17:20
Racing Again Tomorrow 23rd July Family Day Handicap Steeplechase
3m½f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 6m 16.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Cobden
Ciaran Murphy
close up early - went to front soon after - drifted right 4th - clumsy 11th - quickened clear last - ran on strongly to win run-in
Sarah Kavanagh (7)
John G Carr
close up early - 4th by 8th - improved into contention after 3 out - holding second before 2 out - unable to threaten up front and found little extra to the line
Sean O'Keeffe
Colin Bowe
started towards the back - made ground into 8th before 9th - up in 7th at 4 out - worked into 4th after 3 out - up to 3rd 2 out - couldn't find more late and held third at a steady gallop to the line
Michael Kenneally (5)
Padraig Butler
in contact early - moved into a handier position before 3rd - slipped back to 9th before 9th - made ground after 3 out - up to 4th 2 out - couldn't threaten before last and held fourth to the line
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
in contact out wide and made headway before 5th - holding 5th after 8th - unable to land a blow in 6th after 2 out - held fifth to the line
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
close to the pace early - up in 3rd after 8th - slipped back to 6th before 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - couldn't improve in 5th 2 out and faded back to sixth at the finish
Ricky Doyle
Colin Bowe
held up towards the back of the pack - down in 7th after 8th - moved into contention after 10th and up to 3rd before 4 out - dropped away and faded before 2 out
Shane Fitzgerald
David Kenneth Budds
went straight to the front - soon overtaken and settled in 2nd after 8th - dropped away after 3 out - faded before 2 out
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E Sheehy
held up at the back and down in 13th before 9th - pushed along in 10th 4 out - faded before 2 out
Daniel King
James Kieran King
held up at the back - a mistake at the 2nd - clumsy 7th - down in 15th before 9th - made ground after 4 out before fading after 3 out
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
held up at the back - mistake 2nd and needed driving along - down in 14th before 9th - pushed hard after 11th - lost touch after 12th and pulled up before 2 out
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
in contact early - up in 6th after 8th - slipped to 8th 4 out - made a mistake and faded from there before being pulled up before 2 out
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
racing in the pack - a mistake at the 6th - down in 10th before 9th - slipped towards the back and pushed along after 11th - faded after 12th and pulled up before 2 out
G B Noonan
Norman Lee
close to the pace early - mistake 1st and soon settled in a handy spot - slipped to 12th before 9th - pushed along after 11th - soon lost that spot and pulled up before 2 out
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Paul Nolan
held up towards the back and down in 11th before 9th - faded before 3 out - eventually pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Mistyburn, Ladies Well, Chasing Crowns
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.