15:42
Careys Castle Novice Handicap Chase
2m7f122y, Chase, 5yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 42.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Peter Fahey
Settled behind front pair - awkward at 6th - hit front approaching two out - driven out and stayed on strongly to the line to win
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Prominent early and shared front spot - edged clear from 2nd - lost command 7th - urged into effort in 2nd after 3 out - driven approaching final flight then held steady without finding more - stayed on same rhythm from the last to finish 2nd
Richard Deegan
Liam P Cusack
Sat close behind the front group - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd three out - driven on the rail nearing the following fence - slipped to 5th two out - recovered to 3rd but jumped awkwardly at the last then found little extra to finish third
Cian Cullinan (7)
Thomas Mullins
Held up in the pack - driven forward after 3 out into 6th - moved up into 4th by the last - stayed on one-paced without finding more in the run-in to finish 4th
Richard Condon (5)
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back - improved into 7th two out then pushed along and stayed on from last - finished 5th late on
Niall Moore (5)
James Andrew Fahey
Settled midpack early - still 6th at halfway - moved up on the outside to 4th but hit the second-last awkwardly - flattened out into 5th before the final fence and slipped back through the closing stages to finish 6th
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up towards back - crept into 8th entering straight - hampered on landing 2 out then unable to find more and finished one-paced
Kieren Buckley
Ross O'Sullivan
Held a midfield berth in the early stages - hit the third-last awkwardly - unable to close from that point - eventually beaten well into 8th
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards back of pack - still 8th at halfway - driven approaching two out but unable to close and finished well held
Michael Kenneally (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then had nothing left and dropped away late
Josh Williamson (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - urged forward after 3 out - unable to gain on those ahead - well held at the finish
Gavin Brouder
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back - no impression made on the leading group - eventually well beaten in 12th
Mike O'Connor
Denis Gerard Hogan
Set the pace early - lost the front before halfway then sat third - slipped to fourth three out - urged on but faded fast approaching the following fence
Philip Donovan (3)
Andrew Slattery
Sat behind the front group early - 7th at halfway - driven on after three out but unable to close - blundered and pulled up before the 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.