Corrib Oil Beginners Steeplechase

1st

Rusty Harkness (GB) ^t

No. 7

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

6 11-12 –

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

5:43.50 £7,500

Front from the off and showing the way - a mistake at the 2nd before retaking control at the 3rd - a bold leap 4 out to move clear - challenged before 2 out and under pressure - stuck on to prevail

2nd

Fou De Toi (FR)

No. 2

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Daniel King · T: W P Mullins

5 11-12 –

Daniel King

W P Mullins

1½ £2,500

Sat handy behind pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along in 5th 3 out - into 3rd and closing 2 out - stayed on to finish 2nd

3rd

Jolie Jewel (FR) ^h

No. 9

7yo, 11-5, OR 114

J: Phillip Enright · T: Brian M McMahon

7 11-5 114

Phillip Enright

Brian M McMahon

0.05 £1,250

Settled in rear - 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd after 4 out and up to 2nd 3 out - challenged at the front before 2 out - found nil on the run-in - plugged on at one tempo to finish 3rd

4th

Jeroboam Machin (FR)

No. 3

7yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Donagh Meyler · T: Emmet Mullins

7 11-12 –

Donagh Meyler

Emmet Mullins

13 £626

Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - pushed along three out and slipped to fourth - held no more in reserve and finished fourth

5th

Donnie Devito (IRE) ^t

No. 1

7yo, 11-12, OR 120

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Ross O'Sullivan

7 11-12 120

Danny Gilligan

Ross O'Sullivan

6 £375

Settled midpack early - hit a couple of small errors around 6th and 7th - untidy again 6 out then pushed along and dropped back 3 out - couldn't find more late and finished well held in 5th

6th

Maverick Mack (IRE)

No. 5

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Sam Ewing · T: Gordon Elliott

5 11-12 –

Sam Ewing

Gordon Elliott

0.05 £250

Front early and sharing the pace - not quite clean at the 2nd - lost the advantage soon after - back in 2nd at halfway - small error 5 out - pushed along after 4 out - 3rd approaching 3 out before a mistake and nothing more to give - finished 6th

7th

Slurricane (IRE)

No. 8

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Ross O'Sullivan

5 11-12 –

Keith Donoghue

Ross O'Sullivan

5½

Held up at back - drifted right at the opener - pushed along with little response by 3 out and unable to find more after - well held at the finish