18:12
Vision Contracting Handicap Chase
2m3f128y, Chase, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 20.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Held up early - moved into contention from 5 out and up to third after 3 out - hit the front before 2 out looking strongest and opened up a big advantage despite a mistake at the last - kept extending the margin up the run-in for an effortless win
Ben Harvey
Karl Thornton
Went straight to front - lost advantage 5th and tucked in behind runner-up from 3 out under pressure before 2 out - unable to get on terms with dominant winner and stayed on at one gear through the finish to take second
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held a midfield position early - stumbled slightly at the 2nd - urged forward from 3 out into 5th - unbalanced at the last but stayed on for 3rd on the run-in
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Sat just behind the front group early - kept in touch into 3rd with three left and asked for effort before the last - found nothing more and slipped to 4th on the run to the line
John Shinnick
L J Archdeacon
Settled just behind pace-setter early - hit front after 5th but scratchy at 6 out - lost command before 2 out and slipped to 4th - couldn't find more before last and eased back to finish 5th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Midfield early - lost ground from halfway and pushed along in 8th at the third last - moved up to 6th before the following fence but had nothing left to give - plugged on at one speed
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled in the pack early - shuffled backwards after briefly improving before three out - unable to find more late and finished seventh
Danny Gilligan
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Held a midfield spot early - stumbled at the opening fence and again heading into the fifth from home - urged into effort in 7th from three out with nothing more to give - clipped the second-last and finished at an unchanged tempo down the run-in
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up at the back of the field - pushed along but unable to close from 2 out - well held at the finish
Alex Harvey
William Harvey
Held up at back of field - down in 10th when came to grief 7th
Daniel King
Gillian Scott
Sat close to pace early - jumped awkwardly in 2nd - dropped to 4th before error and parted with rider 6 out
Non-runners: Hello Jack (unsuitable ground)
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.