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Support Thurles Bookmakers Handicap Chase
2m4f198y, Chase, 5yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 33.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Sat close up early - slipped back to third and asked for effort before 3 out - moved through to hit the front early in the straight - stayed on strongly to the line
Danny Mullins
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Handy early sitting just off pace - 5th at halfway then asked for effort after two out - improved into 3rd straightening up - moved into second before the last and stayed on to go down by three-quarters of a length
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat just behind front pair - 4th at halfway - moved up 4 out to edge in front briefly - lost that advantage entering straight and pressed on - eased back to 3rd before the last and stayed on same speed to finish
Charlie O'Dwyer (5)
J P Broderick
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th before 3 out - 4th and driven turning into straight - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same rate to finish 4th
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Settled just behind front group early - through midfield by halfway then 6th and driven approaching 2 out - up to 5th at the last and stayed on steadily to finish 5th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front - held a solid margin at halfway - lost the advantage by a whisker 3 out - eased back to 5th early in the straight and had nothing left approaching the last
John Shinnick (3)
Ms Eleanor Broderick
Held up at the back - driven from 4 out and ninth two out - stayed on same speed to finish 7th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway then driven up before 4 out with little response - held no more ground from 2 out to finish well held
Danny Gilligan
John Patrick Ryan
Held up in the pack - still ninth 4 out - driven from 2 out but unable to close and finished without response
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - remained there without threatening - one-paced from 4 out - well beaten in 10th
Cian Quirke
Eoin Doyle
Held up in the pack early - unable to quicken from four out - dropped away and finished well beaten
Alex Harvey
David O'Sullivan
Held up at the back throughout - no impression made and lost more ground after 4 out - well beaten at the finish
Eoin Staples (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at back throughout - hampered pace at first fence - no response from 4 out and eased out of contention before the last
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway - dropped to fifth and driven after 4 out with nothing left to give - beaten a long way and pulled up before the last
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.