19:18
Sweeney Oil Handicap Chase
2m100y, Chase, 5yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 15.70s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 fences
Result
Kevin Healy (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat handy behind the front group early - moved through to share command turning into the straight - shot to the front looking strong three furlongs out and quickly opened a big advantage - driven out to hold on for the finish
Dylan O'Connor (7)
A D Leahy
Settled midfield early - improved into 6th before 3 out then pushed into second approaching final furlong - held that spot to the line without extra finding
Ricky Doyle
Maike Magnussen
Held up towards the back - blundered five out - pressed for effort three out - improved into 6th two out and 4th at the last - stayed on to finish third
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midpack early - moved into 4th and going smoothly 3 out before being pressed for effort in that spot - unable to close on the front-runners late and held on for 4th
Dylan Whelan (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close behind the front group on the rail - pushed along and slipped back three out then only mid-pack approaching the last - stayed on steadily through the closing furlong to finish fifth
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards the back of the pack wide - made progress 4 out - moved up into 3rd 3 out - pressed for effort but couldn't close on the front pair by the last - held that spot without finding more up the run-in
Philip Donovan (3)
Aengus King
Sat close to the front pack early - shared the front spot at the 4th before losing it - pushed along and back in front turning into the straight - lost that spot then error at 3 out chasing the new front-runner - unable to close and beaten well into 7th
Gavin Brouder
Edward Cawley
Held up in the pack early - pushed along 3 out then ninth approaching 2 out - unable to close and well held at the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Adrian Sexton
Held up towards the back - pushed along 3 out - unable to close settling 9th
James Smith (5)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention around 5th before a heavy blunder three out - lost touch from there to finish well beaten
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - pushed along in ninth 3 out then hampered at the last - no response after finishing 11th
Aidan Kelly (3)
E Bolger
Set the pace early - shared front spot 4th out then went back clear from the following fence - stumbled 5 out momentarily losing a stirrup - pushed along but overtaken turning into the straight - dropped away to finish well beaten
Niall Moore (5)
Ray Hackett
Held up at the back - no impression made - well beaten in 13th
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close up early - lost ground under pressure to 8th before 3 out - back in 6th and down at the final fence
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.