19:11
BOYLE Sports Handicap Steeplechase
2m6½f, Chase, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 5.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Carl Millar (5)
Cian Collins
Went straight to front - matched by rival after 2nd then clear again before 3rd - drifted a touch before 4th - stretched clear after last - margin cut entering straight - lost front spot with a furlong left - came again to regain command late - dug in to hold on
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - level with the front around 2nd before losing the advantage approaching 3rd - back in second from the 7th - made ground 3 out - edged in front just over 1f out - overtaken in the final strides - stayed on well without quite prevailing
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up early - dropped towards the back after 5th and still down there after 7th - made progress after 10th to sit 5th approaching 3 out - improved into 3rd before the straight - held that position but flattened out in the closing furlong to finish third
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled with the pack early - improved into contention after the 5th and up to 3rd by the 7th - lost a place turning for home and asked for effort - held safe in 4th up the final furlong
Conor Stone-Walsh
Andrew McNamara
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 3rd - up into 7th after that fence - still in 5th after the last but unable to threaten before fading
Phillip Enright
Sean Aherne
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th after the 7th then into 4th approaching 3 out - dropped away before the last - faded on the run-in
Michael Kenneally (5)
Padraig Butler
Handy early - still involved after 5th and 7th - improved into contention before 10th - hit a flat spot 3 out - slipped back a place soon after - lost place before last
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack early - slipped back after the 7th - regained some ground before the 9th then hampered and beaten back - driven to hold eighth after 3 out - faded before 2 out - well beaten at the finish
Eoghan Finegan (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Handy early - 4th soon after the 7th - blundered at the 9th and parted company
Mr E M Nugent (7)
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards back - 11th early - error 8th and parted company
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - down in eighth after the 7th - struggling before the 9th - lost more ground after 3 out and pulled up before the last but one
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.