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Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3)
Grade 3, Class 1, 2m6½f, Chase, 4yo+, 22 runners
Winning time 5m 40.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel King
W P Mullins
Sat handy behind the front group - jostled by another runner 5th - advanced into second before 6 out - moved up to front 2 out - edged back behind entering straight - driven back in front over 1f out and stayed on strongly to the line
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Paul Nolan
held up in the back third - moved into the middle order after 3 out - driven and staying on strongly inside the final furlong - snatched 2nd near the line
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind the pace - urged forward after 3 out - moved into 6th after the last - driven approaching the straight - improved to 2nd inside the final furlong before fading to finish 3rd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat handy behind front group - hit a flat spot 6 out - moved forward on the inner to third after the last - driven approaching the straight - held in fourth and unable to find more with a furlong left - stayed on same gait to the finish
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Sat handy behind the front group early - settled midfield by halfway - asked for effort approaching 3 out - regained ground into 8th after the last - stayed on under urging in the closing stages to finish 5th
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace early - driven up when overtaken 2 out - fought back to hit the front entering the straight before being knocked off it inside the final furlong - held no more in reserve and dropped away close home to finish 6th
Ricky Doyle
Eoin Griffin
Settled in midfield - crept onto the pace after 3 out - driven approaching the last two - untidy at the final fence - stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to finish 7th
Sean Flanagan
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back - driven and up into the pack before 2 out - asked for more effort but only crept on from the tail late - finished 8th beaten 11½ lengths
Joshua Halford (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out - finished well held in 9th
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade
Held a midfield berth early - closed on the pace before the third-last then asked for effort approaching the second-last - found little from there - dropped away after the final flight
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield early - improved into 6th by halfway and 5th with three furlongs left - moved up to 4th after the last - pressed for effort but couldn't find more approaching the final furlong - faded late to finish 11th
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway - clipped the second-last - driven on the rail after the final flight then had nothing left and dropped away to finish 12th
Phillip Enright
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 4 out - well beaten in 13th
Aidan Kelly
E Bolger
Held up at the back from the off - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 14th
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Sat behind the front pack early - 5th at halfway - moved into 4th three out - driven wide approaching the last and hit it - faded before the straight to finish 15th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Slow to break - held up towards the back - made no impression - well beaten in 16th
Kevin Healy (7)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 4 out - well beaten in 17th
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 2nd - unable to make an impression thereafter - well beaten in 18th
Mr J C Barry
Vincent Laurence Halley
Settled in the pack early - moved up into second after the 3rd having clipped another runner and lost momentum at the 5th - disputing second at halfway - still close up when parting company with rider 7 out
Harry Cobden
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the pace early - lost ground into the second half and slipped towards the back - never a threat before being eased and pulled up after 3 out
Michael Kenneally (5)
Declan Queally
Settled in the pack early - moved up to sit close to the pace by halfway then eased with a squeeze from the saddle six out - unable to threaten and pulled up before 2 out
J J Slevin
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held up at the back - no impression made on the pack - blundered 4 out and was pulled up
Non-runners: Jalila Moriviere, Boston Rover, Ballybawn Belter
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.