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Ladbrokes 'Insure Your Acca On Football' Beginners Chase
3m157y, Chase, 5yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 31.40s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Front early - displaced second fence - up with the front group - made progress to challenge 4 out - moved into 2nd two out - pressed for the advantage before the last - two lengths to the good at the final fence - kept on strongly to win
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Padraig Butler
Settled off the pace early - mistake and pushed along 10th - made headway approaching 4 out - into 3rd 2 out - moved into second over the last - couldn't get to the leader - kept going to the line
Aidan Kelly (3)
W P Mullins
Sat handy early - stumbled 6th then improved into 4th - up to 3rd from 10th - hit front 6 out - lost command before last - dropped back to 3rd and held late
James Smith (5)
Gordon Elliott
Handy early up with the pace in second - dropped back when asked for effort approaching 4 out - beaten into 4th by 3 out - no threat from there - hit the last in a struggle - eased right down and trailed home well beaten
Ricky Doyle
Noel Meade
Sat close to the front early - 6th by the 7th - up to 4th with five to go - lost ground before the fourth from home - eased out of contention and pulled up before three out
Gavin Brouder
C A McBratney
Held up at the back throughout - lost touch and tailed off by the 8th - eased and pulled up
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back throughout - down in 7th by that stage - lost touch from the 10th - eased out of contention and pulled up 6 out
Anna McGuinness (7)
W P Mullins
Handy early - went in front 2nd - stumbled markedly and lost rider 6 out
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.