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Get Your Easter Festival Tickets Now Handicap Chase
2m7f165y, Chase, 5yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 7m 10.90s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Held up towards the back - still down in 10th after the 9th - began to make headway before 4 out - improved into 5th turning in - going strongest in 2nd approaching the last - hit the front late on to win
Michael Kenneally (5)
Seamus Neville
Went straight to front - opened up before 4th then edged back a touch after 6th - hit the 9th unbalanced - had three-length margin by 11th - kicked on again before 4 out but that gap shortened - blundered at the last - driven out and overtaken near the finish - fought back late but narrowly denied
James Smith (5)
Matthew J Smith
Settled handy in mid-pack - slipped back before 4 out - improved into the race after that point - up to 3rd turning into the straight - unable to close on the front pair - held on one gear to finish third
Brian Hayes
William P Murphy
Settled midfield - moved up into contention before 4 out - unable to threaten leading pair in 5th approaching last - stayed on to take 4th late
Simon Torrens
Robert Tyner
Settled with the group early - lost a little momentum at the 9th after being unbalanced two out further back - improved before four out - pushed along in 4th turning for home - unable to threaten the leader late on - held a steady tempo up the run-in - eased back to finish 5th
Calum Hogan (7)
E McNamara
Settled close up early - improved to third by the fourth from home despite a mistake at that fence - went second turning into the straight - dropped away after two out and finished a well beaten sixth
Ricky Doyle
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled with the pack early - fifth after the ninth then asked for effort after four out - dropped away in sixth and scratchy at the second last before finishing well held
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards back of pack - stayed 11th after 9th making no headway - dropped away and pulled up before 4 out
Eoin Staples (5)
Thomas Mullins
Settled just behind pace early - stumbled 3rd - 3rd again after 9th - error 12th - slipped back soon after - struggling in 9th before 4 out - faded from 3 out and pulled up before 2 out
Ben Harvey
Karl Thornton
Settled in the pack - still 9th and unable to improve - dropped away and pulled up before 4 out
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
William Durkan
Tucked up with the pace early - disputed second after the 9th - dropped back entering the straight - faded in 6th and pulled up before two out
Daniel King
Karl Thornton
Settled at the back of the field - still down in 12th after the 9th - unable to make progress and dropped away before being pulled up two out
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back - still 13th after 9th with nothing in hand - dropped away and pulled up before 4 out
Non-runners: Baldur's Gate (cast in box), Ceroc (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.