - error and a nudge at the 1st - untidy again at the 2nd - minor blunder at the 6th - driven to 10th approaching the straight - making no headway and 7th when blundering 2 out - another mistake at the last - one-paced run to the line to finish 5th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Towards the back of the field - 7th at the third last - driven and marginally hampered 2 out - no inroads in 5th after a minor error at the last and plugged on at one speed to finish 6th
Mr J Costello (7)
Darren Collins
Held up towards the back - clipped one 3 out - driven to no avail - stayed on same tempo late but held finished 7th
Sean Flanagan
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - small error at 1st - up in 2nd at halfway - driven forward to hit front entering straight - lost lead approaching 2 out after big blunder and unable to fight back finished well held
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Towards the back of the pack - jumping error at the 2nd and again 4 out - driven into 8th approaching 2 out - finished ninth with nothing left to give
Harry Sexton (7)
John Neilan
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway then slipped back to 7th and drifted left approaching 2 out - dropped away after finishing 10th
J J Slevin
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled around midfield - urged forward slid backwards to 6th and lost touch - eased to a halt before two out
E Walsh
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up in the pack - lost momentum with a sloppy jump at the 4th - under pressure and going nowhere by the 7th - another error at the 8th fence saw the effort crumble - connections called it a day before 3 out
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled towards the back of the field - 7th at halfway - urged into 8th turning into the straight - lost place before being pulled up two out
Ryan Treacy
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Flat-footed at the start and soon adrift of the field - untidy over the early fences - mistake and pecked at the 7th - another error 4 out - dropped right out and pulled up 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.