16:55
Canella Lane Handicap Steeplechase (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 2m5f, Chase, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 4.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Settled handy in the pack early - 4th passing the 9th - hit a flat spot 4 out - moved into 3rd turning in - edged into 2nd before the last then nudged ahead close home - found extra to hold on and score
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled just behind pace early - hit front briefly before fading back into the pack - sat mid-division through middle stages - moved back into second spot approaching 4 out - drew alongside 3 out - hit front again before 2 out - overtaken close home - stayed on well but couldn't quite peg back winner - beaten three-quarters of a length in 2nd
Conor Stone-Walsh
P E Collins
Held up at the back early - still towards the tail after the 4th - moved into contention 4 out - into fourth turning for home - up to second before 2 out - eased back to third before the last and stayed on without further response late
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up at back - lost more ground after 4th - still 8th four out - improved position turning into straight - unable to challenge leading pair by last - held on for 4th without finding more late
Phillip Enright
Vincent Laurence Halley
Settled handy racing wide - hit the front before the 2nd and stretched clear - scratchy over the 4th - margin shortened by the 6th - caught 3 out then dropped away before the 2 out - unable to find more thereafter - finished 5th well beaten
Joshua Halford (7)
John C McConnell
Settled in the pack early - slipped back to 6th after 4 out - unable to close from 2 out - held on same pace to finish well beaten
Aidan Kelly
E Bolger
Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back after the 4th - pushed for effort from the 10th - up to 9th by 4 out but unable to threaten in 7th with 2 to jump - faded before the last
Tom Kelly (7)
E McNamara
John Shinnick
Ms Eleanor Broderick
Settled handy in second - dropped back around ninth before four out - pushed along in seventh - faded steadily from three out to finish well beaten
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to front - stumbled at 1st and gave up advantage - stayed within range early - slipped towards back after 4 out - lost place and fell away before 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Mousey Brown, Ballybawn Belter
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.