19:48
KEPAK Handicap Steeplechase
2m4f, Chase, 5yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 56.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Josh Williamson (5)
John C McConnell
Sat handy behind pace - 5th at halfway - urged into 4th on the inside after two out - shifted wide and into 3rd approaching last - second once over the last - fought back in final stages - got up to win on the line
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Held a forward position early - drifted left approaching 7th - shaken up to reach the front pair before 2 out - scrappy over that one while sharing command then went in front at the last - driven out and matched stride for stride over final furlong and a half - kept battling to the line - caught right at the finish
J J Slevin
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled just behind the leading group early - stumbled slightly 5th - up in 7th at halfway - blundered 3 out - pushed along in 6th making no headway approaching last - moved into third after the last and edged forward at a steady rate to the finish
Sean Flanagan
Ross O'Sullivan
Handy early - lost fluency second and drifted left after - sixth at halfway - slipped back before four out under urging - lost ground with no say in it from three out - seventh and made no headway when hesitant at the last - driven out after that - stayed on same speed to finish fourth
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Slow to settle and dropped well back at the off - stumbled at 1st and well adrift early - still trailing at the 3rd after another blunder at 5th - up to 7th 4 out then 4th 3 out - pushed along into 5th after 2 out - no response approaching last - stayed on same rhythm to finish 5th
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Handy early - in front from 1st - error 3rd - drifted left 7th - clear by six lengths 3 out - blunder soon after cut margin - driven and drew level last with heavy error and lost front spot - unable to fight back - faded on run-in finishing sixth
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Sat behind front group early - 3rd at halfway - urged into contention approaching 2 out - unable to gain ground before last while in 4th - faded late to finish 7th
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway - dropped to sixth after hesitating three out and driven on - lost touch after the following fence and faded home well beaten
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.