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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Listed)
Listed, 2m7f150y, Chase, 5yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 6m 36.40s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Mark Walsh
Jonathan Sweeney
Settled midfield early - moved into 5th three out - driven up into 3rd two out then chased the front-runner at the last - hit the front inside the final furlong and kept finding more to the line
Kevin Healy (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled just behind the pace - hit the front three out and opened a gap before the last - driven out but margin shortened as market rival closed hard - overtaken inside the closing furlong - unable to find more - finished second
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled towards the back - nudged forward from 3 out and progressed to 7th at the 2 out marker - moved into 5th at the last - stayed on into 3rd but never a danger
James Smith (5)
Thomas Gibney
Settled midfield early - improved into 3rd and driven on 3 out - briefly 2nd before slipping back to 3rd approaching the last - unable to close on the front pair and finished 4th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to pace early - pushed into 2nd spot 3 out before slipping back to 4th - unable to close on front-runners late
Jack Kennedy
Peter Fahey
Settled midpack early - hit the 5th - improved to 4th and driven on approaching 3 out - urged for effort 2 out but unable to threaten leaders - held on for 6th beaten well over 20 lengths
Michael Kenneally (5)
Gordon Elliott
Struggled to hold a position from the off - hesitated at the 2nd and clipped the 3rd - untidy again 4th - urged along by the 9th - lost touch 5 out and pulled up before 3 out
Mr A J Browne (7)
Don Browne
Set the pace early - driven along and lost the advantage 3 out then dropped away rapidly - pulled up out the back before the final fence
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Sat close to the pace early - blundered and driven along four out before fading fast - eased and pulled up before three out
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - hesitant over 1st - urged into contention by 8th - pressed for effort 4 out - pulled up before the following fence
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - blundered 6th - pushed along in ninth turning for home - dropped away before being pulled up two out
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - blundered 7th - under pressure in 8th 3 out with no headway - stopped before the second-last
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.