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Gormanlough Handicap Chase (0-100)
3m, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 7m 3.30s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Brian Hayes
Liam P Cusack
Midfield early - up with the front group by halfway - serious blunder 4 out - forged to front moving strongly 2 out - pushed away before the last and kept on to win
J J Slevin
Seamus Neville
Shared front-running spot early - hit the front 10th - matched for command 4 out - pressed for effort 3 out then lost command 2 out - held steady effort late to finish 2nd
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Shared front spot early - lost it at the 10th before regaining it 4 out - pushed along 3 out - blundered 2 out and slipped to third - stayed on at one tempo to finish
Ricky Doyle
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled midpack early - hit a small error 9th - pushed along into modest 7th 3 out - improved into 4th at the last but couldn't find more
E Walsh
Patrick Magee
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along into 6th three out then up to 4th approaching the final two furlongs - held no more in the closing stages
Darragh O'Keeffe
Michael Winters
Held up at the back - fumbled 2nd and stumbled 9th - improved into 5th and pushed along 3 out - unable to threaten leaders and well held at the finish
Simon Torrens
Liz Doyle
Shared front-running early - lost command by the 3rd - settled around midfield through the 6th - pushed along in eighth 3 out but unable to close and finished seventh
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Francis J Flood
Held up towards the back - improved into contention entering the straight - hampered by a loose horse approaching 3 out while moving into 3rd - kept there briefly before slipping to 5th - dropped away to finish well beaten
Keith Donoghue
Noel C Kelly
Held up in rear throughout - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Jordan Gainford
Colin Bowe
Shared front-running spot early - lost command 10th and faded from 13th - eased out of contention before 3 out
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Off the pace from the start - error at the 3rd - serious blunder at the 9th nearly parting company - lost touch before being pulled up ahead of four out
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Settled in the pack early - still holding a fair position - then blundered severely and lost rider at the 12th
Non-runners: Ardaghs Choice, Milanaway (stone bruise)
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.