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Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div II)
2m7f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 58.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
David O'Sullivan
midfield and travelling wide early - improved into third by halfway - mistake at the 11th - made further ground to edge in front before 3 out - went on before 2 out - kept finding more to win with something in hand
Mr J Dunne (7)
E McNamara
settled at the back and travelled wide early - up to ninth by halfway - made further gains from the 11th - into third and driven from 3 out - drifted right under pressure after 2 out - stayed on but never good enough to trouble the winner
Shane Fitzgerald
David Kenneth Budds
set out in front before being overtaken at the first - back in command before the 4th - a length up at halfway - passed again before 5 out - driven before 3 out - dropped out of second and faded after 2 out
P J O'Hanlon
Ian Patrick Donoghue
handy early - fourth at halfway - mistake at the 6th - drifted right 3 out - driven before 2 out - mistake and faded 2 out without threatening
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
handy early and edged in front before the first - overtaken before the 4th - second at halfway - back in front 5 out - mistake 4 out before being passed and driven before 3 out - faded fast without ever threatening
Kevin A Murphy (7)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
midfield early - fifth at halfway - driven after 4 out - made a little ground after 3 out without ever threatening and finished well beaten
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
midfield early - slipped to tenth by halfway - driven and faded before 3 out - failed to threaten and finished well beaten
Joshua Halford (7)
Eoin Doyle
towards the back of the field early - made ground into fifth by halfway - driven and faded before 3 out to finish well beaten
Ms A T O'Reilly (7)
Eamon Courtney
racing at the back and adrift by five lengths before being driven approaching the 10th and pulled up 4 out
Alix Balfe (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
held towards the back and five lengths off the pace before being asked for effort at halfway - pulled up before the 10th
R P Geoghegan (7)
Barry T Murphy
racing at the back throughout - never competitive - allowed to drop away and pulled up after 4 out
Brian Barry (7)
John Patrick Ryan
midfield early - slipped to twelfth by halfway - driven after the 8th - mistake at the 9th before fading at the back and being pulled up before 3 out
Darragh O'Keeffe
R K Watson
tracked the pace early - slipped to eighth by halfway - faded fast after the 10th and was pulled up well beaten before 4 out
Phillip Enright
Sean Aherne
at the tail of the field early - mistake at the 4th - slipped further back by halfway - driven after the 11th - pulled up before 2 out without ever threatening
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
G Ahern
midfield early - seventh at halfway - mistake 4 out before being allowed to drop away and pulled up
Non-runners: Embrace The Day, Watty Show, Amburana
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.