19:35
Belvedere House & Gardens Handicap Steeplechase
3m2f, Chase, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 35.30s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Charlie O'Dwyer (3)
J P Broderick
Settled handy early before slipping back towards the tail approaching the 3rd - sixth by the 8th - improved into contention after the 9th - into third with progress 3 out - narrowed the gap before 2 out - hit the front after the last bend - moving strongly up the straight - pulled away from rivals in the finish to score comfortably
Mr D McGill (7)
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - into 7th by the 8th - moved into 5th 3 out - advanced into contention entering the last two - up to 2nd before the last - no answer to winner on the run-in - kept on same pace to the line for 2nd
Eoin Walsh
Ciaran Murphy
Settled towards the back of the pack early - moved up to third by the 3rd - slipped back to fourth after the 7th - regained third after the 9th - lost that spot again 3 out - unable to threaten in third down the straight and held on for a distant third
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up early - still back in 8th with three left to jump - unable to make headway in 7th - improved late to finish 4th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Handy early - held 3rd then 4th - forged clear 3 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out and lost front spot - chased hard in 3rd before last - slipped back on run-in - faded to finish 5th
Danny Gilligan
Peter Fahey
Went straight into command - overtaken briefly at the 2nd - shared advantage from the 4th and back in front after the 5th - yielded top spot 3 out - slipped to third approaching 2 out - faded out of contention before the last
Michael Kenneally (5)
John C McConnell
Sat close early - hit the front 2nd then shared the advantage after 4th before being overtaken after 5th - up to second after 7th - dropped back before 2 out - fought on in 4th after 2 out - soon faded and finished well held
J J Slevin
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards the back of the field - briefly improved into 5th and 6th - slipped back and lost touch before 3 out - fell further away from the pack after 3 out - pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Ceanndana
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.