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GUY Clothing & KODE Clothing & Footwear Handicap Chase
2m4f80y, Chase, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 17.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences
Result
Brian Hayes
Andrew McNamara
Held up at the back early - improving into 3rd after the 5th - up into 2nd by halfway - shared front spot 3 out - shaken up and edged behind entering straight - back in front early in the run-in and driven out to prevail
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack early - checked briefly 5th - holding 6th at halfway - moved through and shared front spot 4 out - shaken up to edge in front turning in - blundered last and quickly overtaken - unable to threaten winner up the run-in and beaten into 2nd
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards back - improved into 4th after 3 out with encouragement - stayed on same tempo to finish 3rd
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Sat close to pace early - hit the front after 5th - challenged 3 out then driven and overtaken approaching straight - unable to threaten again in 3rd - kept going but couldn't quicken to finish 4th
Charlie O'Dwyer (3)
Conor O'Dwyer
Held up early - made ground into contention 4 out - 6th and clipped fence after that then again 2 out - into 5th and pushed along entering straight - stayed on same gear to finish
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Sat close to the pace early - suffered a heavy knock at the 5th and slipped back through the field - lost touch after two out and finished well adrift
Harry Sexton (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front - clear by a length - came down at 5th
Conor Stone-Walsh
D E Fitzgerald
Settled just behind the pace early - suffered a heavy check 5th - up to 4th soon after - slipped back to 7th with three left - pressed for a run but made no headway - found nothing more and eased down before the last
Peter Smithers (7)
E McNamara
Held up behind pace - small stumble 3rd - moved into second after 5th - third at halfway - driven and dropped back 2 out then pulled up before the last
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - knocked about in traffic 5th and again 5 out - up to 4th but caught out 2 out - found nothing turning for home and pulled up before last
Sean Flanagan
C A McBratney
Held up towards the back - clipped 3rd - brought down and lost jockey at the 5th
Non-runners: Iamagetaway (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.