18:45
Kilsaran Handicap Steeplechase
2m4½f, Chase, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 58.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Kevin Healy (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards back of pack - progress to 6th three out - driven after following fence and edged to front approaching last - kept going strongly to score
Shane Markey (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the front group early - fourth with three furlongs left - pressed for effort after the following fence - up to second by the final obstacle and stayed on at an even effort to finish second
Paddy Cody (7)
R P Cody
Held up towards the back - still down in 8th three out and pushed along - moved up into 4th but hampered at the last - 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on for the minor placing
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Held up in midpack - still 7th with 3 to go and pushed along soon after - up to 5th approaching the last - stayed on for 4th but never landed a blow
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held up in the pack - still 9th 3 out - pushed along before the last - up to 6th at the finish but found little more
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Went straight to the front - stumbled at the 3rd - pushed along after the second-last - overtaken near the final flight and held on run-in for 6th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - blunder at the 2nd - still down the field 3 out and unable to close - well held in 7th
Danny Gilligan
Martin Hassett
Sat close up in second early - pushed along two out but unable to close - dropped away late - finished 8th beaten a long way
Sam Ewing
Sean Joseph Allen
Settled around midfield - improved into third with 3 to go - dropped away final furlongs to finish well beaten
Conor Clarke (7)
Ray Hackett
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 3rd after 3 out - dropped away late to finish 10th
Philip Donovan
James Andrew Fahey
Settled around midfield - improved into 5th with three furlongs left before being pressed for effort - dropped away and finished well beaten in 11th
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled midpack early - stumbled and needed urging 3rd before slipping to the back - lost touch from 4 out - eased and withdrawn before the final two furlongs
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Sat close to the pace early - lost touch four out and dropped away - eased down and pulled up before the final fence
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.