16:25
BOYLE Sports Novice Handicap Chase (Listed)
Listed, 2m140y, Chase, 5yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 23.70s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Donagh Meyler
Edward Cawley
Sat behind pace early - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd 5 out with a blunder soon after - hit front 3 out - driven clear approaching final 2f then stayed on strongly to the line
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to front - third at halfway - moved into second and briefly bumped 3 out - unable to close on winner and steady to the line in second
Mark Walsh
T M Walsh
Settled in the pack early - urged forward to make progress before moving into 4th after 4 out - stayed on for 3rd approaching the run-in
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat up with the pace early - midfield around halfway then improved into 3rd by 3 out - couldn't find more approaching the final furlong and held to the line
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Settled towards the back - minor error at the 5th and unable to make any headway from 3 out - plugged on at the one speed for a distant 5th
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - drifted left into 6th 3 out - urged into 5th before the last but made no headway and drifted left again - held on same pace to finish well beaten
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
P J Rothwell
Front early - dropped to 2nd at halfway - lost another place after 5 out - 5th and under pressure turning in - a touch hampered 3 out before fading to finish 7th
Simon Torrens
W P Mullins
Settled at the back of the field early - made little impression through the race - well beaten from 4 out - trailed home in 8th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back - made no impression - one-paced from 4 out - finished well held in 9th
Danny Mullins
Thomas Gibney
Went straight to the front - opened a big lead by halfway - margin narrowing before coming down 3 out
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped further away from midfield after 5 out - found nothing more and was pulled up before 3 out
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Tracked the front rank early - midpack by halfway before fading with five to jump - dropped away and eased out of contention before three out
Non-runners: Relieved Of Duties (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.