14:42
BOYLE Sports (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m5f132y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 7.10s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Miss Georgie Benson (7)
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up towards the back - still down in 11th at halfway - urged into 7th turning into the straight - improved to dispute the lead approaching the final furlong - went on close home and stayed on strongly to score
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Padraig Butler
Sat behind front group early - mid-pack around halfway - moved into second five out - back to fourth turning in - driven into contention approaching the last - held second but couldn't quicken and stayed on same gear to the line
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
Ms Helen P Markham
Held up towards back of the pack - headway into 5th by halfway - asked for effort after two out and dropped to 7th nearing last - stayed on strongly up the run-in to snatch third near the line
Mr Derek O'Connor
Sean Aherne
Settled in the pack - moved up to join the front group after the first - third at halfway - took over 6 out before surrendering it a fence later - second 3 out - crept through on the inside to reclaim top spot turning in - not jump the last cleanly and overtaken there under pressure - soon found nothing in third - faded to fourth at the line
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7)
Michael Winters
Held up towards back of the field - still down in 10th at halfway - moved into 5th three out - hit front for a moment after that - asked for effort in 3rd early in straight - lost second place again before the last and stayed on same stride to finish 5th
Miss P Elvin (7)
P J Rothwell
Set the early pace despite a slight mistake - lost the front for a moment then reclaimed it - overtaken again approaching two out - dropped to fifth early in the straight under pressure - had nothing left in eighth nearing the last - found a second wind to move up to sixth on the run-in
Mr C J Shine (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Sat behind pace early - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th with three left - shaken up to move up to second turning in - soon lost ground with no response and dropped away before the last
Mr E P O'Brien (5)
Donncha Duggan
Held up towards the back - stumbled 4 out - down in tenth soon after - unbalanced 2 out - driven approaching the straight then improved into fourth before the last - held no more in reserve and lost place through the run-in
Mr M N Sharpe (7)
Francis J Flood
Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 4 out and beaten a long way
Mr B M Coonan (7)
David O'Sullivan
Sat just behind front group - 4th at halfway - driven after 4 out but faded from there to finish well held
Mr Elliot Ohgren (3)
Stephanie Ocsko-Moore
Held up towards the back - urged into contention after 4 out but scrappy over the following fence with no headway made - dropped away from 2 out to finish well beaten
Mr J M Halford (7)
Eoin Doyle
Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway - driven from 5 out but made no headway - pulled up before the last
Mr D McGill (7)
R J Tumilty
Settled behind the front-runner - stumbled at the 5th - up to second by halfway - driven into 4th after four out - lost touch soon after and pulled up before the last
Mr H C Swan
Paul Stafford
Settled in the pack early - 9th at halfway with little improvement 5 out - pulled up before the last
Mr J W Hendrick (7)
D Deacon
Sat close behind the front group - blundered at the 5th and slipped back through the field - unable to make headway from 5 out and pulled up before the final fence
Mr D M Moylan (7)
E Sheehy
Held up towards the back - failed to threaten the front end - lost rider late on
Non-runners: Matter Of Opinion (coughing), Mr Eastwood (allergies)
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.