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Slaney Valley Beginners Chase
2m3f110y, Chase, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 55.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled just off the front group - 5th at halfway - hit the rail three out - moved into 3rd approaching two out - pushed to the front late and stayed on strongly to win
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up at back - stumbled 6th - driven on after 3 out - up into 5th then 4th by last - shaken up and stayed on run-in - got second right at the finish
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midfield - 4th at halfway - stumbled 4 out - urged into 2nd after 3 out - driven after 2 out - stayed on well but faded to finish 3rd
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Tracked the front pair early - disputing second by halfway - hit the front approaching two out then blundered at the following fence - pressed hard but couldn't quicken into third near the final flight - lost another place on the run to the line finishing fourth
Philip Donovan
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Set the pace early - driven and overtaken 3 out then flattened out into 4th - slipped back before the last
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back - driven after 3 out - stayed on steadily to finish 6th
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - unable to make an impression - finished well beaten in 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Settled behind front group early - stumbled at 1st - 6th at halfway - up to 5th 3 out - driven approaching straight before fading from 2 out to finish well held
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Settled at the back early - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish
Josh Williamson (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace - 3rd at halfway - driven after 3 out then dropped away steadily
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled towards the back of the pack - lost jockey at the 3rd
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.