19:05
New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Steeplechase
3m2f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 43.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
John G Carr
Sat close to the pace early - fourth turning into the straight after 7th - moved through into second two out - went on before the last and stayed on strongly to score
Mr S Connor (7)
Stephen Carlin
Went straight to front - stumbled slightly 4 out and lost advantage - pushed along and lost place again before final fence - stayed on to finish but couldn't reel in winner
Mr N McParlan
S McParlan
Settled among the pack early - dropped to 8th by the 8th - began to make progress after 4 out - up to 4th before 3 out - closed into 3rd approaching the last but couldn't reach the front two - stayed on steadily to the line for third
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Handy early - moved into contention before 2nd - upsides the pacesetter before 4th then went second after 7th - hit the front after 4 out - slipped to third 2 out - couldn't get competitive again in 4th before last - held no finishing kick and beaten well into fourth
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Held up in the pack - still back in 12th after the 8th - moved into contention before 3 out - into 5th by the last but unable to threaten and stayed on same gear to the line
Alan King (7)
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled among the pack early - slipped towards the back after the 4th - down in 9th by the 8th - found some improvement approaching four out - unable to get on terms in 6th at the last - kept on same speed up the run-in and drifted wide late
Conor Stone-Walsh
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards the back of the field - still 11th after the 8th before edging into contention but awkward at the last - stayed on same pace to finish 7th
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Settled midfield early - still handy before 4th and up to 6th after 7th - improved into contention after 4 out - dropped away following 2 out and faded before the last
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the pace early - moved into 3rd around the 7th before dropping away approaching 2 out
Michael Kenneally (5)
Francis J Flood
Sat close up early - still involved after the 4th before slipping to 7th two out later - found a bit of headway 4 out - then gave up ground approaching 2 out - faded before the last
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins
Held up at the back - still 13th after the 8th and unable to close - one-paced from 2 out home to finish well beaten
Ben Harvey
D M Christie
Held up towards the back - improved into contention around the 7th - dropped away after the 10th - held no chance by 3 out and beaten a long way
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back of the pack - into 10th after the 8th before hitting the second-last awkwardly - dropped away from there to finish well beaten
Sam Ewing
D E Fitzgerald
Held up in last place - still down the field around the 8th - dropped away after 4 out and pulled up before 3 out
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.