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BAR 1 Betting Bobbyjo Chase (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 3m2f, Chase, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 7m 25.80s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up early - mid-division around halfway then 8th at the 14th - moving strongly into contention 2 out - up to 2nd before the last but blundered there - hit the front late on - stayed on strongly to score
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after the 7th - up to 4th by halfway - into 3rd after the 11th - briefly 4th before the 14th - pushed into 3rd turning into the straight - second with two out - hit the front approaching the last - overtaken late but battled on to the finish
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Sat close up early - hit front after the opening fence - began weakening and lost the advantage approaching last - dropped to third and stayed there to the line
John Shinnick
Terence O'Brien
Settled midpack early - stumbled on landing over 2nd and dropped in the order - close to last after 3rd - 7th at halfway - shaken up after 11th and made headway to 5th by 3 out - up to 4th approaching the last - held on for a one-speed finish in 4th
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Held up at back - mid-division and a bit awkward at the 12th - stayed on into contention 4 out - up to 4th turning for home - unable to challenge in 5th - stumbled at the last - lost ground on the run-in
J J Slevin
Thomas Gibney
Went straight to front before giving way after the first - settled just behind the pace - still in second at halfway - dropped away 2 out and faded from there - scrambled over the last
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of pack - up to 5th by halfway and 4th after the 11th - 5th again before 14th - dropped away from 3 out and faltered with error at 2 out - well beaten in 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Handy early - third at halfway before slipping back after the 10th - fifth from the 11th - rallied into third approaching the 14th - dropped away again before two out - faded from there and blundered at the last
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Settled in early behind the pack - slipped towards the back after the 7th - up to 6th by halfway before fading again past the 11th - lost place and pulled up before the 14th
Non-runners: Jordans (off feed)
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.