Dan & Breda Byrne Memorial Handicap Steeplechase

1st

Chosen Shant (IRE) ^p

No. 8

10yo, 10-13, OR 93

J: Phillip Enright · T: Aengus King

10 10-13 93

Phillip Enright

Aengus King

5:06.70 £7,200

Handy early - into 3rd - moved up to 2nd 5 out - pressed the pace 2 out - hit the front soon after - kept going strongly to score

2nd

Luimneach (IRE) ^ht

No. 5

9yo, 11-6, OR 103

J: Charlie O'Dwyer (3) · T: Conor O'Dwyer

9 11-6 103

Charlie O'Dwyer (3)

Conor O'Dwyer

3¼ £2,399

Held up at back early - made ground into contention before 7th - up to 4th 4 out - pushed along into 5th 2 out - unable to gain on pace-setters when promoted to 3rd approaching last - kept responding to claim second in final strides

3rd

Catalani (IRE)

No. 3

7yo, 11-4, OR 105

J: Mr B T Stone (7) · T: Jack Foley

7 11-4 105

Mr B T Stone (7)

Jack Foley

½ £1,200

Held up towards the back early - into 6th at the 6th - up to 5th four out - 4th and pressed the leaders two out - couldn't quicken when moved into 2nd after the last - battled on to finish 3rd close home

4th

Farrokh (FR)

No. 1

7yo, 11-12, OR 106

J: Sean Flanagan · T: Barry Connell

7 11-12 106

Sean Flanagan

Barry Connell

8 £600

Small error at 1st - tucked in nicely early - moved into 2nd from 3rd then 3rd from 8th - stumbled once more 3 out - joined leaders 2 out - found nothing over last and dropped to 4th

5th

Kasper Hauser (GB) ^h

No. 4

4yo, 11-9, OR 114

J: Calum Hogan · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

4 11-9 114

Calum Hogan

Kevin Thomas Coleman

5½ £361

Set the pace early - overtaken approaching final two furlongs and stumbled awkwardly at the last while in second before slipping back sharply - dropped to fifth and unable to find more late on

6th

Stily (FR) ^h

No. 10

6yo, 10-3, OR 83

J: Philip Donovan · T: Michael J McDonagh

6 10-3 83

Philip Donovan

Michael J McDonagh

½ £240

Sat close to the front group early - 4th by the 6th before slipping to 6th 4 out - unable to find further headway from 2 out and well held

7th

Sammy Smart (GB)

No. 2

10yo, 11-12, OR 106

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Thomas Gibney

10 11-12 106

Darragh O'Keeffe

Thomas Gibney

21

Sat close to the pace early - 5th by the 6th then 7th after a small error 4 out - unable to threaten before 2 out - dropped away late to finish 7th

8th

Auntie Lacey (IRE) ^tp

No. 9

6yo, 10-11, OR 91

J: Richard Deegan · T: Paul Nolan

6 10-11 91

Richard Deegan

Paul Nolan

19

Held up in the pack from the off - 7th passing the 6th - slipped to 8th before 4 out - well held at the finish

9th

Giant Haystacks (IRE) ^t

No. 6

7yo, 11-7, OR 101

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Ross O'Sullivan

7 11-7 101

Danny Gilligan

Ross O'Sullivan

13

Settled at the back early - down the field by the 6th - lost touch and last approaching 4 out - well held at the finish