16:55
Dublin National Handicap Chase
3m4f61y, Chase, 5yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 7m 43.10s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Donagh Meyler
Sarah Joanna Connell
Prominent early before slipping back through the pack and losing rhythm at the 3rd - made headway into 5th after the 9th - improved position after two out - up to 3rd turning into the straight - edged in front near the finish - kept finding through the run-in for victory
Calum Hogan (5)
Bernard Martin Crowley
Settled early up with pace - moved into 3rd after the 9th - up to 2nd by the 13th - made ground again after 3 out - going strongly to hit the front entering the straight - overtaken close home - unable to match winner but stayed on for 2nd
Michael Kenneally (5)
Gordon Elliott
Settled with the pack early - dropped to 6th then 9th - improved into 5th by 3 out - kept plugging away up the straight to claim 3rd at the line
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Set the pace early and stretched clear before the 7th - margin shortened after the 9th - clipped the fence at the 11th - lost command approaching 4 out - regained front before 3 out - overtaken turning into the straight - sat 3rd at the last - unable to find more in the run-in finishing 4th
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Held up early - needed encouragement past 4th - mid-division after 9th - further back before 14th - improved position approaching 3 out - up to 7th before 2 out - stayed on without threatening the front runners
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up early - moved into 7th after the 9th before slipping to 10th by the 14th - rallied into 8th approaching 2 out - improved to 4th before the last - unable to find more and held on for 6th
Phillip Enright
Andrew Slattery
Settled just behind pace early - moved up into 2nd after 9th - slipped back to 4th by 13th - hit a rough patch two out from that - made ground 4 out but clipped the marker - hit front briefly - overtaken 3 out - fell away turning in - stumbled at the last - faded out of contention late
Richard Condon (5)
P A Fahy
Settled in the pack - error 8th and slipped back to 11th - found room to improve past the 13th - up to 6th by 3 out - faded before the last to finish 8th
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards back - minor error 7th - down in 13th after 9th - closed gaps before 2 out - unable to threaten in 8th and finished without response
Mark McDonagh
Sean O O'Brien
Settled towards the back of the pack - jumping error 3rd dropped further back - briefly improved before 2 out - faded in straight to finish 10th
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Handy early - up to 3rd approaching 13th - 4th when three out - dropped away after two out to finish well beaten
Ben Harvey
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - made strong progress into 5th after the 2nd - slipped down the field by the 9th - beaten for position before 3 out and fading before 2 out - pulled up before the last
Danny Mullins
T J Nagle Jr
Near the front early - settled into the pack soon after - 8th behind the 9th-placed rival - made ground past the 11th - slipped back to 9th before the 12th - rallied briefly at the 13th - faded and gave way approaching two out before being pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Onethreefivenotout (stone bruise), Savante (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.