19:07
Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase
2m4f100y, Chase, 5yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 25.40s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Settled early - slipped back to 9th after the 8th - began making progress after four out - up to 3rd turning into the straight - second two out - level with the leader approaching the line - edged ahead late and held on to win
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in midfield early - still 8th at that point - moved into 6th four out - up to 4th turning into straight - hit the front approaching two out - challenged again at the last - edged out late
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
David O'Sullivan
Held up at the back - still down in 13th after the 8th - made steady progress from 4 out - up to 5th with 2 to jump - moved into 3rd before the last but couldn't get on terms with the front two - held that position to the line
E Walsh
Patrick Magee
Handy early - hit front before 3rd but jumping errors saw advantage cut - lost top spot 8th - regained command before 9th but yielded before 3 out - unable to threaten again from there - stayed on same pace to finish 4th
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Settled midpack early - crept into contention passing the 8th - moved through to challenge and hit second by 4 out - awkward jump in third 2 out - slipped back to 5th before the last with nothing more to offer - held on for 5th
Conor Clarke (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back of the field - moved through from ninth spot approaching three out - drifted left two out - continued on at a similar tempo through to the final fence and stayed on into sixth
Phillip Enright
Terence O'Brien
Handy early - moved into 2nd by the 4th - hit the front 8th - overtaken before the 9th - slipped to 5th after 4 out - began to struggle into the straight - faded from 2 out to finish 7th
Michael Kenneally (5)
S G Carey
Held up towards the back - 12th turning in after 8th - nudged into contention 3 out but scratchy at the obstacle then dropped away before 2 out
Alex Harvey
David O'Sullivan
Settled just behind the pace early - went to the front 2nd - overtaken and slipped back through 3rd and 4th - dropped away before 4 out - unable to make headway from there - faded from 2 out home
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up early - stumbled at 1st and dropped to 11th after 8th - eased into contention after 4 out - lost place before 2 out to finish well beaten
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Went ahead by a whisker early - overtaken approaching 2nd - slipped back after 4th - pushed along past the 5th - down to 7th by the 8th - drifted towards the back around the 9th with a mistake there and faded 3 out to finish well beaten
Darragh O'Keeffe
Martin Paul Fitzgerald
Settled midfield early - improved into 4th after 8th then 3rd approaching four out - dropped away and faded soon after - eased and pulled up before three out
Philip Byrnes
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up early with a mistake at the first - improved to join the pack after the second - moved into a forward position by the third - slipped back to sixth after the eighth - faded rapidly approaching four out - pulled up before the last
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Held up at the back - error at the 3rd and near last after 8th - improved into contention after 4 out - unable to close from 2 out - blundered and lost rider in 6th place at the last
Non-runners: Brave Endeavour (reserve), Ollie La Ba Ba (vet's advice), Springboard (reserve), Uptaurintop (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.