Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)

1st

Shadow Paddy (IRE) ^t

No. 1

6yo, 11-5, OR 136

J: G B Noonan · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

6 11-5 136

G B Noonan

Eoin Christopher McCarthy

4:35.10 £25,199

Pecked at the 1st - up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - minor error 4 out - threw down a challenge 2 out - pushed along in 3rd after the last - 4th and hard at work 1f out - ground on to hit the front inside the final 100 yards and asserted

2nd

Lady Bluebird (IRE)

No. 6

9yo, 10-8, OR –

J: Ben Harvey · T: Hugh Paul Finegan

9 10-8 –

Ben Harvey

Hugh Paul Finegan

1¼ £8,400

Settled just off the front pair early - shared the advantage before going clear approaching four out - lost jumping rhythm there - challenged again two out - driven into the advantage after the last - matched stride for stride a furlong out - stayed on but overtaken inside the final 100 yards - no response left near the line

3rd

Soir De Garde (FR)

No. 4

8yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

8 11-1 –

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

2 £4,200

Sat handy early - errors at the first two and slipped towards the back after the second blunder - further minor errors 3rd and 5th - untidy again 3 out - shaped forward into 5th after the last - pushed along to chase down the leaders a furlong out - kept third to the line

4th

Le Coq Hardi (IRE) ^p

No. 3

7yo, 11-1, OR 135

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

7 11-1 135

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

7 £2,101

Up with the field from the off - moved to 2nd by halfway - stretched for the fence 2 out and stumbled on landing - pushed along after the last - dropped to 5th 1f out and plugged on at one tempo to finish 4th

5th

Court Canyon (IRE) ^t

No. 2

6yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Sam Ewing · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

6 11-1 –

Sam Ewing

Ian Patrick Donoghue

19 £1,260

Went straight to front - overtaken then regained advantage before losing it again - sat behind pace - 4th at halfway - stumbled 4 out - pushed along but couldn't close 2 out - held no more late on to finish 5th

6th

Wild Bill Hickok (IRE) ^h

No. 5

4yo, 10-11, OR 135

J: Eoghan Finegan · T: Ciaran Murphy

4 10-11 135

Eoghan Finegan

Ciaran Murphy

99 £840

Small blunder at the opening fence - settled towards the back watching the front group - errors continued at the third - dropped away with no response from three out and beaten a long way

PU

Queenofthelodge (IRE) ^p

No. 7

6yo, 10-8, OR –

J: Phillip Enright · T: S Curling

6 10-8 –

Phillip Enright

S Curling

-

Settled towards the back - small error 5th - made headway into 5th 4 out - pressed for effort before 2 out - kept on to loom up 1f out - found nothing more inside the last before being pulled up abruptly