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McGowan Accountancy Services Novice Chase
2m100y, Chase, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 11.80s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 fences
Result
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to the pace early - into second three out - hit the front after two out looking comfortable - shaken up to open a gap and kept finding late to score
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Went straight to front - clipped 2nd fence - pressed and lost lead after 2 out - unable to close on winner from last and stayed on same gait to finish 2nd
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
Sat close up in 2nd early - pushed along in 3rd approaching final 3 furlongs and unable to close - stayed on same gear to finish third
Aidan Kelly (3)
C A Murphy
Held up towards the back - made headway from halfway - into 4th 3 out but unable to threaten those in front - stayed on same speed to finish 4th
Shane Fitzgerald
Brian Francis Cawley
Settled around midfield - lost touch from 4 out - dropped away to finish last of the group
John Shinnick
Jonathan Fogarty
Held up towards the back - improved into 4th before the 5th-last - under pressure in mid-division when fell 3 out
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the front group early - lost touch from 5 out - well adrift and eased before 3 out
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
Held up early - clipped fence 2nd then niggled into contention 5th - unseated after error 2 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.