16:14
Party Time Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m6f170y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 54.80s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Michael Kenneally (5)
Padraig Butler
Settled behind pace early - stumbled second - shared front spot from 6th - pressed on into 3rd approaching straight - shared advantage turning in - edged ahead near the line before wandering left - caught in the final strides - held on by a nose
Philip Byrnes
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed along before turning in - unable to gain ground in 3rd after two out - rallied strongly in the closing stages - flew home to fight out the finish and edged out by a whisker
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Handy up with the front group early - third at halfway - pressed the pair in front approaching 3 out and shared the advantage - given a squeeze before 2 out - edged in front briefly then put back in front by a whisker near the line - unable to find more on the run to the finish - held on for third at one speed
Kevin A Murphy (7)
L J Archdeacon
Sat just off the front group early - 6th at halfway - drifted through the pack before 7 out - pressed for effort and slipped towards the back after 3 out - held around 7th over the last two furlongs staying on steadily to finish 4th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled in the pack for much of the trip - improved into 6th with 7 to jump - pressed for effort from 3 out but couldn't quicken and stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
James Duggan (7)
Oliver McKiernan
Went to front early - jumped awkwardly first - shared command from 6th - lost command after three out - pushed along in 4th before turning in - faded from there to finish sixth
G B Noonan
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled towards rear early - made ground into 7th by halfway - moved through to hit the front approaching the straight - overtaken soon after - pressed for effort with nothing more to give - dropped away to finish 7th
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - stumbled first fence - moved into 6th approaching the straight - shaken up in 5th but making no headway before 2 out - dropped away and eventually held in 8th
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Francis J Flood
Settled in the pack - pushed along after 3 out with nothing left to give - dropped away late to finish 9th
Josh Williamson (5)
Mrs Denise Foster
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - dropped away after 3 out to finish well held
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Settled around midfield - blundered at the 3rd then pushed along with nothing left 3 out - lost touch before the straight and beaten well into the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Ms Helen P Markham
Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back by halfway and scratchy over a fence 5 out - retreating badly and eased out of contention approaching 2 out
Sean Flanagan
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled towards the back from the off - clipped a fence six from home and dropped further away from the pack - eased out of contention before three out
Simon Torrens
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Settled off the pace - still towards the back at halfway - pushed into 6th spot approaching 2 out - lost touch and pulled up before the last
Brian Barry (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up in last place - untidy jumping 5 out - eased and withdrawn before 3 out
Mr L Burke-Ott (7)
Michael Winters
Settled towards rear early - blundered second - midfield by halfway - error six out - driven along but making no headway before the straight - eased and withdrawn approaching two out
Non-runners: Shanroe Act (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.