15:55
Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase
2m4f29y, Chase, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 29.60s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Phillip Enright
Terence O'Brien
Sat close up early - still second at halfway - shared front spot three out and once more after the following fence - edged in charge nearing the finish and driven out to hold on
Ricky Doyle
A L T Moore
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th four out - driven on in the straight to move up to 4th and then 2nd inside the final furlong and a half - couldn't threaten the winner and stayed on at one speed for second
Simon Torrens
C A Murphy
Sat just behind the front group early - stumbled a fraction at the first - dropped to the back of the pack by halfway - came under driving in the straight and improved to 6th before the last then stayed on to snatch 3rd
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th by the home turn - driven into contention before the last - unable to find more and held for 4th
Michael Kenneally (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack early - up to 3rd by halfway - lost fluency 5 out - driven into contention approaching the last but unable to find more and held to finish 5th
Philip Donovan (3)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Went straight to front early - matched for a spell three out - clipped fence two out and challenged again - driven along and overtaken nearing the final fence then found nothing on the run to the line
Mark Walsh
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway before losing touch after 3 out - well held in the closing stages
Darragh O'Keeffe
Sean Joseph Allen
Towards the back - off the bridle and making no inroads on the leaders from the home turn - found nil from the last and finished a well-beaten 8th
J J Slevin
Martin Brassil
Sat close to the pace - fourth at halfway before slipping backwards three out - held no chance in the straight and well beaten in 9th
Richard Condon (5)
Paul Hennessy
Up with the front group early - dropped away towards the back before the straight - found nothing entering the home turn and well beaten
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held a midfield spot early - hit the fence twice on the descent to the second-last pair of obstacles - briefly up to 3rd - then dropped away under a drive on the run-in to finish well held in 11th
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.