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Botanica International Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m3f100y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 35.30s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Robert Tyner
Settled midpack early - moved into 4th with 5 to jump - hit the front turning for home - driven out after 2 out and challenged hard at the last - dug in to prevail in the closing stages
Michael Kenneally (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midpack early - moved into 3rd approaching 3 out - into 2nd soon after - challenged winner hard at the last but drifted around under pressure in the final furlong - held for 2nd
E Walsh
Patrick Magee
Sat handy behind pace - up to 2nd by halfway - pushed along and dropped to 4th after three out - unable to make headway into the front pair - grabbed 3rd near the line but found nothing more
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Went straight to front - lost momentum and went wide before 2nd - pressed for effort 3 out - lost command entering straight - third with 2 to go - unable to threaten market and dropped to 4th late
Danny Gilligan
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled around midfield - improved into 5th before three out then pressed on despite urging - unable to close on the front group - finished well held
John Shinnick
Paul Stafford
Held up at the back - still down the field 3 out and pushed along without response - crept on late but well held
Philip Donovan (3)
Edward Cawley
Sat close to the pace early - blundered at the 7th and pressed on under pressure - still down the field 2 out and unable to close - finished well beaten in 7th
Calum Hogan (5)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - crept into contention from 3 out but never a threat and unbalanced 2 out - unable to close and beaten well into 8th
Mr E T Mellerick (7)
Miss Denise Marie O'Shea
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 12th 3 out - unable to close - well held in 9th
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Settled close to the front - shaken up soon after - serious blunder at the 7th and error 4 out - dropped away thereafter - eventually well beaten in 10th
Sarah Kavanagh (7)
Edward Cawley
Sat close to the front group early - eased back to 9th under pressure 3 out - lost touch and pulled up before the last
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up towards the back of the field - dropped away 5 out - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Sean O'Keeffe
Andrew Kinirons
Settled around midfield - blundered four out and pushed along before quickly losing ground - eased out of contention before the second-last
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
At the rear throughout - pulled up before 3 out
Kevin Sexton
Gavin Cromwell
Struggling near the back from the off - blundered at the 2nd then lost touch by halfway - eased out of contention ahead of the 4th from the finish
Gavin Brouder
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort in 7th 3 out and lost touch - eased and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Cordal Boy (allergies), Oogum Boogum (reserve), Vallon Du Plessis (reserve)
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.