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Campbell's Bar Ballinlough Handicap Steeplechase
3m1f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 6m 37.80s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Conor Smithers (7)
Martin Brassil
Held up towards the back - still 12th at halfway - made steady advances from 5 out - found space tight 3 out - shifted right and driven on after 3 out - closed to challenge for top spot approaching last - edged clear on the run-in to score
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled in midfield - 5th at halfway - urged forward approaching 3 out - hit front after 3 out - matched up before last then edged out on the run-in for second
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled in the pack early - improved into third after the 5th - driven up to the front approaching 3 out - overtaken soon after and slipped back to third by 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - made steady progress from 4 out - driven approaching 2 out - kept going without troubling the leading pair finishing fourth
Mr J Dunne (7)
E McNamara
Settled at the back early - improved into 11th by halfway - moved through before 5 out - into 4th 2 out under pressure - lost touch before the last and beaten well
Ben Harvey
William Harvey
Held up near back - still 10th at halfway - made progress before 5 out - pushed for effort before 3 out - jumped awkwardly there and lost momentum before 2 out - well held at the finish
Carl Millar (5)
David Kenneth Budds
Midfield early - error at the 1st - fell back to last after the 6th - ridden from 4 out but plugged on at one speed - well held in 7th
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out - blundered same fence - allowed to drop away before 2 out - no threat and beaten a long way home
Darragh O'Keeffe
E D Delany
Held a forward position early - urged for effort approaching 4 out then dropped away fast - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Conor Stone-Walsh
V T O'Brien
Set the pace early before stumbling at the first - overtaken by the second - travelling keenly through the early stages - urged for effort past the fifth - down in eighth by halfway - dropped away rapidly approaching the eighth - eased and pulled up soon after
James Duggan (7)
Oliver McKiernan
Settled midfield early - stumbled at the 2nd - held sixth spot at halfway - lost ground rapidly approaching 5 out - driven on but blundered at 4 out - dropped away and pulled up after 3 out
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack early - held around 7th at halfway - blundered at the 8th before losing touch approaching the 10th - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Calum Hogan (5)
E McNamara
Held a forward spot early - lost ground down the order after the 4th - stumbled at the 6th - eased away out the back after the 10th before being pulled up with 5 to jump
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
E Sheehy
Sluggish start - made progress before the 6th - fell/unseated at the 6th
Josh Williamson (5)
Mrs Y Dunleavy
Held a forward spot early - fourth at halfway then dropped away fast approaching 5 out - eased and taken out of it soon after 4 out
Eoin Staples (5)
D M Christie
Handy early - went in front after the 2nd and drifted right - clear by a length at halfway - lost the front before 3 out and faded - came out of the saddle at that fence
Non-runners: True Harmony, Thewaybackhome, Kilashee
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.